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With no exceptions for rape or incest, Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban can force children as young as 9 to deliver a baby
Courier Journal graphic; for a larger version, click on it; to download, right-click. —– While pregnancy in very young girls is rare, it does happen. “In Kentucky, the two youngest...
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Young mother who had a rare Stage 4 cancer is now in remission
Anne Sydney Parrish and family (Photo by Amani Nichae) —– By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky With around-the-clock feedings, diaper changes and sleepless nights, the weeks after bringing home a new...
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Kentucky will get at least $14 million from states’ $438.5 million agreement with Juul after probe of the causes of teen vaping
Image from Juul.com —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Electronic cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs will pay $438.5 million to 33 states and Puerto Rico to settle a two-year investigation into the...
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New coronavirus cases in Kentucky keep going up and down; fell 10% last week, with 29% of new cases in people 18 and younger
New York Times map shows Kentucky and Central Appalachia remain hot spots. (Click it to enlarge) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Last week, most metrics to measure the...
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Monkeypox cases in Ky. remain low, but keep inching up slowly; vaccine is available for those at high risk of getting the disease
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Even as new cases of monkeypox inch up in Kentucky, overall cases remain low. On Sunday, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had confirmed...
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Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission plans eight town-hall meetings around the state, starting in Pikeville Sept. 19
The state commission overseeing distribution of $478 million in opioid-settlement funds in Kentucky has scheduled a series of town-hall meetings to discuss drug addiction, treatment and recovery in the state....
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Ky. abortion ban makes more women seek sterilization; doctors try to clarify uncertainty about the limited exceptions to the ban
Ashley Watson (Herald-Leader photo) —– With Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban in place at least until November, and state law unclear about the very limited exceptions, there has been a “swell of...
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CDC risk map shows 93% of Ky. counties with high or medium risk of Covid-19 infection, increased risk in Bowling Green area
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentuckians in general have about the same risk of catching Covid-19 as they did a week...
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‘Youth Mental Health: A KET Forum’, about youth suicide and ways to help, will air live Sept. 13 and be repeated and online
One out of seven Kentucky high school students report having seriously considered taking their own life, and suicide is the second leading cause of death for teens and young adults...
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Dr. Monalisa Tailor, an internal-medicine physician in Louisville, is the new president of the Kentucky Medical Association
Dr. Monalisa Tailor Norton Healthcare photo —– Dr. Monalisa Tailor, a Louisville internal-medicine physician, is the new president of the Kentucky Medical Association. She is both the youngest and first female...