Category: FEATURED
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Trump administration appeals rulings that blocked Medicaid work rules in Ky. and Ark.; decision not likely until after Nov. 5 election
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg —– As expected, the Trump administration has appealed a decisions by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that stopped Kentucky and Arkansas from requiring some...
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Bill to require ‘reasonable accommodations’ to pregnant women at work passes on last day of legislative session
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — A bill that allows pregnant women “reasonable accommodations” while at work, and supports breastfeeding, passed on the last day of the...
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Justice secretary touts treatment over incarceration; ‘We have to distinguish who we are mad at and who we are actually afraid of’
Justice and Public Safety Secretary John Tilley (Photos by Melissa Patrick) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News State Justice and Public Safety Secretary John Tilley told foreign scholars visiting Kentucky...
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Bevin says he exposed his nine children to chickenpox, pooh-poohs required vaccinations, misstates what government requires them (it’s his)
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Matt Bevin said in a radio interview that he exposed his nine children to chickenpox instead of vaccinating them, a practice that is...
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County Health Rankings, released Tuesday, show a few big shifts
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Some Kentucky counties that are actively working to improve their community health made significant gains in the latest County Health Rankings issued by the Robert Wood Johnson...
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Kentucky adults support syringe exchanges, 49% to 40%; among those who say they’re familiar with them, it’s 55% to 40%
Forty-nine percent of Kentucky adults continue to favor programs that allow people who use intravenous drugs to exchange used needles or syringes for sterile ones, while about 40 percent oppose...
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Rural residents appear less likely to use electronic health records, Indiana study finds; lack of broadband is one reason
Telemedicine, including online health records, is touted as a way to improve rural health. However, rural residents are less likely to use such technology, according to a study of 34...
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As vaccination rates decline in Kentucky and elsewhere, Facebook says it will act against anti-vaccine misinformation
Photo from Livestrong.com — Amid growing concern about declining vaccination rates in some states, including Kentucky, Facebook says anti-vaccine misinformation “will appear less frequently across people’s News Feeds, public pages and groups, private...
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Ky. vax rates for HPV, which causes cancer, rose last year but still lag rest of nation; ‘Parents feel their children will always be angels’
“Human papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the nation . . . but Kentucky children remain among the least vaccinated in the U.S.,” Caroline Eggers reports for the Bowling Green...
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Courier Journal examination of Ky. hospitals’ childbirth-complication rates show some ARH hospitals fare poorly; Harlan’s rate is off the chart
“Where a woman delivers her baby in Kentucky can determine whether she is seriously injured in childbirth, and even whether she lives or dies,” Laura Ungar reports for the Louisville Courier Journal and USA Today....