Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Bird-flu impact may go beyond eggs, birds; experts call for more surveillance as the virus appears able to spread among mammals
The U.S. is experiencing a record outbreak of bird flu, a virus that is currently deemed a low risk to humans, but has hiked prices of eggs and poultry. The...
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Bill would require insurers to cover biomarker testing for cancer; expensive screening tool is ‘cutting edge,’ says sponsor
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern A bill filed Tuesday would require health benefit plans in Kentucky to cover biomarker testing for cancer, with the goal of improving the state’s dismal...
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4 community mental health centers in 35 counties to consolidate
Four nonprofit mental-health agencies in Kentucky are creating a new partnership that they say will help them improve clinical programs and alliances and protect the safety-net services in rural communities....
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Cameron is among 20 Republican attorneys general warning CVS and Walgreens that mail-order abortion pills are unlawful
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined a coalition of 20 Republican attorneys general in sending a letter to Walgreens and CVS saying their plans to...
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Covid-19 hospitalizations are on the decline in Kentucky, even as weekly case numbers bounce up and down; rate still first in nation
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While Kentucky’s new coronavirus case numbers continue to fluctuate from week to week, the number of people hospitalized with the virus is declining. The...
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Delta-8 THC, mildly less potent than marijuana’s delta-9, is legal in Ky. but has risks and new rules; could face further regulation
Kentucky Health News “While politicians debate whether to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky, a lesser-known product that gets people similarly high is flourishing in the state. And it’s already legal,”...
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Alzheimer’s drug under study at University of Ky. and other sites has shown it is ‘the first crack in the iceberg,’ UK researcher says
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News A partially approved drug for Alzheimer’s disease that slowed memory decline and loss of functional ability in a study is “the first crack in...
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Fewer Kentuckians enrolled in federally subsidized health plans for 2023, likely because many of them could remain on Medicaid
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Fewer Kentuckians signed up for a government-subsidized health plan on Kynect, the state-based marketplace, in 2023 than in the previous two years, likely because...
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Beshear says ‘it’s time’ to end U.S. Covid emergency, set May 11, but notes expiring programs; estimated 260,000 to lose Medicaid
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear agreed with President Biden’s decision to end the Covid-19 public health emergency on May 11, a decision that will bring an...
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Most Ky. counties still have low Covid-19 risk, but number of high-risk counties rose last week and new-case rate is first in nation
This story has been updated. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health NewsWhile most Kentucky counties continue to have a low risk from Covid-19, the number of counties with a high risk...