Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Beshear lieutenants tell Senate that the House didn’t budget enough for Medicaid, based on enrollments they have projected
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern The state Senate began its review of the House two-year budget proposal Feb. 14, starting with Medicaid, which spends $15 billion a year to provide...
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French research indicates that smoking has an effect on immunity to diseases, through molecules that attach to DNA
Kentucky Health News Like other factors such as age, sex and genetics, smoking has a major impact on immune responses, say a team of French scientists in a research paper...
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It’s Heart Month, which confronts the leading killer in the U.S.; here are five ways to keep your heart healthy or make it healthier.
Kentucky Health News February is American Heart Month, which focuses on the fact that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., and ways to lower your...
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Attorney General Coleman sues Kroger over opioid dispensing
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Attorney General Russell Coleman has sued the Kroger Co. for its role in the opioid epidemic in Kentucky. The lawsuit, filed in state court in...
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As blood runs short in Ky. and the U.S., Red Cross seeks donors
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Responding to a potentially dangerous shortage of blood, Gov. Andy Beshear and his wife set an example Monday by donating blood in the state...
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Respiratory illness in Ky. keeps declining, but slowly, and is still elevated; more kids are in hospitals; not too late to get vaccinated
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While emergency-department visits and hospital admissions related to respiratory illness were again less numerous in the week ended Feb. 4, the state Department for Public...
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Bill to ban cost-sharing fees on cancer screenings clears panel
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill aimed to ban cost-sharing for preventive cancer screenings in certain types of health-insurance plans passed unanimously out of a House committee and...
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‘Momnibus’ bill aimed at lowering state’s maternal-mortality rate, second highest in the nation, moves to the full House for a vote
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill aimed at decreasing the state’s high maternal-mortality rate was approved by the House Health Services Committee Thursday and now awaits a vote...
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Kentucky water plants would no longer have to add tooth-protecting fluoride to water, under bill approved by a committee
By Liam Niemeyer Kentucky Lantern Kentucky water utilities would no longer be required to add or adjust fluoride in tap-water supplies — a state requirement since the mid-20th century aimed...
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Hardin, McCracken and Scott counties are certified as Recovery Ready Communities, bringing Kentucky’s total to 10
Kentucky Health News Three more counties have been designated as Recovery Ready Communities for their commitment to providing residents with access to addiction treatment and recovery support and removing barriers...