A 13-year-old eighth grader with a long list of mental-health issues told nearly 100 attendees at the third annual West Kentucky Health and ...
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Ky. seems to be dealing with shortage of primary-care physicians better than rest of nation, with 43% of medical students choosing it-HEALTHYLIVE
Kentucky seems to be dealing with the shortage of primary care physicians more effectively than the rest of the nation, but it's still u...
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As Senate committee OKs package to fight opioid epidemic, McConnell files bill to relieve its impact on workers and employers-HEALTHYLIVE
As the U.S. Senate's health committee sent the chamber a bipartisan bill aimed at the nation's opioid epidemic, Senate Majority Lead...
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FDA cracks down on sale of e-cigarettes to children and teens, sends 40 warning letters related to Juul sales-HEALTHYLIVE
Smoke-shop manager Cathleen McCarthy demonstrates the Juul device. (Photo by Suzanne Kreiter, The Boston Globe ) "The Food...
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Most Kentucky adults believe addiction is a disease but a fourth of them think it is not-HEALTHYLIVE
It is widely understood by health professionals that addiction is a disease, and a recent poll found that most Kentucky adults believe that,...
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More large to medium Kentucky hospitals rated low for patient safety-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A nonprofit group that rates hospitals has released its latest patient-safety grades, once again ...
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Regional oral-health coalitions getting $1 million in grants from Delta Dental to develop and implement programs-HEALTHYLIVE
In response to a 2016 study of the oral health of Kentucky's children, Delta Dental of Kentucky has given $1 million to launch five reg...
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Rural family physicians in practices that follow model for comprehensive, coordinated health care increase access to care-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Rural family physicians who work in patient-centered medical homes generally provide more servic...
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Oldham County adds electronic cigarettes to its 12-year-old smoking ban, and removes previous exemptions-HEALTHYLIVE
Oldham County has expanded its anti-smoking ordinance that it passed in 2006, the second jurisdiction to do so this month. The Oldham Cou...
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McConnell files bill to better inform doctors and pregnant women about alternatives to opioids, boost grant money for it-HEALTHYLIVE
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky introduced a bill Thursday to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ...
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Poll: 24% of Kentucky adults know someone with a pill problem and 16 percent know someone with a heroin or meth problem-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Whether it's the misuse of prescription pain relievers, heroin or methamphetamine, the latest...
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Index of readiness for disasters and health emergencies has Ky. about same as U.S.; slips in environmental, occupational health-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Is Kentucky is as ready to manage a natural disaster or a health emergency? Just as much as the n...
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New Medicaid rules would lead to many more people losing coverage than Bevin administration has estimated, critics say-HEALTHYLIVE
Changes in the state Medicaid program, to be phased in starting July 1, would lead to many more people losing health coverage than the stat...
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U of L therapy provides hope for movement disorder victims-HEALTHYLIVE
A neurologist at the University of Louisville has developed a rehabilitation program for functional movement disorder, a recently defined ...
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Risk of death from mental or substance-use disorders rose from 1990 to 2016, more in Kentucky than any state but West Virginia-HEALTHYLIVE
The risk of death from mental and substance-use disorders increased more in Kentucky from 1990 to 2016 than any state but West Virginia, ano...
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Legislature tosses health departments and mental-health centers a budget lifeline; bills on disposal of opioids become law-HEALTHYLIVE
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – As it wrapped up its business, the Kentucky General Assembly threw a financial lifeline...
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Surgeon general urges friends and relatives of drug users to get overdose-reversing drug naloxone; issues public health advisory-HEALTHYLIVE
Adams and Jody Jaggers of Kentucky Pharmacists Association 's Pharmacy Emergency Preparedness (Photo by Mary Meehan, Ohio Vall...
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Op-ed: Pharmacy benefit managers exclude diabetes medications and supplies from coverage more than any other category-HEALTHYLIVE
As insurers continue to exclude many diabetes-related medications and supplies from coverage, children with diabetes could be "saddled ...
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Ky. nursing leaders call for a full-time nurse in every school to keep students safe and healthy, and therefore able to learn-HEALTHYLIVE
Kentucky's nursing leaders are calling on state lawmakers to recognize the vital role school nurses can play "to support student le...
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Congress nearly doubles funding for research on addiction and opioid abuse, detailed at Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit-HEALTHYLIVE
The National Institutes of Health announced at the National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit April 4 that it will increase its funding fo...
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Many health-related bills have passed and two have been vetoed; many still wait on the governor; here's a roundup-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Health-related bills passed by Kentucky lawmakers this year address transparenc...
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