Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Kentucky is one of the most sleep-deprived states; Appalachian Ky. is even more so, and that affects people’s health and safety
Kentucky is one of the leading sleep-deprived states, ranking fourth in the percentage of adults reporting that they get less than seven hours of sleep per day, 40.5 percent. So says the...
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Ky. is getting older; sees more deaths than births for several years
Kentucky’s population is getting older, and that is expected to put a strain on the state’s health-care system, which already lacks enough primary-care providers, Sarah Ladd reports for the Kentucky Lantern. An analysis...
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Parkinson’s disease: What to know about it, what to do about it
By Dr. Julia Stasich, Ochnser Health Parkinson’s disease is named after James Parkinson, the English physician who described this degenerative disease of later life. Here are the history, symptoms, causes...
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University of Louisville gets $6.1 million in federal grants to study possible cause of serious illness and death from Covid-19
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern University of Louisville researchers announced Friday that three federal grants totalling $6.1 million will allow them to further study immune-system dysregulation, which they say causes...
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As a whole, Kentucky seniors are the third most unhealthy in the nation, ranking better than only Louisiana and Mississippi
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern New data shows Kentucky among the worst states for key health points among senior citizens, including tooth extractions, food insecurity, insufficient sleep and more. The...
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Opioid commission leader suggests it use at least $42 million to get exotic psychedelic drug approved to treat opioid-use disorder
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The head of the commission that manages the state’s opioid-settlement money said Wednesday that the panel will “explore the possibility” of committing “no less...
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Appeals court OKs plan that shields owners of Purdue Phrama from future lawsuits; they must give it up and donate billions
A federal appeals court has approved a settlement by Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, that protects its billionaire owners, the Sackler family, from future lawsuits. The Sacklers would give...
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Invisible radon gas is the No. 2 cause of lung cancer in Kentucky but only 0.13% of houses in the state have been tested for it
Three of every seven buildings in Kentucky have elevated levels of a colorless, odorless gas that is a significant cause of lung cancer, reports Bill Estep of the Lexington Herald-Leader....
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Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announces $40 million in federal funds for Kentucky schools to provide mental-health services
Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced $40 million in federal funding is coming to Kentucky schools to support and expand access to school-based mental health services, Tom Latek reports for Kentucky...
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Researchers develop a scoring system to identify long Covid; ongoing study at 85 sites needs more rural participants
Researchers have developed a method to determine whether someone is suffering from long Covid-19, defined as “post-acute sequelae Covid.” Sequelae are conditions resulting from earlier disease or injury. “This symptom-based...