Category: FEATURED
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Delta-8 THC, mildly less potent than marijuana’s delta-9, is legal in Ky. but has risks and new rules; could face further regulation
Kentucky Health News “While politicians debate whether to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky, a lesser-known product that gets people similarly high is flourishing in the state. And it’s already legal,”...
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Alzheimer’s drug under study at University of Ky. and other sites has shown it is ‘the first crack in the iceberg,’ UK researcher says
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News A partially approved drug for Alzheimer’s disease that slowed memory decline and loss of functional ability in a study is “the first crack in...
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Fewer Kentuckians enrolled in federally subsidized health plans for 2023, likely because many of them could remain on Medicaid
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Fewer Kentuckians signed up for a government-subsidized health plan on Kynect, the state-based marketplace, in 2023 than in the previous two years, likely because...
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Beshear says ‘it’s time’ to end U.S. Covid emergency, set May 11, but notes expiring programs; estimated 260,000 to lose Medicaid
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear agreed with President Biden’s decision to end the Covid-19 public health emergency on May 11, a decision that will bring an...
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Most Ky. counties still have low Covid-19 risk, but number of high-risk counties rose last week and new-case rate is first in nation
This story has been updated. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health NewsWhile most Kentucky counties continue to have a low risk from Covid-19, the number of counties with a high risk...
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Second Appalachian Gathering for Recovery Solutions March 9
The second Appalachian Gathering for Recovery Solutions aims to provide opportunities for in-person communication and networking among recovery programs and resources in Eastern Kentucky. It is a free, one-day gathering...
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KET panel discusses bill to legalize medical cannabis in Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Proponents and opponents of a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky were on KET‘s Jan. 30 edition of “Kentucky Tonight,” with proponents saying...
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Norton Healthcare makes more families eligible for financial aid
Norton Healthcare, which has five hospitals in Louisville and is building another, it making more families eligible for its financial assistance program, raising the income limit from 300% of the...
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Risk is lower, but it’s NOT time to resume pre-pandemic life, New York doctors write in one of the nation’s top medical journals
An editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine by Dr. Wafaa M. El-Sadr, Columbia University; Dr. Ashwin Vasan, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; and Ayman El-Mohandes,...
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It’s SAD, but: Seasonal affective disorder, associated with winter darkness, is common and has a wide range of treatments
As much as three percent of the U.S. population is thought to experience seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression associated with winter darkness and northern latitudes. But about 10 percent of...