Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Doctors worry FDA can’t ensure quality of foreign generics; 80% of active ingredients in U.S. drugs come from India or China
Adobe illustration adapted by The Boston Globe —– Some U.S. doctors worry that the federal government is not doing a good job of policing generic prescription drugs — which account...
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Ky. ranks in top 10 for adverse childhood experiences; $200,000 grant will address child trauma in Lake Cumberland area
The Louisville-based Bounce Coalition has been awarded $200,000 to work with Russell County Schools and the Lake Cumberland District Health Department to help children who deal with violence, addiction and other trauma. The Foundation for...
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Health cabinet says it will revise proposed rule that would have banned tattooing over scars, due to ‘unintended consequences’
WFPL photo —– After almost two weeks of mystery, speculation and complaints, the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services has explained in a news release why it wants to ban tattoos...
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Kentucky dropped one spot in latest America’s Health Rankings Report for seniors, to 49th; ranked last in health outcomes
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A new report shows that Kentucky continues to be one of the worst states in which to grow old, which isn’t great news for...
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Ky. has new tool to track the ongoing changes to its Medicaid program, including county-by-county enrollment numbers
Screenshot showing example of looking up county-by-county data on the Kentucky Medicaid Tracker —– Kentucky has a new website that shows an up-to-date timeline of all the changes in the...
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McConnell files bill to raise legal age to buy tobacco products to 21, with some provisions Kentucky health advocates wanted
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell talks tobacco. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today introduced his promised bill to raise to...
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Study suggests kids with hypertension more likely to have heart disease as adults; Ky. teens 3rd in U.S. in top risk factor, obesity
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Just like adults, children can have high blood pressure. The only way to know is to check for it, and it’s important because children...
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Infection-control activist calls for timely outbreak notifications, comprehensive tracking, aggressive containment and vaccines
OPINION By Dr. Kevin Kavanagh I live in Kentucky, a state with the nation’s largest hepatitis A outbreak, an emerging measles outbreak and a governor who said he exposed his...
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Hepatitis outbreak is declining in Ky., but we are still finding more in a week than we once got in a year; 57 have died from it in state
The good news about hepatitis in Kentucky is that the number of hepatitis A cases is dropping. The bad news is that there are still as many cases each week...
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UK College of Public Health researchers start the Journal of Appalachian Health, free to all, free to share
Researchers in the College of Public Health at the University of Kentuckyhave started the Journal of Appalachian Health, an online, peer-reviewed journal, saying their overall objective “is to improve the health status of the...