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Kentucky issues first 2 medical cannabis cards; state has approved more than 2,000 of them
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has approved more than 2,000 medical marijuana cards to patients with qualifying conditions and Gov. Andy Beshear issued the first two of them...
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Have your New Year’s resolutions already failed? Here are tips to get back on track
Kentucky Health News Many people ring in the new year with good intentions, striving to make it better than the previous year — until they give up on their goals....
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UK HealthCare earns elite pediatric cancer care accreditation
By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky UK HealthCare recently received pediatric specialty accreditation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, a designation that marks high standards in treating...
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Study looks at benefits and risks to popular weight-loss drugs; Kentucky leads nation in use of them
By Melissa Patrick and Liberty Gilbert Kentucky Health News Whether it is prescribed for diabetes or weight loss, Ozempic and other weight loss drugs have found their home in Kentucky,...
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What to know before considering weight loss surgery
By Dr. Joshua P. Steiner University Of Kentucky It’s a new year, which means it is time once again to make those New Year’s resolutions. Resolving to lose weight and...
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Exit from Addiction Recovery Care has nothing to do with FBI investigation, says departing executive
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern A top official at Addiction Recovery Care, or ARC, is leaving the state’s largest alcohol and drug treatment program, citing a desire to “pursue the...
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Eastern Kentucky University hopes to add a college of osteopathic medicine; legislation required to do so
Kentucky Health News Eastern Kentucky University is hoping to add a college of osteopathic medicine to help with the state’s growing need for physicians, Lauren Minor reports for Lexington’s WLEX-TV....
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Courier Journal reports multiple Kentucky colleges ban medical marijuana on campus despite recent legalization
Even though medical marijuana became legal in Kentucky on Jan. 1, multiple universities have told the Louisville Courier Journal that they will not allow it on campus, Killian Baarlaer reports...
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Kentucky has ‘very high’ rate of respiratory illness
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky is seeing a “very high” rate of respiratory illness, especially among children. “We are seeing somewhere between 10 to 20 patients each day...
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FDA bans Red Dye No. 3 from foods and drugs
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned Red Dye No. 3 from food, beverages and drugs on Wednesday, Jan. 15. The Center for Science...