Without even having a hearing, a federal judge has ordered the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services not to close Kentucky's onl...
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Big drug bill heads to governor's desk; has harsher penalties and limits most prescriptions for acute pain to 3 days-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill that would limit most painkiller prescriptions to a three-day supply for acute pain, and c...
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Without dissent, General Assembly overrides governor's veto of bill allowing courts to require outpatient mental-health treatment-HEALTHYLIVE
Mental-health advocates lobbied for "Tim's Law" outside the state Senate chamber on March 29. (Photo by Melissa Patri...
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Colorectal cancer has declined, except in people under 30; overall, it's more common in Kentucky than in any other state-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Colorectal cancer has become less common since the mid-1980s, but has been increasing steadily in...
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More than half of Kentuckians have a gun in the house,15% are loaded and unlocked; among those with children, 12%-HEALTHYLIVE
More than half of Kentucky adults have a firearm in the home and 15 percent of those guns are loaded and unlocked, according to a teh late...
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Medicaid comes of age: Its history and meaning-HEALTHYLIVE
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Health officials and advocates list Kentucky's top 5 health issues, including one newly identified: adverse childhood events-HEALTHYLIVE
About 125 people worked on the state health assessment at the Kentucky History Center in Frankfort on Wednesday, March 22. B...
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The divide between dentistry and medicine can have deadly consequences; policymakers are getting more interested-HEALTHYLIVE
(Photo from ancienthistorybulletin.ca ) As anyone who has ever mistakenly thought that medical insurance would cover their visit ...
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High-school students' research finds smokers are more likely to want to quit smoking after seeing their carbon monoxide levels-HEALTHYLIVE
Taryn Kerley and Becca Calvert, Barren County High School seniors Cigarette smokers who saw their carbon monoxide levels rise aft...
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Kentucky lawmakers have passed several health-related bills to deal with the opioid epidemic, and could pass several more-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The 2017 General Assembly has passed several bills meant to put more "tools...
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After meeting with Trump, Rep. Andy Barr tells town meeting that he will vote 'enthusiastically' for Republican health-reform bill-HEALTHYLIVE
Lexington Herald-Leader video A day after meeting with President Trump, Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr of Lexington told constituents S...
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Legislature passes bill requiring ads against nursing homes to include their correction plan and when problem was corrected-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The 2017 General Assembly has passed two bills long supported by the nursing-home industry and ot...
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Bill passes to decrease smoking; one doesn't; lawmakers set to pass resolution for feds to ditch plan to limit tobacco carcinogen-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Smoke-free advocates would say that this legislative session's record is 1-2. That's be...
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Though more have insurance and can see a doctor, Ky. shows little gain on health outcomes; Chandler says that takes time-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The percentage of Kentuckians without health insurance has dropped by more than half since the im...
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Bill sent to Bevin would remove insurance-company barriers that keep Kentuckians from getting smoking-cessation treatments-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentuckians would have an easier time getting smoking-cessation treatments covered by insurance u...
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Nation's new Medicaid boss quickly calls for changes in program like some Bevin has asked her agency to approve for Kentucky-HEALTHYLIVE
Seema Verma at Senate hearing ( Getty Images ) The newly confirmed director of the nation's Medicaid program quickly served ...
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Pence touts Republican health plan, seeking Sen. Paul's support; Democrats say his remarks about Kentucky are off base-HEALTHYLIVE
Gov. Bevin and Vice President Pence ( C-J photo by Sam Upshaw) By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky again became the epi...
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American Health Care Act would have major impact on Ky. by phasing out Medicaid expansion, changing private insurance-HEALTHYLIVE
By Danielle Ray and Al Cross Kentucky Health News The acronyms may be similar, but the American Health Care Act , Republicans' repla...
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Emergency room use by public-insurance members rose after implementation of Affordable Care Act-HEALTHYLIVE
Use of emergency rooms was expected to decrease after the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but it rose amon...
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Bill to make all Ky. schools tobacco-free is likely dead for this session; only 62 of state's 173 school districts are tobacco-free-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A bill that would ban tobacco use on school properties and at school events h...
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