Category: HEALTH POLICY
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At opioid panel’s final hearing, Ben Chandler leads endorsers of funding research into psychedelic drug as treatment for addiction
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Twenty-three people spoke in favor of funding the development of an opioid-use disorder treatment using the psychedelic drug ibogaine with some of the state’s...
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Annual health-policy forum Oct. 11 in Lexington will focus on health-care workforce shortage; discount hotel rate expires Mon.
A strong and robust health-care workforce is fundamental to ensuring access to high-quality care, but many areas of Kentucky have a shortage of this vital resource. Kentucky’s health-care workforce shortage...
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One case among thousands, highlighted at UK event, helps illustrate why Kentucky needed a comprehensive cancer center
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Anna Cox had just graduated from the University of Kentucky when she was diagnosed with blood cancer in 2018. She first sought emergency care for...
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Op-ed looks at ways to address loneliness, which is linked to a number of health conditions; Ky. is above average for loneliness
Kentucky ranks in the top 20 states for loneliness, which can involve far more than feelings of sadness from being alone. Research shows it is linked to strokes, heart disease,...
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Why the CDC recomends new Covid-19 boosters for everyone
By Arthur Allen KFF Health News Everyone over the age of 6 months should get the latest Covid-19 booster shot, a federal expert panel recommended Tuesday after hearing an estimate...
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Study says ‘long Covid’ symptoms linger even after two years in both people who had severe and mild cases of the disease
A recent study highlights the burden of Covid-19 that continues to affect millions of people, showing that patients who were hospitalized with the disease are especially vulnerable to a long...
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As Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban largely eliminates the procedure in the state, Kentuckians go to other states for it
From January to July of this year, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services received reports of 13 abortions in the state, compared to 2,591 in the same time frame in...
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Cases of whooping cough (pertussis) increase in Kentucky
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentucky is seeing an uptick in cases of pertussis, more commonly called whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory illness. The state Cabinet for Health and...
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Opinion: Misinformation, inaction and politics seem to be limiting Kentucky schools’ response to recent increase in Covid-19 cases
By Kevin Kavanagh As Kentucky’s fall school year commences it has achieved another first in the nation, first to have two school district closings associated with Covid-19. Politics, inaction and...
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Young heavy drinkers much more likely to carry a handgun
Kentucky Health News A young person in rural America who drinks heavily is 43% more likely to carrying a handgun in the following year, according to a study conducted in seven...