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University of Louisville study seeks Kentuckians who have been diagnosed with cancer in the last 12 months for web-based survey
One of the first studies to evaluate only Kentucky cancer survivors with any type of cancer and compare the results within the state is seeking participants for a web-based survey....
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Biden signals he will enforce Trump rule requiring hospitals to post their prices, including rates negotiated with insurers
President Biden signaled Friday that he will enforce the Jan. 1 Trump administration rule that makes hospitals post the prices they charge cash-paying customers and the rates they negotiate with...
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Appeals court: Inmates have no right to treatment for hepatitis C
Ruben Rios Salinas is an inmate seeking care. (State photo via CJ) —– The Commonwealth of Kentucky doesn’t have to give its prisoners free, potentially life-saving treatment for hepatitis C, a...
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McConnell, others want to keep ban on all fentanyl analogues; UK professor and allies object to mandatory minimum sentences
Alex Elswick —– Fentanyl, the latest scourge of the opioid epidemic, is a synthetic. That makes it relatively easy to make different versions, called analogues, with slightly different chemical formulas....
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As Republican resistance complicates national vaccination effort, McConnell keeps pitching it; pundit calls Massie a demagogue
Reps. Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene called June 15 for the firing of Dr. Anthony Fauci. (Photo by Jim Watson, Agence France-Press/Getty Images) —– As The Washington Post ran a column with a headline saying...
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Writer recalls what it was like to visit her unvaccinated relatives
By Teri Carter Seven of us are crowded around a table for six in a packed Missouri restaurant called The Southerner, waiting for entrees that are taking forever to arrive. “Aw,...
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Group supports women of color seeking advanced health degrees
By Jenny Wells-Golden University of Kentucky Tyona Golden and Johnnetta Burns came to the University of Kentucky as freshmen in 2013. As two longtime friends from the South Side of Chicago, they...
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Beshear says he’ll wait for full-week data on virus case numbers to determine need for more action; 7-day avg. rose 12% in a day
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear reiterated Thursday that his administration will look at calendar-week coronavirus trends when making decisions about any additional actions...
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Baptist to share Madisonville hospital with Deaconess, which now also has hospitals in Henderson and Morganfield
Baptist Health Madisonville —– Starting Sept. 1, the hospital in Madisonville will be jointly operated by Baptist Health, which has owned it for nine years, and Deaconess Health System Inc. of Evansville, which...
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People in recovery, and people trying to help them, talk about it at Chamber’s annual meeting designed to help employers help, too
Keeneland cook Krystal Grimes talked about her recovery. (Photographs by Sawyer Coffey, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce) —– By Jacqueline Pitts The Bottom Line, Ky. Chamber of Commerce Kentuckians who are in...