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Health poll breakdown shows regional differences on drugs, syringe exchanges, statewide smoking ban, dental careHealthy Care
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has released regional breakdowns of the Kentucky Health Issues Poll, which was conducted last fall....
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The Question That Single-Payer Medicare for All Advocates Need to Answer You are probably thinking that question is, how are you going to pa...
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We have actually managed to go for three months without posting on the revolving door. Since then, however, we have accumulated a sufficient...
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Open enrollment for federally subsidized heath insurance (Obamacare) begins Friday, Nov. 1 and runs through Dec. 15Healthy Care
Insurance Department maps, adapted by Kentucky Health News; click on either for a larger version. Open enrollment for federall...
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Trump may back off planned e-cigarette flavoring ban and allow mint and menthol, to the pleasure of tobacco companiesHealthy Care
President Trump’s campaign manager has warned him that his plan to ban most flavored electronic cigarettes "could backfire in the 2020...
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U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers gets first Humanitarian Award from Mothers Against Prescription Drug AbuseHealthy Care
Rep. Hal Rogers U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers of Somerset was honored in Washington Oct. 23 by Mothers Against Prescription Drug ...
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Health Literacy Month reflects why Kentucky Health News exists; attention must be paid to health issues, including drug abuseHealthy Care
By Al Cross Editor and Publisher Kentucky Heath News is in the business of health literacy: helping Kentuckians understand how to maintai...
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As 'vaping' devices evolve, new potential hazards emergeHealthy Care
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez Kaiser Health News The smokeless tobacco industry that began with low-voltage cigarette look-alikes has evolv...
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Albany weight loss clinic sees big results with old-fashioned methods: eat better food, less of it, and exerciseHealthy Care
Dr. Carol Peddicord holds a model representing 5 lbs. of body fat. (Clinton County News photo) A doctor and pharmacist in rural...
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Super Fast Augmented AnxietyHealthy Research
Your blogger is away at the moment and on a retreat with colleagues from the University of Sydney exploring collaborative research and new t...
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Lawmaker files 2 anti-vaping bills; some want a ban on flavors, but sponsor says that should be left up to federal officialsHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A Louisville legislator has pre-filed two bills to combat the surge of youth use of electronic ci...
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Three cases of whooping cough have been reported in Lexington high-schools this year; best defense is vaccinationHealthy Care
Two cases of whooping cough have occurred in less than a month at a Lexington high school, and another Lexington high school reported a case...
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Nursing home's volunteer program disbands due to dwindling numbers; only 19% of Kentucky seniors volunteer, worst in U.S.Healthy Care
Sunrise Manor volunteers used money from fees to buy items that residents could use. Here, Tickle Ragland, second row at left, and Re...
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Be wary of the complex pros and cons of Medicare Advantage plans during open enrollment through Dec. 1, columnist advisesHealthy Care
By Trudy Lieberman Community Health News Service Along with crunchy leaves and pumpkins, fall brings a slew of advertising for insurance ...
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The Public Option's Silver Lining?Healthy care policy
Joe Biden's Health Insurance Plan Would Fix the Individual Health Insurance System and Have the Potential to Politically Stabilize the E...
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Weekly editor-publisher, one of several speakers at Nov. 15 workshop on Covering Substance Abuse and Recovery, tells why and how she covers it, and why you should tooHealthy Care
Sharon Burton has been getting national attention for her series " The Cost of Addiction " in her weekly Adair County Community...
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Joe Biden's Health Insurance Plan Would Fix the Individual Health Insurance System Healthy care policy
IF the Democrats capture the White House, keep the House and take over the Senate, no matter who they elect as President, this Biden health ...
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Citing legal problems encountered by Kentucky and Arkansas, Arizona suspends its plan to add work requirements to MedicaidHealthy Care
Section 1115 waivers are the device being used to add work and other "community engagement" rules. Arizona has indefin...
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Over 1/3 of Ky. students in violation of rule requiring hepatitis A shots; other immunizations fall short of rates experts want to seeHealthy Care
More than a third of Kentucky school students are in violation of the year-old state law requiring them to be vaccinated for the liver disea...
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Kentucky legislators have pre-filed bills to cap the cost of insulin for some; advocate describes the 'real cost' of diabetesHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While legislators and health advocates work to control the surging cost of insulin, a mother with...
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