Category: HEALTH POLICY
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FDA hasn’t OKd ketamine for mental health, so treatments vary widely, creating a new ‘wild West’ and generating big markups
KFF Health News wants to hear about your experiences and, with permission, may incorporate your story into our coverage. Please tell us what it has been like for you as...
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House has passed Guthrie’s bills to increase health-care price transparency, allow inmates to file for Medicaid before release
Kentucky Health News Second District U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie of Bowling Green told his hometown newspaper that the House has passed his bills to increase transparency in medical costs and...
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Seasonal respiratory illness in Kentucky has declined for three weeks, but the numbers are still considered elevated
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Emergency-department visits and hospital admissions for respiratory disease in Kentucky have dropped for three weeks in a row, but the Kentucky Department for Public...
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You can test your home for invisible radon gas, leading cause of lung cancer among never-smokers; Kentucky has many hotspots
By Stacy Stanifer University of Kentucky January is National Radon Action Month, making it a great time to prioritize the health of those in your household by testing for the...
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Ky. Center for Smoke-free Policy seeks nominations by March 15 for smoke-free advocates to be honored at next conference
The Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy is accepting nominations for local smoke-free advocates who deserve to be recognized for their dedication to improving smoke-free policy and secondhand smoke education in...
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Bill filed in Kentucky that would allow judges to temporarily take guns from those at risk of harming themselves or others
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Admitting it faces a “tough uphill climb,” Republican state Sen. Whitney Westerfield filed a bill Jan. 25 that would allow judges to temporarily remove firearms...
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Ky. health-care workers can apply for loan relief until Jan. 31
By Beth Bowling University of Kentucky In just over a year, the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health has helped provide more than $1.3 million in loan...
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Ky. health-care providers lobby for bill that would ease health insurers’ required prior authorization for medical procedures
OPINION by health-care provider groups listed below It’s a situation all of us will find ourselves in at some point. You’re sick, or get diagnosed with a chronic condition, or...
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Lesser-known health benefit of Dry January: cancer prevention
By Rachel C. Miller University of Kentucky As we begin 2024, resolutions to eat healthier and exercise more are likely on many minds. This year, you may consider adding another:...
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Impact of cannabis use during pregnancy is the focus of UK Cannabis Center’s next online seminar, to be held Feb. 26
The University of Kentucky Cannabis Center is sponsoring an online seminar titled “Cannabis Use During Pregnancy: Research from Policy to Practice” on Feb. 26. The seminar will be held via...