Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Doctors will no longer have to take special training to prescribe opioid that is used to treat addiction but is short of prescribers
The federal government has lifted extra requirements for doctors who want to prescribe buprenorphine, a partial opioid that is used to help drug users beat addiction. That will be a...
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Covid-19 cases and deaths dropped in Ky. last week, but New York Times says state’s infection rate remains one of the highest
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After increasing for two weeks, new coronavirus cases in Kentucky dropped 35% in this week’s state report, and Covid-19-related deaths also decreased, but the...
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Governor wants firm guidelines on how to spend opioid settlement money, now up to $842 million; Cameron appointee says no
This has been updated. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s local and state governments continue to reap more millions from settlements with drug manufacturers and distributors, and are...
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Spending reports by health-care lobbying interests reflect their success at having their way in the Kentucky General Assembly
Kentucky Health News Seven of the top eight spenders on lobbying the General Assembly last year had health-care issues in play. Most of the seven were mainly focused on health...
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CDC’s latest Covid-19 risk map cools down; shows more Ky. counties at low risk than at medium and high risk combined
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More Kentucky counties have a low risk of Covid-19 transmission than have medium and high risk, reversing the trend of the past two weeks,...
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Youth-led study reveals mental-health, social challenges of Covid
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern A new study on how Kentucky’s youth have coped with Covid-19 reports mental-health challenges, negative views toward remote learning, and more. The report was published...
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UK gets $3.7 million to figure out why Ky. Appalachian counties have low Covid-19 vaccination rates, and how to get them up
By Christopher Carney University of Kentucky Researchers from three colleges at the University of Kentucky and the state Department for Public Health are leading a five-year, $3.7 million project to...
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Free online forum to discuss state health legislation Tue., Jan. 31
Kentucky Voices for Health, an advocacy group, will hold a legislative forum at 3 p.m. ET Tuesday, Jan. 31. The forum will be held online and is free to attend,...
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Coronavirus cases increase again in Ky.; state’s infection rate ranks fourth among the states; Covid-19 hospitalizations rank 21st
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After going up 76% in the week just preceding, new coronavirus cases went up another 22% last week, and the number of deaths increased...
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Kentucky’s child-vaccination rates are sixth worst in the nation
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News When it comes to influenza and Covid-19 vaccinations, Kentucky’s children are less protected than children in other states. Kentucky’s children have the sixth lowest...