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13 of Kentucky's 71 rural inpatient hospitals at risk of closing, with six of them at immediate risk, a national policy center estimatesHealthy Care

Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform map By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Thirteen of Kentucky's 71 rur...
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Kentucky maternal health roundtable explores ways to improve Kentucky maternal health; two stories from Kentucky LanternHealthy Care

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo The Kentucky Lantern offers two stories this week about maternal health in Kentu...
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Grant applications open to nonprofits that work with substance-use disorder and mental health in underserved communities Healthy Care

Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky photo  By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The second round of Foundation for a Healthy...
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Addiction Recovery Care says it’s cooperating with FBI investigation into possible fraudHealthy Care

Addiction Recovery Care, Kentucky’s largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment, has offices and other facilities  in Louisa. (Ke...
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EMS staffing shortages are at crisis level, says Kentucky EMS board chairHealthy Care

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky's Emergency Medical Service...
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First Federally Qualified Health Clinic residency program opens in Kentucky, with hopes of bringing more rural doctors to stateHealthy Care

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky's first residency program operated by a Federally Qualified Health Center opened Jul...
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Study finds blood test diagnosed Alzheimer's disease 90% of the time; early diagnosis is crucial with new medications available Healthy Care

2024 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures special report graphic By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A blood test can ...
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UK expands heart and vascular care to hospitals across the stateHealthy Care

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One of the many ways that UK HealthCare strives to improve the heart health of Kentuckians is th...
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Messaging campaign to encourage back to school vaccines is underway; Kentucky vaccination rates are below U.S. averageHealthy Care

Lexington-Fayette County Health Department graphic By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With just weeks left before school ...
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Why millions are trying FDA-authorized alternatives to Big Pharma’s weight-loss drugs, exceedingly popular in KentuckyHealthy Care

Editor's note: Last year Kentucky led the nation in the percentage of population that had received these weight-loss druges by prescript...
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New health laws are in effect; one in limbo due to lack of fundingHealthy Care

Kentucky Capitol  (Wikipedia photo) By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A number of new state health laws took effect July ...
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Local governments mulling ways to use opioid settlement fundsHealthy Care

KFF Health News graphic By Zacharie Lamb WKMS More than a year after local governments across Kentucky began receiving shares o...
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Mental-health care access can be a challenge in Eastern Kentucky; on top of that, the subject still carries stigma for someHealthy Care

Appalachian Region Healthcare Behavioral Health Facility (Photo submitted to WEKU) By Stan Ingold WEKU Experts are concerned a...
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