As much as three percent of the U.S. population is thought to experience seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression associated with ...
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Dollar General gets into health care with three mobile clinics near southwestern Kentucky, says it will expand if successfulHealthy Care
Cunningham, Tenn., is the site of one of three Dollar General mobile health-care clinics. (Google Maps) Dollar General Corp. , a S...
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Feds let health-insurance plans that overcharged Medicare Advantage keep the hundreds of millions they reaped in 2011-17Healthy Care
By Fred Schulte Kaiser Health News Health-insurance companies that sell Medicare Advantage to seniors dodged a major financial bullet Mon...
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Covid-19 cases increase and flu cases decrease in Ky.; Biden says he will end public health emergencies for pandemic May 11Healthy Care
N.Y. Times graphs of infection rates with top 3 jurisdictions, excluding Virgin Islands; click to enlarge. By Melissa Patrick K...
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Doctors will no longer have to take special training to prescribe opioid that is used to treat addiction but is short of prescribersHealthy Care
Photo by Joe Raedle, Getty Images, via Politico Pulse The federal government has lifted extra requirements for doctors who want to...
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Big health-insurance company and major health-care foundation are major investors in Invest Appalachia venture-capital fundHealthy Care
Kentucky Health News Two big players in health care are the major financiers of a venture-capital firm that calls itself "a regional s...
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CDC: Only 5 Ky. counties have high risk from coronavirus; FDA panel recommends one annual Covid-19 vaccination for everyoneHealthy Care
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Only five Kentucky counties, all but one a...
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Since the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline launched in July, calls from Kentucky numbers have gone up 26% and texts by 401%Healthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In the six months since the new, easy-to-remember 988 suicide and crisis lifeline launched, calls ...
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Federal Policy expected to save Kentucky veterans through emergency mental health careHealthy Care
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or text the...
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Ky. Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission subcommittees consider five grant applications, with only two getting a yes voteHealthy Care
Commission subcommittees vote on grant applications. L-R: Allen Brenzel, Eric Friedlander, Von Purdy, Scott Hornbuckle, Carlos C...
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Covid-19 cases and deaths dropped in Ky. last week, but New York Times says state's infection rate remains one of the highestHealthy Care
New York Times graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News; for a larger version, click on it. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health New...
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How to avoid vision problems from diabetes, which 13.6% of Kentuckians have, 7th in U.S.; 33.8% more have pre-diabetesHealthy Care
Diabetes can cause blindness. (smirart/iStock/Getty Images) By Joseph Brown University of Kentucky Diabetes is a disease so pre...
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Spending reports by health-care lobbying interests reflect their success at having their way in the Kentucky General AssemblyHealthy Care
The legislature meets in the Capitol. (State photo) Kentucky Health News Seven of the top eight spenders on lobbying the General...
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Flu keeps declining, but shot recommended while activity remainsHealthy Care
Kentucky Department for Public Health graph By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Influenza cases in Kentucky continue to decli...
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Governor wants firm guidelines on how to spend opioid settlement money, now up to $842 million; Cameron appointee says noHealthy Care
Slide from Office of the Attorney General; click it to enlarge By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health NewsKentucky's local and s...
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Infection with the coronavirus increases by factor of 7 expectant mothers' chance of death; also threatens their unborn childrenHealthy Care
Photo: Rogelio V. Solis, The Associated Press , via The Washington Post If you're pregnant and get infected with the coronavir...
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Healthgrades recognizes 3 Ky. hospitals as among America's best Healthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington was the only Kentucky hospital included in the list of "...
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