Tag: violence
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Heroin bill finally passes and is signed into law; Naloxone program put into motion; dating-violence bill sent to Beshear
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The long-negotiated bill to tackle Kentucky’s heroin-overdose epidemic passed in the final hours of the 2015 legislative session. Almost immediately after the heroin bill...
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Caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients suffer, sometimes to death
It’s common to hear about diseases like Alzheimer’s drastically affecting the lives of those who have it, often causing severe struggles and hardships. What you may not hear much about...
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No-Hit zones in place in pediatric wards of Kosair and U of L children’s hospitals
Health professionals and other employees at Kosair Children’s Hospital and the University of Louisville pediatrics unit were given an unusual tool this week when it was announced that their facilities...
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New law will allow officers to make arrests in emergency-room assaults that they do not witness
Emergency-room workers who treat individuals under the influence of drugs or alcohol will have greater legal protection, and those who misbehave in ERs will have less protection, under a law...
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Workshop Aug. 4-5 will help health groups with policy, programs
A two-day workshop intended to help health coalitions and organizations make progress at the policy level and implement evidence-based programs will begin Aug. 4. On the first day, speaker Monte...