Category: YOUR HEALTH
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GOP changes to Medicaid in doubt after Gov. Beshear says legislature failed to fund them
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern This article mentions suicide. The number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 988. Changes the Kentucky General Assembly ordered in Medicaid face an uncertain...
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Grant application deadline for nonprofits serving marginalized youth with emotional disabilities is April 28
As part of the Kentucky Services and Infrastructure eXpansion initiative, the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky will award up to 10 grants of up to $100,000 per award to community-based...
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Gov. Beshear says he will challenge Trump’s funding cuts to health-related grant programs in Kentucky
Kentucky’s health departments are set to lose nearly $150 million in health-related grants after the Trump administration announced it would cancel the state’s Covid-19 health care grants, Sylvia Goodman reports...
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UK partners with Transylvania University to address state’s health care workforce shortage
Kentucky Health News As part of the University of Kentucky‘s Advancing Kentucky Together Network, UK and Transylvania University have entered into a partnership to address the state’s health care workforce...
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Diabetes prevention: What you need to know
By Tami Ross University of Kentucky About one in three Kentuckians have prediabetes and often go undiagnosed due to a lack of noticeable symptoms. Prediabetes occurs when blood sugar levels...
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Fourth round of grants from opioid settlements awarded; nearly $20 million for 75 organizations
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Attorney General Russell Coleman announced more than $19.8 million in grants from the opioid settlements to 75 Kentucky organizations at Goodwill’s West Louisville Opportunity...
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Kentucky invests $300,000 in space research to find cures for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The National Stem Cell Foundation, which is based in Louisville, has been awarded a $3.1 million grant from NASA to continue research on brain...
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Beshear vetoes Medicaid changes as health advocates urge lawmakers to hold off on restrictions
Update, March 27, 2025: House Bill 695 was delivered to the Secretary of State after the veto of the governor was overridden in both the House and Senate. By Sarah...
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Heavy smoking linked to unexplained stroke in young adults, particularly in men and people aged 45-49
By Liberty Gilbert and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A recent study finds that people under the age of 50 who smoke heavily have a higher risk of experiencing an...
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Kentucky Hospital Association gives out annual quality awards to hospitals
Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Hospital Association recently gave seven Kentucky hospitals its annual Quality Awards, honoring them for their leadership, innovation in quality, safety and commitment to patient care....