Category: HEALTH POLICY
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On 4th anniversary of Ky.’s first Covid-19 case, Beshear says it’s a time ‘to say that we’re going to try to do better and better . . . ‘
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Four years after the day that Kentucky confirmed its first official case of Covid-19, Kandie Adkinson rang a singular bell in the state Capitol rotunda,...
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Flu shots limit infection rates, which are still elevated in Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Department for Public Health still considers hospitalizations for respiratory illnesses high and says flu activity remains elevated. Health officials say the best...
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State’s health chief urges parents to get kids vaccinated against measles, the most contagious disease, which can do great harm
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A highly contagious childhood disease that was declared eliminated in the United States in the year 2000 is making a comeback, largely driven by...
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CDC shortens Covid-19 isolation advice to match other viruses
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated guidance for how long people need to isolate when they get Covid-19, to match the...
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As doctors plead for end to state abortion ban, legislators file bills to protect in vitro fertilization from court rulings like Alabama’s
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern In response to a ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court stating that frozen embryos are children, Kentucky state senators from both parties have filed bills...
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Bryan Hubbard, who wanted Ky. to help finance research into psychedelic for drug treatment, takes his cause to State of Ohio
Kentucky Health News The man who wanted Kentucky to use some of its opioid-settlement money for research that could lead to legalizing a psychedelic drug to treat addiction, but lost...
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Anti-flouride legislators cry ‘local control’ and ‘forced medication;’ dentists say it’s been proven to reduce tooth decay for 70+ years
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern As a dental hygienist working with low-income schoolchildren in Louisville, Jennifer Hasch said the untreated tooth disease she saw was shocking. Some teens had decay...
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Bills aim to stop people from coming to Ky. to have Medicaid pay for addiction treatment; programs could have to get them home
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill aimed at preventing people from coming to Kentucky solely to establish residency so that they can sign up for drug treatment to...
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Vaping bill stripped of licensing requirements and stiffer penalties passes House; sponsor says alternate bill on retailing is expected
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The House passed a watered-down bill to address youth vaping Thursday, Feb. 22, after a committee removed provisions to require vape shops be licensed...
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Opioid epidemic is in a ‘fourth wave,’ with multiple substances being used at the same time, and fentanyl is the most common
By Colleen DeGuzman KFF Health News The United States is knee-deep in what some experts call the opioid epidemic’s “fourth wave,” which is not only placing drug users at greater...