Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Kentucky had second highest percentage increase in drug-overdose deaths in 2020, with biggest jump after pandemic hit
CDC graph shows overdose deaths for the previous 12 months, by month since January 2015 —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 54 percent...
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Daily new cases hit a two-month high; at current vaccination rate, it will be early Dec. before 70% of Kentuckians are immunized
Kentucky Health News graph, based on state Dept. of Public Health daily reports —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported 669 new cases of the coronavirus Wednesday, the largest daily...
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Ky. coronavirus numbers are about double what they were 15 to 18 days ago, and vaccinations have dropped by almost half
Dept. for Public Health map, relabeled by KHN; click on it to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The coronavirus is coming back in Kentucky. The state reported 470...
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University of Louisville study seeks Kentuckians who have been diagnosed with cancer in the last 12 months for web-based survey
One of the first studies to evaluate only Kentucky cancer survivors with any type of cancer and compare the results within the state is seeking participants for a web-based survey....
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Biden signals he will enforce Trump rule requiring hospitals to post their prices, including rates negotiated with insurers
President Biden signaled Friday that he will enforce the Jan. 1 Trump administration rule that makes hospitals post the prices they charge cash-paying customers and the rates they negotiate with...
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Only 1/4 of eligible Kentucky school children have received a Covid-19 vaccine; schools use varied approaches to offer them
Image: Gwinnett Coalition —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With only one-fourth of Kentucky’s eligible school children vaccinated against Covid-19, Gov. Andy Beshear said it best when he said...
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Appeals court: Inmates have no right to treatment for hepatitis C
Ruben Rios Salinas is an inmate seeking care. (State photo via CJ) —– The Commonwealth of Kentucky doesn’t have to give its prisoners free, potentially life-saving treatment for hepatitis C, a...
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Opinion: We can’t wish Covid-19 away, so get a shot; when Beshear and McConnell ‘agree on something, we should listen’
Kevin Kavanagh, M.D. —– By Kevin Kavanagh This Fourth of July I was able to celebrate with my immediate family, all but the children have been fully vaccinated. We are...
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McConnell, others want to keep ban on all fentanyl analogues; UK professor and allies object to mandatory minimum sentences
Alex Elswick —– Fentanyl, the latest scourge of the opioid epidemic, is a synthetic. That makes it relatively easy to make different versions, called analogues, with slightly different chemical formulas....
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Seven-day average of new coronavirus cases jumps 15.3% in one day; positive-test rate is above 3% for first time in nearly 3 months
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky firmly joined the ranks of states with rising number of coronavirus cases Friday, as the seven-day average of daily new cases jumped more...