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Independent pharmacies are closing, leaving many in ‘drugstore deserts’; 2020 Ky. law insulates them from predatory competition
Map adapted by Ky. Health News, from Mapping Health Care Deserts, a report by GoodRx.com —– “Corner pharmacies, once widespread in large cities and rural hamlets alike, are disappearing from many areas...
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Most Ky. hospitals in national patient safety ratings got Cs again
Screenshot of Leapfrog page for Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center, which moved to a C rating after getting five Ds in a row. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A...
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‘Unplug’ from sources of misinformation, and treat unvaccinated with dignity and respect, Ky. health chief tells rural health leaders
Commissioner Steven Stack, M.D. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News If you’re trying to persuade someone to get a Covid-19 vaccine, it’s important to come from a place of...
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Hospitals in Corbin, Frankfort, Lexington, Louisville and Mount Vernon win Quality Awards from their state association
The Kentucky Hospital Association recently gave five Kentucky hospitals its annual Quality Awards, honoring them for their hospital leadership, innovation in quality, safety and commitment to patient care. The recipients of the...
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New toolkit aims to help rural organizations create medication-assisted therapy programs for opioid misuse
A new toolkit from the Rural Health Information Hub aims to help rural communities and organizations develop, implement, evaluate and sustain Medication for Opioid Use Disorder programs. MOUD programs, sometimes called Medication-Assisted Therapy, are...
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UK physician Peterson will be co-presenter in Nov. 9 webinar about the critical role of family physicians in rural America
Lars Peterson, M.D., Ph.D. —– A University of Kentucky physician and a University of Washington researcher will hold a webinar at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9 to discuss the critical role of family physicians...
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Pandemic made chronic shortage of nurses in Ky. an acute shortage; now 1/4 of Ky. nurses say they plan to leave their jobs
Nurse Cydney Kanis at Baptist Health Lexington (Photo by Alex Slitz, Lexington Herald-Leader) —– One in four Kentucky nurses say they plan to leave their job in the next three months,...
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Ky. positive-test rate drops to 8%, but Covid-19 hospital numbers rise; more unvaccinated pregnant women getting sick, premature
State Department for Public Health table; to enlarge, click on it. Counties in regions are listed here. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The share of Kentuckians testing positive for the coronavirus in...
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Anderson Co. schools paying teachers to get vaccinated, but one board member incorrectly calls vaccines ‘experimental drugs’
Anderson County (Wikipedia map) —– Editor’s note: None of the three vaccines approved for use in the U.S. are experimental. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been permanently licensed, and the Moderna vaccine has applied for a...
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Doctors, including one in Lexington, say Covid-19 denial and misinformation make it exasperating to treat the unvaccinated
Dr. Ryan Stanton (Baptist Health photo) —– Health-care workers “are growing weary of Covid-19 denial and misinformation that have made it exasperating to treat unvaccinated patients during the Delta-driven surge,” The Associated Press reports after...