Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Commission that will allocate money from state’s settlement with opioid companies will hold its first meeting Tuesday
Katie Marks, Ph.D. —– The first meeting of the commission that will allocate half the money from the state’s settlement with opioid companies will be held at 1 p.m. ET...
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Only 2.5% of Kentucky’s 6,561 National Guard soldiers have refused vaccination for Covid-19; federal deadline was June 30
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As of July 6, only 2.5% of Kentucky Army National Guard soldiers have refused a Covid-19 vaccine, thus missing the June 30 federal deadline to get...
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Study to find best ways to prevent opioid overdoses has started testing and interventions in second and last group of 8 counties
Kentucky Health News map shows counties in study; click it to enlarge. —– By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky The $87 million study to find the best ways to battle...
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FDA goes along with court order allowing Juul e-cigarettes to stay on the market while it conducts ‘additional review’ of products
Photo from The Hill —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Food and Drug Administration has decided to stop, temporarily, its fight to ban Juul Labs‘ electronic cigarettes, saying there are “scientific...
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Op-ed calls for passage of a bill sponsored by Rep. Brett Guthrie that would increase innovative cancer screenings for seniors
Bio Nebraska graphic —– Federal legislation has been proposed to require Medicare to evaluate and pay for multi-cancer early-detection tests once they are approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Currently,...
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National report highlights challenges rural hospitals face as they move out of the pandemic, offers federal policy solutions
Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, before it closed —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Federal pandemic money helped to shore up rural hospitals as they worked to care for...
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CDC says Covid-19 risk is high in 43 counties and medium in 35; transmission levels are high in 111, and Beshear advises caution
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The number of Kentucky counties on the federal Covid-19 risk map continues to increase, with almost two-thirds estimated...
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Judge blocks state abortion bans until at least Wednesday, July 6
Judge hears arguments (C-J photo by Scott Utterback) —– Kentucky Health News A judge has temporarily blocked Kentucky laws that ban abortion. Jefferson Circuit Judge Mitch Perry issued a restraining order...
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Registration for July 14 Rural Health Journalism Workshop in Chattanooga is open through July 7; pay no more than $30
The Association of Health Care Journalists is hosting a Rural Health Journalism Workshop on July 14 in Chattanooga for its members, and it’s easy to join and attend. This year marks the...
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In Morehead is an example of what the pandemic taught hospitals
St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead —– With the pandemic no longer stressing them, rural hospitals in Kentucky are reflecting on what it taught them. Liz Carey of The Daily...