HEALTH POLICY
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MAHA-KY task force hears about school meals, farm-to-school challenges and physical education
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force met for the fourth time on Wednesday, Sept. 16, continuing with its focus on nutrition. “For...
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Kentucky hospitals launch effort to stop violence against health care workers
The Kentucky Hospital Association and its 129 member hospitals have launched a new public service announcement aimed at raising awareness about violence against hospital and health care employees. They are...
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Kentucky’s first medical marijuana crop nears harvest
Nine months after medical marijuana became legal in Kentucky, the state says the first harvest should be ready in the coming weeks, Mason Brighton reports for Spectrum News. Kentucky’s law...
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Kentucky judge declines to block law limiting inmate access to elective medical care
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern A Kentucky judge has declined to issue a preliminary injunction in a case challenging a new state law that blocks the use of public funds...
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FDA approves updated Covid-19 vaccines with new restrictions and limits for healthy children
By David Higgins The Conversation Guidance around Covid-19 vaccines has once again shifted after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 27 approved updated shots for the fall season,...
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Food assistance for Kentucky veterans at risk under new SNAP changes
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service The Trump administration’s changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, mean that most Kentucky veterans will have to prove they are working, looking...
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Health committee to discuss ibogaine as a potential treatment for opioid addiction on Aug. 27
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Interim Joint Committee on Health Services will hold an informational hearing on the potential role of ibogaine in treating substance use disorder and...
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Beshear administration bans deadly ‘designer Xanax’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear banned the sale of bromazolam, also known as “designer Xanax,” on Aug. 18 through an emergency state designation that changes the...
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State opioid commission talks to Louisville Public Media about new reporting requirements for local governments
The state’s opioid commission is changing the way it tracks how millions in opioid settlement money are being spent, and Morgan Watkins with Louisville Public Media talked to the opioid...
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Will Covid vaccine be covered in 2025?
By Michelle Andrews KFF Health News If you want a Covid-19 shot this fall, will your employer’s health insurance plan pay for it? There’s no clear answer. Health and Human...