St. Claire Medical Center (Photo from The Daily Yonder) A woman who says she was fired by St. Claire Medical Center for not getti...
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Ky. coronavirus cases stay on rough plateau; a few more counties at higher risk; former Gov. Brown died of Covid-19 complicationsHealthy Care
CDC map shows risk of Covid-19 by county. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The number of new coronavirus cases in Kentucky...
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Study: Suicide rates in U.S. linked to shortages of mental health providers in countiesHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Increased rates of youth suicide were linked to counties that have workforce shortages among men...
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Parents are sending kids to school sick, citing need to work, concerns about missing more school and weariness as reasonsHealthy Care
Schools in Kentucky and across the nation have been hit hard by a slew of respiratory viruses and some parents are sending their children...
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State Sen. Ralph Alvarado, head of Senate health committee, will resign to become state health commissioner in TennesseeHealthy Care
State Sen. Ralph Alvarado Republican state Sen. Ralph Alvarado, a Winchester physician who chairs the state Senate's Health an...
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Gov. Beshear defends his mitigation strategies that resulted in student learning loss, saying they saved livesHealthy Care
Gov. Andy Beshear Gov. Andy Beshear discussed a number of health topics during an interview with Bill Bryant on WKYT 's Kentu...
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There is no vaccine for hepatitis C ; all adults should get testedHealthy Care
jarun011, iStock/Getty Images Plus By Takako Schaninger University of Kentucky The hepatitis vaccines you receive as a child ...
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2022 County Data Book from Kids Count measures well-being of Kentucky's children, by county; smoking in pregnancy goes downHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News This year's 2022 Kentucky Kids Count County Data Book , which looks at the well-being of child...
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Four Kentuckians have died from the flu this season; Beshear urges Kentuckians to get vaccinated for flu and Covid-19Healthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Influenza continues to spread across Kentucky, and three more residents of the state have died fr...
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Only 10 Kentucky counties are at medium risk of Covid-19 and the rest are at low risk, but flu and RSV levels remain highHealthy Care
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map, emphasizing Kentucky By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In the best Covid-19...
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Most Kentucky hospitals in national patient-safety ratings got C grades again; state ranks 36th among states in share of A ratingsHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Most of the 60 Kentucky hospitals graded on a nonprofit group's report card for patient safety...
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Colorectal screening now available at participating Ky. pharmaciesHealthy Care
L-R: Brooke Sorgi of Exact Sciences , maker of Cologuard, a DNA-based screening test, and Capital Pharmacy pharmacist Dr. Emily W...
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As you spread the spirit of the holidays, don't spread sicknessHealthy Care
By Ben Chandler President and CEO, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Holiday cheer won’t be the only thing spreading this season. As the ...
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Anthem expands its rural health scholarship program at EKUHealthy Care
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield 's Kentucky Medicaid unit is expanding its rural scholarship program at Eastern Kentucky University ...
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Using his pardon power, Beshear lets people with certain certified health conditions possess up to 8 ounces of medical marijuanaHealthy Care
Beshear displayed a map showing in green the adjoining states where medical cannabis is legal. By Al Cross Kentucky Health News ...
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State Supreme Court hears arguments in abortion caseHealthy Care
Protesters were audible inside the court chamber, reports Alex Acquisto of the Lexington Herald-Leader , who took the photo. B...
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$35 cap on seniors' monthly insulin costs isn't reflected in online 'plan finder' that is used by Medicare members to choose a planHealthy Care
Screenshot of Medicare plan finder; for the web page, click here . By Susan Jaffe Kaiser Health News A big cut in prescription d...
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Kentucky had many fewer new cases of Covid-19 last week, but more serious cases, and it still ranks eighth among the statesHealthy Care
New York Times map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for interactive version with data, click here . By Al Cross Kentucky Health News...
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Time for pharmacy-benefit managers to 'share the savings' in prescription-drug costs, crusaders against diabetes writeHealthy Care
State has fewer spots at facilities that care for children with emotional or psychiatric needs, threatening family breakupsHealthy Care
Kentucky has "a shrinking number of spots at facilities that care for children, most in foster care. Financial strain is exacerbated by...
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