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Methamphetamine returns to Appalachian Kentucky, in a more deadly form, and it’s causing fear and division in communities
Dakota Scott, with her two-week-old daughter, fights meth addiction at Karen’s Place Maternity Center in Ashland, a facility for women in addiction recovery (Photo by Hilary Swift for The New York...
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Massie, long an outlier, is a House pariah after forcing members to gather, against public-health advice, to pass virus-relief bill
Rep. Thomas Massie spoke Friday. (Associated Press photo) —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Thomas Massie, the congressman from Kentucky’s Fourth District, has long been at the limits of elective...
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UK public-health, surgery professors urge quick hospital and government action to limit deaths from covid-19 in rural Ky.
Tyrone Borders and Sam Tyagi (L-R) —– A public-health professor and a surgeon at the University of Kentucky are sounding the alarm that the covid-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus could...
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Bill to help independent pharmacies goes to the governor
Sen. Max Wise presented SB 50 on Feb. 20 in the Senate. (Legislative Research Commission photo) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to resolve payment issues between Kentucky...
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Rural hospitals seek help in covid-19 response legislation, which is blocked by Democrats, who say it’s too friendly to corporations
The Kentucky Rural Health Association is urging its members to ask Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, their senior U.S. senator, to include help for rural hospitals in the third coronavirus package being...
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Landmark bill to overhaul public-health system on governor’s desk; companion bills, including budget, await action in Senate
Kentucky health department officials gathered in Frankfort Thursday, March 5 for passage of House Bill 129 out of the Senate. The bill has since gotten final passage in the House...
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March 17 teleconference to cover coronavirus prevention and treatment options for state and federal government
The Commonwealth Fund will host a March 17 teleconference briefing for journalists and policymakers to discuss prevention and treatment of the coronavirus. The call will last about an hour and will...
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Three anti-abortion bills advance out of legislative committees
Pro-choice advocates dressed as characters from “The Handmaid’s Tale” at the March 4 House Judiciary committee, which passed two abortion bills. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) —– Three abortion bills advanced in...
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Committee approves doctors’ bill to regulate lawyers’ ads aimed at soliciting clients who take certain prescription drugs
Sen. Ralph Alvarado explained SB 178 to the Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Committee. (LRC photo) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to regulate plaintiff-lawyer commercials that solicit...
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House passes bill to loan money to struggling rural hospitals; funding is still in the works, but sponsor appears confident
Rep. Danny Bentley —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — Spurred to action when the hospital in his county said it was closing, state Rep. Danny Bentley...