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Sunday, September 1, 2024

Kentucky Health News has moved to a new website. This site will no longer be updated.

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The Kentucky Health News Blogger website will no longer be updated. All new posts can be found on the Kentucky Health News WordPress site, ...
Sunday, August 11, 2024

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

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Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform map By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Thirteen of Kentucky's 71 rural inpatient h...

Kentucky maternal health roundtable explores ways to improve Kentucky maternal health; two stories from Kentucky Lantern

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo The Kentucky Lantern offers two stories this week about maternal health in Kentucky, both ...
Saturday, August 10, 2024

New study finds smoking and vaping dual use increases lung cancer risk; expert says it increases risk for other diseases too

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By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News People who use electronic cigarettes and smoke traditional cigarettes are more likely to develop lun...

Grant applications open to nonprofits that work with substance-use disorder and mental health in underserved communities

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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky photo  By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The second round of Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky gran...
Thursday, August 8, 2024

Annual health-policy forum Oct. 8 in Frankfort will focus on how a civic engagement approach can change health outcomes in Ky.

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By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News What if the way to improving the health of Kentuckians is to create a culture where every person sha...

Addiction Recovery Care says it’s cooperating with FBI investigation into possible fraud

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Addiction Recovery Care, Kentucky’s largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment, has offices and other facilities  in Louisa. (Kentucky L...
Friday, August 2, 2024

Lawmakers join Ky's largest addiction treatment provider to oppose Medicaid payment cuts; centers trying to negotiate cuts

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By Deborah Yetter and Tom Loftus Kentucky Lantern The state’s largest provider of drug and alcohol treatment is warning that looming cuts in...

EMS staffing shortages are at crisis level, says Kentucky EMS board chair

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky's Emergency Medical Services are facin...

First Federally Qualified Health Clinic residency program opens in Kentucky, with hopes of bringing more rural doctors to state

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Update, Aug. 8, 2024 : Dr. Jerry Eddis has since resigned from the program.  By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky's first re...

Study finds blood test diagnosed Alzheimer's disease 90% of the time; early diagnosis is crucial with new medications available

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2024 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures special report graphic By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A new blood test can diagnose ...
Tuesday, July 30, 2024

State judge dismisses constitutional challenge to anti-vaping law

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Kentucky State Capitol Building By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the...