Category: YOUR HEALTH
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UK researcher wins $3.1 million grant to study proteins that go haywire and lead to dementia; one goal is early treatment of it
By Hilary Smith University of Kentucky A University of Kentucky professor has received a $3.1 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to continue her research that she thinks...
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Database lists opioid-settlement payments to local governments
How much money are your local governments getting from the settlements of lawsuits filed against opioid manufacturers and distributors? You can track it using a new online database from KFF...
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Republicans talk about making Obamacare better, not repealing it, so it is ‘becoming a politically untouchable part’ of the safety net
Kentucky Health News “A law once derided as ‘Obamacare’ and demonized as a big-government power grab is becoming a politically untouchable part of the American safety net, like Social Security...
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Sports betting has taken off in Kentucky, but counselors for people with a gambling disorder remain in short supply in the state
Legal sports wagering launched in Kentucky in September. Residents can bet online and at brick-and-mortar venues like horse racetrack facilities, no longer needing to cross state lines. Some experts say...
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Paxlovid is effective against Covid-19, but many people eligible for it are not getting it; it’s free to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries
By Dr. Nicholas Van Sickels University of Kentucky A safe and effective medication designed to prevent mild to moderate Covid-19 infections from becoming more dangerous has been available for almost...
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State House kills bill that would have banned Covid-19 vaccine mandates, after it takes a fast, unusual trip through the Senate
Kentucky Health News A bill that would have banned Covid-19 vaccines from being required for employment, student enrollment or activities, or medical treatment and licensing, died a quiet death in the state...
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Anthem is among health insurers now covering anti-obesity drug if it is prescribed to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke
One of Kentucky’s major health insurers is among the first that have “agreed to start paying for the popular anti-obesity drug Wegovy for certain people on Medicare with heart-related conditions,” The...
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Chair of U.S. Senate health committee demands maker of weight-loss drugs, most popular in Kentucky, cut their prices by two-thirds
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who chairs the U.S. Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee says the maker of two popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy should...
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Government Accountability Office says Medicare and Medicaid each overpaid health-care providers by about $50 billion in 2023
Improper payments, mainly through overpayments, in Medicare and Medicaid are expected to total about $50 billion each for 2023, the federal Government Accountability Office says in its annual report on the...
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Four-part series from PBS and KET tells the story of public health
Kentucky Health News “Public health saved your life today and you don’t even know it.” That’s the catchphrase of a PBS series that began on KET Tuesday night, about the...