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KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Open enrollment for federally …

WEBBy Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News. Kentuckians can still shop for and enroll in federally subsidized health insurance coverage on the state-based …

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Raising Ky.'s health status has 'a ways to go,' hospital chief says

WEBBy Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A discussion on health care at the April 4 Lexington Forum led to information about the many challenges Kentucky faces …

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WEBBy Melissa Patrick. Kentucky Health News. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest provisional overdose-death data say drug-overdose deaths in …

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Four-part series from PBS and KET tells the story of public health

WEBThat's the catchphrase of a PBS series that began on KET Tuesday night, about the history of public health and how it has extended Americans' life expectancy by …

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Landmark bill to overhaul public-health system on governor's desk

WEBAllison Adams, president of the Kentucky Health Department Association, acknowledged that the bill, called the Public Health Transformation Plan, wouldn't solve all of the …

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Ky. health-care providers lobby for bill that would ease health

WEBRecent surveys and reports support the need to reform this system. A 2022 Kentucky Medical Association survey found that 82% of physicians said that issues …

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Ky. health-care workers can apply for loan relief until Jan. 31

WEBBy Beth Bowling University of Kentucky In just over a year, the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health has helped provide more than $1.3 …

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KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Rising flu cases drive continued …

WEBBy Al Cross Kentucky Health News. A big jump in influenza cases more than outweighed small declines in Covid-19 and respiratory syncitial virus as …

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U of L is opening its new hospital in Bullitt County on Monday

WEBThe University of Louisville is opening its UofL Health–South Hospital Monday, March 18, with a community breakfast and open house at 8 a.m. and a …

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There is evidence that social media hurt teens' mental health, but …

WEBThis post contains sensitive information, including a discussion of suicide. If you are in need of help, there is an abundance of resources on the National Suicide …

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KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: CDC keeps urging health-care …

WEBBy Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to encourage health-care providers to get their patients …

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Jaime Parsons is new Ky. Rural Health Assn. executive director

WEBThe Kentucky Rural Health Association has a new executive director. She is Jaime Parsons, "a seasoned leader with a proven track record in healthcare …

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KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: State Senate weakens bill to curb …

WEBSenate Bill 344, sponsored by Sen. Brandon Storm, R-London, passed 29-8-1 with a floor amendment that reduced the civil penalties in the original bill and made …

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Top senators, one of whom lost both parents to smoking, say no

WEBThe proposal came from the American Cancer Society and several other groups interested in better health, including the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.In a …

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KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: The more health-related social needs …

WEB“We have to address these health-related social needs to help women get the mammograms they need,” Dr. Debra Houry, chief medical officer at the CDC, said in …

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KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Anthem is among health insurers now …

WEBOne of Kentucky's major health insurers is among the first that have "agreed to start paying for the popular anti-obesity drug Wegovy for certain people on Medicare …

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KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Aleria Companies and bankrupt Trinity …

WEB"A purported health care cost-sharing company . . . has lost a class-action lawsuit resulting in a nearly $4.7 million judgment" in U.S. District Court at Lexington, …

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FDA hasn't OKd ketamine for mental health, so treatments vary …

WEBBut the revelation that “Friends” star Matthew Perry died in part from a large dose of ketamine, along with billionaire Elon Musk’s open use of the drug, has piqued …

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KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Korean study finds former smokers …

WEB“This is the first large population-based study to demonstrate the increased risk of lung cancer in e-cigarette users after smoking cessation,” said Dr. Yeon Wook Kim of …

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