Quarles spoke on the Capitol steps. (KL photo by McKenna Horsley) By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Agriculture Commissioner ...
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Coronavirus cases in Kentucky have dropped for four weeks in a row, and Covid-19 hospital numbers in state remain lowHealthy Care
Adapted screenshot of interactive New York Times map; for interactive version, click here . By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health N...
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Opinion: Covid-19 vaccine effectivness declines rapidly; seniors need to keep up their immunity, and we need a better vaccineHealthy Care
Covid-Net graph; gray area (recent) may have delayed reporting and does not indicate trends. Kevin Kavanagh, M.D. By Ke...
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Bill to let advance-practice registered nurses prescribe controlled substances on their own passes Senate, until now its roadblockHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After years of debate and momths of negotiations, a bill to create a path for Kentucky's advanc...
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Free-standing birth centers would no longer be subject to 'competitors' veto' under bills awaiting votes in Senate and HouseHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Bills to exempt free-standing birth centers from Kentucky's certificate-of-need law have clea...
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Humana says it will drop commercial employer-sponsored health insurance and hopes to grow through government programsHealthy Care
Humana's headquarters on Main Street in Louisville Kentucky Health News Louisivlle-based Humana Inc. , which originated as a ...
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With 'low confidence,' Energy Dept. says Covid-19 likely spread from a lab; FBI agrees; 4 other agencies and intel panel do not Healthy Care
The Wuhan Institute of Virology is located in the city where the pandemic began. (Photo by Hector Retamal, AFP/Getty) The Depart...
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School officials sound the alarm about students getting sick from vaping and the threat of illegal or deadly substances in devicesHealthy Care
Harlan County school officials have "asked businesses to guard against selling vape pens to minors after students in a nearby county go...
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Jessamine County resident who attended big revival and was not vaccinated for measles has Kentucky's third case in three monthsHealthy Care
An unvaccinated Jessamine County resident who attended the large, spontaneous revival at Asbury University has Kentucky's third report...
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Covid-19 risk remains low in most counties; only four estimated to have high risk; Kentucky's 7-day infection rate is 16th in the nationHealthy Care
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maps By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Most of Kentucky's 120 counties cont...
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American Heart Month and Black History Month are the same month, and are related; Blacks are likelier have heart diseaseHealthy Care
Bill to ban transgender health or mental-health care of minors in Kentucky has a head of steam in the state HouseHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A far-reaching anti-transgender bill filed Tuesday, Feb. 21, was assigned to a legislative commit...
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New coronavirus cases in Kentucky continue to drop, but rate remains tops in nation and deaths from Covid-19 remain high Healthy Care
New York Times map as of 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23 By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News New coronavirus cases in Kentucky have d...
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Hospitals and health clinics prepare to take a post-pandemic hit as Medicaid drops people who no longer qualify for the program Healthy Care
St. Claire Regional Medical Center is preparing to lose $5 million a year in Medicaid revenue. By Casey Quinlan States Newsroom ...
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Regarding obesity as a disease raises questions about cost of drugs for treating it, and wisdom of diagnosing children too earlyHealthy Care
Illustration by Shoshana Gordon, Axios By Caitlin Owens Axios Doctors and medical experts are leading a rapid cultural shift ar...
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Even with 76% of Kentucky counties at low risk of coronavirus transmission, state ranks first in nation for new cases in last weekHealthy Care
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maps By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Three-fourths of Kentucky counties have ...
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State Supreme Court refuses to restore injunction blocking two laws, so in almost all cases abortion remains illegal in KentuckyHealthy Care
Justices Robert Conley agreed with Justice Debra Lambert; Justice Shea Nickell largely agreed. Chief Justice Laurance Van Meter wrot...
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Opioid panel head says rules Beshear signed are sufficient, and being more specific would aid 'the most powerful and privileged'Healthy Care
Bryan Hubbard (Photo by Melissa Patrick) By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The executive director of the state Opioid Aba...
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Medicaid isn't off the budget-cutting table, but seems resilient because it covers so many and is vital for rural hospitalsHealthy Care
Protesters in 2017 (Photo by Drew Angerer, Getty Images ) Now that President Biden and Republicans agree they won't cut Medica...
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