Category: HEALTH POLICY
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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,...
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Fact-checkers at Politifact say RFK Jr.’s presidential campaign of conspiracy theories, mainly about health topics, is ‘Lie of the Year’
Politifact is a fact-checking service of The Poynter Institute, a foundation for journalism that says it is “an instructor, innovator, convener and resource for anyone who aspires to engage and...
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Beshear wants lawmakers to be empathetic on controversial issues like abortion; sees better health for Kentucky as possible legacy for him
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In an interview Wednesday with Kentucky Health News, Gov. Andy Beshear said he would be pleased if one of his legacies as governor was...
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Ky. gambling problem help-line calls have tripled since legislature legalized sports betting; state has only seven certified counselors
Kentucky Health News Since sports betting became legal in Kentucky on Sept. 7, calls to the state problem-gambling hotline have nearly tripled, one of the state’s few problem-gambling counselors told...
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Incoming attorney general replaces leading advocate of funding research aimed at legalizing psychedelic for addiction treatment
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The main proponent of using state opioid-settlement money to fund research into a psychdelic drug as a treatment for addiction will soon be out...
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Businesses are pitching local governments to give them money from the national opioid settlement; Ky. advisers say to go slow
Information for this story was also gathered by Kentucky Health News. By Aneri Pattani KFF Health News The pitches are bold and arriving fast: Invest opioid settlement dollars in a...
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Some decongestants spike blood pressure; alternatives available
By Dr. Vincent Sorrell University of Kentucky It’s the season for respiratory viruses and the cough, congestion and sore throats they bring. There are many options for over-the-counter (OTC) remedies...