Category: HEALTH POLICY
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State accepting applications for medical-cannabis licensing lottery and prescribing authority; patient cards not available until Jan. 1
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentuckians can now begin applying for a cannabis business license, and medical providers can apply to the state Board of Medical Licensure and Board of Nursing...
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Some Ky. counties using settlement money to make new opioid-withdrawal treatment available to a small number of residents
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Three Kentucky counties are making a new treatment to reduce opioid-withdrawal symptoms available free to a few of their residents, using money from the...
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Louisville Circuit Judge Brian Edwards rejects Jewish women’s religious challenge to Kentucky’s near-total ban on abortions
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Jefferson Circuit Judge Brian Edwards has ruled against a lawsuit by three Jewish women challenging Kentucky’s abortion ban on religious grounds. In a nine-page opinion...
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Supreme Court allows government efforts against controversial social-media posts, saying plaintiffs lack standing to sue
By Mark Sherman Associated Press The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to...
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Health department director says she has work to do, to educate Attorney General Coleman about syringe exchanges
Kentucky Health News The director of a district health department with a syringe exchange has voiced disappointment to her local newspaper over Attorney General Russell Coleman’s opposition to the exchanges....
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Surgeon general declares gun violence a public-health crisis
By Amanda Seitz Associated Press The U.S. surgeon general on Tuesday declared gun violence a public-health crisis, driven by the fast-growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the...
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U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging laws like Kentucky’s that ban gender-affirming health care for minors
By Mark Sherman Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear an appeal from the Biden administration seeking to block...
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FDA OKs menthol e-cigs made by firm Altria recently bought, thus supporting its smoking-cessation claims; health advocates object
By Matthew Parrone Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the first menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers, acknowledging that vaping flavors can reduce the harms of...
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Surgeon general wants health warnings on social-media platforms, which he blames for mental illnesses among youth
By Michlle Chapman Associated Press The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms and their effects on young people’s lives, similar to...
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Independent pharmacists start ads asking Congress for relief from pharmacy benefit managers, ask Supreme Court to hear a case
Kentucky Health News Independent community pharmacists have begun an advertising campaign to get Congress to rein in pharmacy benefit managers, the middlemen between drug and health-insurance companies. They are also...