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Ky. Covid-19 numbers continue to improve; study says even mild cases of the disease can be hard on the cardiovascular system
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News State and federal measurements of Covid-19 in Kentucky continue to improve each week, but Kentuckians are still dying from the virus and new research...
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988 suicide-and-crisis lifeline is free and available to anyone in crisis; calls have increased 23% since launch nine months ago
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky calls to 988, the short, easy-to-remember crisis hotline for mental health, have increased by 23% since it rolled out nine months ago, and...
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UK HealthCare planning major expansions at Lexington locations
By Kentucky Lantern staff UK HealthCare is launching an expansion that is expected to add 4,800 employees to its “skilled workforce” over the next several years, according to UK news...
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UK medical school and recently added regional campuses will graduate largest class ever, with 42% staying in Ky. for residency
By Allison Perry University of Kentucky In 2013, the Commonwealth of Kentucky Health Care Workforce Capacity Report announced a grim statistic: by 2025, Kentucky would be facing an estimated shortage...
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First round of state grants from settlements with opioid makers and distributors, more than $8 million, go to 24 organizations
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced the first 24 organizations to receive over $8 million in grant funding from the state Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission on...
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UK study finds children who were exposed to opioids before birth are more likely to develop chronic diseases when they grow up
By Lindsay Travis University of Kentucky What happens to the cardiovascular health of babies exposed to opioids in the womb? A new study at the University of Kentucky suggests that...
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Beshear administration issues regulations to maintain expansion of Medicaid dental, vision and hearing benefits legislature nixed
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear has again proposed regulations to expand dental, vision and hearing benefits for Kentucky adults on Medicaid, after the legislature found similar...
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Experts look back at the pandemic and issue a report saying the nation’s public-health system was not equipped to deal with it
By Krista Mahr and Daniel Payne Politico Pulse As the Covid-19 public health emergency enters its final weeks, Washington is still gripped by debate over how the pandemic started and...
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Kentucky’s Covid-19 death rate lower than U.S. average when adjusted for health conditions and average ages in the states
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Now that Covid-19 has gone beyond the pandemic phase to the endemic phase, how did Kentucky handle the pandemic? A study has found that...
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Ky. Psychological Association to offer program May 11 for news media on strategies for coping when covering traumatic events
In the wake of the mass shooting in Louisville on April 10, the Kentucky Lantern has worked with the Kentucky Psychological Association to create an event for people working in...