Category: YOUR HEALTH
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CHI Saint Joseph opens consolidated cancer care center
CHI Saint Joseph Health Foundations celebrated the consolidation of its medical oncology services into a new space on Thursday, Feb. 6. The Cancer Care Center on Blazer Parkway in Lexington...
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Freestanding birthing center bill passes out of Senate
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern The long-debated controversy over freestanding birthing centers in Kentucky reached the floor of the Senate Friday as a bill aimed at paving the way for...
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Youth advocates rally at Capitol for stronger tobacco and vaping laws; bill filed to license retailers on same day
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky high school students from across the state rallied at the Kentucky State Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 6 in support of stronger tobacco and...
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Kentucky officials announce state’s first pediatric flu death this season
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A child has died from influenza in Kentucky, the Kentucky Department for Public Health announced Friday, Feb. 9. DPH reports that this is the...
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Bill to ensure Ky. hospitals get same access to drug-discount program as other states passes first hurdle
Update, March 2, 2025: Senate Bill 14 passed out of the Senate Feb. 13 on a vote of 33-4. It awaits a committee assignment in the House. By Melissa Patrick...
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Kentucky is not doing enough to prevent smoking and vaping, says annual report
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern The American Lung Association gave Kentucky mostly failing grades when it comes to preventing tobacco use — and helping people access recovery — in a...
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EKU and Anthem announce continuation of Anthem Rural Medicine Scholarship
Kentucky Health News Eastern Kentucky University and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Kentucky announced Wednesday, Jan. 29 a continuation of a scholarship aimed at increasing the number of...
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Kentucky issues first 2 medical cannabis cards; state has approved more than 2,000 of them
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has approved more than 2,000 medical marijuana cards to patients with qualifying conditions and Gov. Andy Beshear issued the first two of them...
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Have your New Year’s resolutions already failed? Here are tips to get back on track
Kentucky Health News Many people ring in the new year with good intentions, striving to make it better than the previous year — until they give up on their goals....
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UK HealthCare earns elite pediatric cancer care accreditation
By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky UK HealthCare recently received pediatric specialty accreditation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, a designation that marks high standards in treating...