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Poll shows Beshear, Cameron in dead heat; most voters say they oppose current abortion law that lacks rape and incest exceptions
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News From the start, the X factor in the Kentucky governor’s race has been former president Donald Trump: Would his endorsement propel Republican Attorney General...
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Most Kentucky adults favor requiring licenses to sell tobacco and vape products, and revoking licenses of repeat sellers to minors
Most Kentucky adults support the idea of licensing retail stores to sell tobacco and electronic-cigarette products, and revoking the licenses of repeat offenders who sell the products to minors, according...
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Ky. Rural Health Association to meet Nov. 16-17 in Bowling Green
The 25th annual Kentucky Rural Health Association conference will be held in Bowling Green Nov. 16-17 at the Sloan Convention Center, 1021 Wilkinson Trace. The keynote address will be given...
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Candidates for governor fuss over credit for opioid settlements
By Aneri Pattani KFF Health News Opioid settlement cash is not inherently political. It’s not the result of a law passed by Congress nor an edit to the state budget....
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Kynect website opens Wednesday, Nov. 1, for shopping and enrollment in federally subsidized health-insurance plans
Kentuckians can shop and enroll for federally subsidized health-insurance coverage on the state-based marketplace, Kynect, starting Wednesday, Nov. 1. Enrollment will be open through Jan. 16. Coverage for those who...
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UK will study the effects of newly prevalent drug xylazine (‘tranq’)
By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky Two University of Kentucky researchers have received a $2.65 million federal grant to study how the brain is changed by the mixture of fentanyl...
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Sugar season has started, so brush your teeth twice a day, floss daily, and drink plenty of water, UK dental-school dean advises
By Jeff Okeson, D.M.D. Professor and dean, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry From Halloween through New Year’s, holiday parties and family events are filled with gifts and delicious treats....
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Flu and RSV cases increasing in Kentucky, but Covid-19 cases are still by far the leader in lab tests and emergency-room visits
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state Department for Public Health‘s weekly Respiratory Virus Update, released Thursday, Oct. 26 showed that Covid-19 activity was moderate, and influenza and respiratory syncytial...
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Kentucky Health Commissioner Steven Stack is the new president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Dr. Steven J. Stack, commissioner of the state Department for Public Health, is the new president of the the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. Stack has been state...
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A Covid-19 reporter gets the disease, and learns some lessons
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern For more than three years, I’ve written about Covid-19. The people who caught it and those who kept it longer than they should have. The...