Category: HEALTH POLICY
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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...
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In third round of grants from opioid settlements, director passes on one, saying Coleman opposes syringe-exchange programs
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The leader of the agency that hands out grants from the state’s opioid settlements declined to vote for a grant application that included more...
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Southern Baptist Convention opposes in vitro fertilization, passing resolution offered by head of denomination’s Louisville seminary
UPDATE, June 15: For a New York Times story on how the resolution was developed, and its political ramifications, click here. Kentucky Health News The Southern Baptist Convention voted Wednesday to...
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U.S. agency proposes rule to eliminate medical debt from most credit reports, saying it’s an unreliable predictor of payment
Kentucky Health News The federal Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is proposing to eliminate medical debt from most credit reports, stop companies from sharing debt information and bar lenders from making...
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Vaccine misinformation abounds as measles spreads; 1 in 10 cases lead to infections that can cause hearing loss
By Amy Maxmen and Céline Gounder KFF Health News Measles is on the rise in the United States. In the first quarter of this year, the number of cases was...
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Fauci, facing Congress for first time since retirement, distances himself from aide who used personal emails for business
Kentucky Health News Dr. Anthony Fauci defended his actions during the Covid-19 pandemic before House lawmakers Monday and distanced himself from an aide accused of misconduct, Politico‘s Carmen Paun reports. Fauci...
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New website helps Kentuckians find mental-health treatment; has had 5,000 first-time users since it launched in March
By Stephanie Ramsey University of Kentucky Despite growing awareness of mental-health issues, many people still struggle to find the right resources and treatment for mental health. The journey to receiving...
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Bill to help Pikeville hospital turned into a law that will help other rural hospitals after UK saw it as a threat and rewrote the bill
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News State Sen. Phillip Wheeler of Pikeville says one of the most consequential pieces of legislation passed by state lawmakers this year is a bill...