Trying to prevent spread of coronavirus, federal officials said Friday that the government would keep foreign nationals who recently visite...
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Beshear wants cigarette-tax hike, new tax on electronic cigarettesHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News To pay for such things as a teacher-pay increase and 350 news social workers to fight child abuse...
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Regular marijuana use may enlarge the heart's main blood-pumping chamber, limited study in United Kingdom suggestsHealthy Care
Image from Marijuana Direct Regular use of marijuana could cause changes in the structure of the heart, suggests a study conducte...
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Dr. Steven Stack, Lexington emergency physician and 2016 AMA president, named to lead state Department for Public HealthHealthy Care
Dr. Steven Stack Dr. Steven Stack of Lexington, an emergency physician and the 2016 president of the American Medical Association...
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U.S. House passes Senate bill to mainatin anti-fentanyl lawsHealthy Care
The U.S. House passed a Senate bill Wednesday to keep deadly fentanyl and similar opioids listed as some of the most dangerous drugs, and Pr...
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Cybernetic Opioid Pushers: EHR vendor Practice Fusion to Pay $145 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil InvestigationsHealthy Care Renewal
Considering the devastating and deadly opioid problems in this country, this news release from DOJ describes particularly despicable behavio...
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Comprehensive Enrollment and Cost Estimates for the Biden Health Plan, the Buttigieg Health Plan, the Warren Health Plan, and the Sanders Health PlanHealthy care policy
In this hyper-partisan environment, I can't think of an organization that better fits the definition of bipartisan than the Committee fo...
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Anti-diabetes activists hope resolution for Ketoacidosis Awareness Day will be only first of many diabetes bills to pass House, SenateHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A resolution to increase awareness of a health condition that can kill diabetics, called diabetes...
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The Medical Gaze...Healthy Research
A Culture of Care: Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance national conference The 2020 Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance (CH...
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Flu activity in Kentucky again drops a bit, but remains high, and nine more adults die from it in state; not too late to get a flu shotHealthy Care
Kentucky Health News Nine more Kentucky adults have died from influenza, bringing the flu season's total to 30, two under the age of...
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Senate President Stivers, long the key obstacle to medical marijuana in Kentucky, now says he sees 'a narrow path' for itHealthy Care
Senate President Robert Stivers By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The most important legislative opponent of legalizing ...
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Unanimous Senate sends female genital mutilation ban to HouseHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to ban female genital mutilation in Kentucky unanimously passed the Senate Jan. 22 and wen...
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The Medical Gaze...Healthy Research
A Culture of Care: Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance national conference The 2020 Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance (CH...
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Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2019: Political Corruption in the US Worsens, and Results are Largely AnechoicHealthy Care Renewal
Transparency International has just released its 2019 version of the Corruption Perceptions Index. This version emphasized public sector co...
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Bill to raise legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 passes state Senate 28-10, goes to HouseHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, from...
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Mental health first-aid training bill passes state HouseHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to create a training program for mental-health first aid has unanimously passed the stae H...
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First abortion bill of session clears committee; 2 more in hopper; Beshear administration lets Planned Parenthood apply for clinicHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to require health care providers to do everything possible to save the life of a baby who ...
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Group's ads touting McConnell's record on surprise billing could be a surprise of their own, since they confuse the issuesHealthy Care
This TV ad promoting Sen. Mitch McConnell conflates the issues of surprise billing and Medicare for All. Analysis by Al Cross Ke...
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Editorial in Frankfort's newspaper says drug addiction should be treated as a health issue, not a crimeHealthy Care
The State Journal With rising inmate populations and crumbling prison infrastructure depleting the state of much-needed funding, it is time...
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Database shows the basics of each rural hospital's financesHealthy Care
Want to check the financial history of your local hospital? There's a quick and easy way to get the fundamental figures, thanks to a r...
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Catholic hospital near Ashland to close, costing 1,000 jobsHealthy Care
Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital opened in 1953. (Ashland Daily Independent photo) Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in the Ashland...
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