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Health commissioner warns not enough Kentuckians are vaccinated against measles
In a wide-ranging TV interview, state Health Commissioner Steven Stack warned Kentuckians that not enough of them are ... Read more
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Bills aim to stop people from coming to Ky. to have Medicaid pay for addiction treatment
A bill aimed at preventing people from coming to Kentucky solely to establish residency so that they can ... Read more
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West Ky. county sees third fentanyl death in seven months
After three fentanyl overdoses since June in Crittenden County, the first recorded in the county of 9,000 people, ... Read more
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American Cancer Society wants state to increase funding for smoking cessation and prevention
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network will ask legislators in the upcoming General Assembly session to spend ... Read more
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Abortion-rights lawsuit needs a new plaintiff, ACLU of Ky. says
Abortion-rights advocates are seeking a new plaintiff for their Kentucky class-action lawsuit because the plaintiff, who was eight ... Read more
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Kentucky Hospital Association says its annual survey shows state continues to have an ‘acute shortage’ of health care workers
The Kentucky Hospital Association‘s annual Workforce Survey Report says Kentucky suffers from an “acute shortage” of health care ... Read more
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State’s weekly respiratory-virus update shows hospitalizations of Kentucky children for RSV are increasing
The state Department for Public Health’s weekly respiratory virus update, released Thursday, Nov. 2, showed that Covid-19 and ... Read more
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One-fourth of Kentuckians say they have been diagnosed with depression
One in four Kentucky adults in a poll taken in 2020 said they had ever been diagnosed with ... Read more
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National advocacy group estimates 16 rural Kentucky hospitals are in danger of closing
Sixteen of Kentucky’s 72 rural hospitals are at risk of closing, and 10 of those are at immediate ... Read more
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Ky. nursing-home company closes 2 Louisville homes after investigation
Exceptional Living Centers of Lexington, which operates several Kentucky nursing homes. “has agreed to close two of its Louisville ... Read more