Kentucky had the fourth highest rate of drug overdoses among the states in 2017, fifth when the District of Columbia is added to the list,...
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'It's not about losing coverage, it's about having fewer members enrolled in Medicaid,' health secretary says of new planHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The administration of Gov. Matt Bevin changed very little in the Medicaid plan that was recently ...
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3 more hepatitis cases reported among Lexington food workersHealthy Care
Lexington Herald-Leader graphic Three more restaurant workers in the Lexington area have been found to have hepatitis A, but the ...
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Pikeville Medical Center creating children's hospital, expanding heart-care center, adding other facilities; total cost $52 millionHealthy Care
Pikeville Medical Center announced Tuesday that it would spend $7 million to relocate and expand its inpatient pediatrics clinic into a c...
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Romaine lettuce is OK to eat unless it was grown in the Central Coast region of California, federal agencies sayHealthy Care
Romaine lettuce (Photo from Getty Images ) After urging Americans not to eat any romaine lettuce, two federal agencies have limit...
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Sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise, even as funding to prevent and treat them is decliningHealthy Care
Health officials are worried about this strain of gonorrhea that resists antibiotics. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention p...
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2017 Kentucky law to allow mentally ill to be ordered into treatment under certain circumstances isn't being usedHealthy Care
Faye Morton, left, joined other supporters of Tim's Law, named for her son, to push for it in 2017. (Photo: John Cheves, Herald...
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Op-ed aims to inform adults about dangerous new e-cigarettes that writers say are aimed to hook a new generation on nicotineHealthy Care
In an effort to inform Kentucky adults about the dangers of the latest electronic cigarette devices, called mod-pods, Ben Chandler and Dr. P...
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Another reason to not ignore hearing loss: Study shows it will likely cost you more in health-care expensesHealthy Care
Untreated hearing loss in older adults affects more than just their ability to communicate. It can also increase their health-care expenses....
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Study finds genes linked to body's use of cholesterol and fat, and risk for heart disease, also increase the risk for Alzheimer'sHealthy Care
A study of more than 1.5 million people found that some of the genes that increase the risk for heart disease also increase the risk for Alz...
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Beshear sues 9th opioid maker, says it makes him the most aggressive attorney general, based on number of suitsHealthy Care
Filing his ninth lawsuit against a maker of drugs that have contributed to the opioid epidemic, Attorney General Andy Beshear said "Thi...
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Ky. has a high premature birth rate, but 2 programs are reducing it; one stresses home visitations; the other uses data analysisHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One in nine Kentucky babies are born prematurely, one of the nation's highest rates – so high...
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Trial of lawsuit challenging state's attempted ban of most common type of second-trimester abortion ends after five daysHealthy Care
A five-day trial over a Kentucky law that bans the most common method of second-trimester abortion is over. U.S. District Judge Joseph McKin...
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CDC says don't eat any romaine lettuce while it investigates a multi-state outbreak of E.coli infections related to itHealthy Care
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising Americans to not eat any romaine lettuce, and retailers and restaurants to not s...
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Ky. has 78 confirmed flu cases and 2 deaths from it this season; there's no cure, so officials advise shots for all over 6 months oldHealthy Care
Kentucky is one of three states under an influenza threat defined as "regional," with confirmed cases in 11 of the state's 1...
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From Russia with Money - Harvard Medical School Accepts $200 Million from Russian Emigre with Ties to Russian Oligarchs and Putin, and Who Is Under Investigation for US Election MeddlingHealthy Care Renewal
On Health Care Renewal we have frequently written about individual and institutional conflicts of interest. The landmark but often ignore...
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