Beshear gets bill to limit vaping products to those OKd by FDA; Ky. Youth Advocates calls for enforcement of underage-sales lawHealthy Care

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to reduce underage vaping by limiting legal sales to products approved by the U.S. Food and...

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Anthem is among health insurers now covering anti-obesity drug if prescribed to reduce the risk of heart attack and strokeHealthy Care

One of Kentucky's major health insurers is among the first that have "agreed to start paying for the popular anti-obesity drug Weg...

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Chair of U.S. Senate health committee demands maker of weight-loss drugs, most popular in Kentucky, cut their prices by two-thirdsHealthy Care

Axios Visuals map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; click it to enlarge. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who chairs the U.S. Sena...

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Government Accountability Office says Medicare and Medicaid each overpaid health-care providers by about $50 billion in 2023Healthy Care

Inside Health Policy chart; Government Accountability Office data Improper payments, mainly through overpayments, in Medicare and ...

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Four-part series from PBS and KET tells the story of public healthHealthy Care

To play the trailer for the series, click on the arrow button. Kentucky Health News "Public health saved your life today ...

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Legislature sends Beshear bill decriminalizing medical mistakes; some in vitro fertilization advocates say bill will protect itHealthy Care

By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern A bill giving Kentucky’s health-care providers criminal immunity for medical mistakes — which one lawmaker ...

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State Senate weakens bill to curb underage vaping and sends it to the House with just days left in the legislative sessionHealthy Care

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill set up a regulatory framework to curb underage vaping passed out of the Senate on Thursday,...

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Bill targeting certificate-of-need process for health-care facilities gets only three votes in House Health Services CommitteeHealthy Care

State Rep. Marianne Proctor (KL photo by Sarah Ladd) By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern A bill that opponents said would effective...

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Bill to let pharmacists give vaccines to children 5 and older heads to governor's desk; 11 Senate Republicans vote against itHealthy Care

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to allow Kentucky pharmacists to order and administer vaccinations to children down to the ...

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UK research reveals way to improve treatment for breast cancerHealthy Care

By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky A recently study at UK's Markey Cancer Center uncovered a critical pathway involved in eva...

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UK research featured in diabetes group's annual research reportHealthy Care

Brittany Smalls, Ph.D., is at upper right. By Hilary Smith University of Kentucky One of the cover stories in the annual reserac...

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UK wants your ticks: dead, dry and properly packagedHealthy Care

Getty Images via UK By Jordan Strickler University of Kentucky The Kentucky Tick Surveillance Project is now accepting tick-tes...

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Bill to protect independent pharmacies from benefit managers moves after changes; insurers say it would increase premiums Healthy Care

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to set new controls on commercial pharmacy-benefit managers was approved by a Senate commit...

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ED visits, hospitalizations for respiratory disease decline in stateHealthy Care

State Department for Public Health graphs, adapted by Kentucky Health News By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky'...

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U of L will open its new hospital in Bullitt County on MondayHealthy Care

University of Louisville photo illustration The University of Louisville is opening its UofL Health –South Hospital  Monday, Mar...

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Medical marijuana bill passes House; critics disappointed more qualifying conditions not added and say it increases hurdlesHealthy Care

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In what the sponsor calls a bill to "clean some things up," more restrictions are being...

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Kentucky Children's Hospital at UK opens center to treat children who are harmed by abuse and neglect, in which Ky. ranks 14thHealthy Care

University of Kentucky and Kosair for Kids representatives celebrate opening of the Kosair for Kids Center for Safe & Healthy Chil...

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Baptist settles dispute with Humana, but not United and WellCareHealthy Care

Baptist Health Lexington By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern Baptist Health and Humana have ended a months-long standoff over K...

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