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UK Markey Cancer Center named national cancer center for 5 more years; director pledges to halve Ky.’s cancer rate in 10
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky leads the nation in the percentage of residents who get cancer and those who die from it, and the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is...
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All Kentucky public housing under smoking ban as of July 31; some housing authorities are offering help with cessation
As of July 31, all federally funded housing projects are supposed to be smoke-free, a rule that has caused some controversy, but one that has helped some residents to quit...
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Secondhand smoke linked to school absences, ER visits and respiratory symptoms in teenagers; Ky. smoke-free policies lag
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News It’s long been established that exposure to secondhand smoke is harmful to babies and young children. Now a study shows that it’s bad for...
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Medical-review panel law described as ‘imperfect,’ with only 11% of 531 claims assigned to a panel after one year on the books
A Republican-backed law that established medical-review panels to screen lawsuits against health-care providers before they can proceed Is now a year old, and things have not gone exactly as proponents...
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Ky. making great strides in treating patients with hepatitis C, with harm-reduction programs and fewer restrictions on treatment
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsEliminating hepatitis C in Kentucky and the rest of the nation will require universal screening and non-restricted access to treatment, and because new cases of the...
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UK researchers track genetic trail of ALS, one version of which is more common around Cumberland Gap than anywhere else
Two University of Kentucky researchers are on the genetic trail of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Their detective story has not reached its end, but it...
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Ky. has two new vaccine requirements this year for students, adding to existing requirements for kindergarten and 6th grade
Going back to school requires more than just making sure you have all the required school supplies; it also means making sure your child is up to date on their...
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Two Northern Kentucky police departments have hired social workers, the first in the state to do so; helps in drug fight
The Alexandria Police Department in Northern Kentucky was the first police department in the state to hire a full-time police social worker. It’s been so successful they are hiring another one and...
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Ashland Middle School students invent device to pick up needles, win $150,000 technology grant for school
A group of middle school students at Ashland Middle School were inspired to create a device to pick up used syringes after learning that first responders had only rubber gloves and tongs...
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Family that lost a member to overdose raises money for drug education, fosters youth group in Oldham County
An Oldham County family that lost a son and brother to a drug overdose has responded by fostering a drug-education program and a youth group, Amanda Manning reports for The Oldham Era. Mason...