Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Beshear wants 15 medical conditions added to medical-cannabis law, but key legislators say now isn’t the time to do that
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear wants 15 more health conditions to be added to the list of qualifying conditions in the state’s legislatively authorized medical-marijuana program,...
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Addiction Recovery Care urges Kentuckians with substance-use disorder to seek care, saying January is one of its busiest months
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With the start of a new year, Addiction Recovery Care is encouraging individuals struggling with substance-use disorder to seek addiction care, noting that January...
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Free webinar, ‘Health for a Change: ACEs, Substance Use Disorder, and Prevention’ is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 19
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky‘s next “Health for a Change” webinar is titled “ACEs, Substance Use Disorder and Prevention.” It will be held Friday, Jan. 19, from 11 a.m....
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Flu, up 33% in year’s final week, continues to drive big jumps in respiratory illness in Kentucky; it’s not too late to get a flu shot
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Like the rest of the nation, Kentucky saw another big jump in influenza cases in the week ended Dec. 30, with visits to emergency...
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FDA leaders say thousands of Americans are likely to die this winter because too many of them no longer believe in vaccines
By Dr. Peter Marks and Dr. Robert Califf Republished from the Journal of the American Medical Association Vaccination is one of the most highly effective public-health interventions, responsible for saving...
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Health-care leaders urge Kentuckians to act now to secure ‘life-changing’ insurance coverage before it’s too late; help available
By Dr. Lori Caloia, Dr. Jason Smith and Dr. James Frazier Access to health-care services, doctors, vaccines, medications, therapies and guidance can have life-changing consequences. Health-care coverage is not a...
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Legislature, convening Tuesday, is being asked to strengthen laws on sales of cigarettes and vapes to minors, including licensing
“When the General Assembly returns to Frankfort on Jan. 2, one of the many problems it’s been asked to address is youth smoking — particularly vaping, which studies suggest has...
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Rising flu cases drive continued increases in emergency-room visits and hospital admissions for respiratory illnesses in Kentucky
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News A big jump in influenza cases more than outweighed small declines in Covid-19 and respiratory syncitial virus as Kentuckians headed into the holidays, according...
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2023 was a tough year in many ways, but saw significant positive developments in science and medicine, Washington Post reports
Kentucky Health News Despite wars, the most mass killings since 2006 and the hottest average temperatures in human history, “2023 also was a year with significant positive developments, including in scientific...
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CDC keeps urging health-care providers to recommend and offer vaccines; flu, Covid-19 and RSV rates are elevated in Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to encourage health-care providers to get their patients immunized against flu, Covid-19 and respiratory syncitial virus,...