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Beshear bans sale of products with tianeptine, unapproved drug with opioid-like effects that has caused overdoses and deaths
Gov. Andy Beshear has signed an emergency regulation that bans the sale of products containing tianeptine, an unregulated drug known as “gas station heroin” that produces opioid-like effects, his office...
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New coronavirus cases dropped again last week in Kentucky, but state-recorded deaths from Covid-19 had another weekly increase
By Melissa Patrick Ky. Health News Last week, new coronavirus cases in Kentucky dropped 20 percent from the week before, but deaths from Covid-19 increased again. The state Department for...
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Get prepared now for Medicaid renewals, Kentucky
By Kennan Wethington President, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Kentucky When Covid-19 hit three years ago, the federal government responded with a series of actions made possible by...
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How to create a successful fitness plan this spring
By Dr. Robert G. Hosey University of Kentucky Scientists have found that regular participation in aerobic exercise has been shown to decrease levels of stress, stabilize mood, improve sleep and...
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Legislature passes bill aimed at preventing doctors’ burnout by saying they don’t have to report seeking mental-health treatment
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern A bill aimed at preventing burnout among physicians has cleared both chambers of the General Assembly. Senate Bill 12 unanimously cleared the Senate in late February and the...
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Beshear gets bill to regulate Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In response to a court decision that deemed products containing Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol to be legal, a bill to regulate products with the substance has...
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Vast majority of Kentucky continues to have low risk of Covid-19
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News All but 10 of Kentucky’s 120 counties have a low risk of Covid-19 infection on the latest federal risk map, and Menifee County is...
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Bill to address postpartum depression and other maternal mental-health problems has passed and awaits the governor’s action
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to ensure greater access to information and resources for mental-health care before and after the birth of a child passed without dissent...
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Medical cannabis bill passes Senate, awaits House vote March 30
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill that would make medical marijuana legal for some in Kentucky has passed the state Senate for the first time and awaits a...
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Bill to ban gender-affirming care for youth passes after advocates scramble and maneuver to quash bipartisan Senate changes
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A revised bill with language to ban gender-affirming care for Kentucky’s transgender youth moved quickly through both houses of the General Assembly Thursday and is...