Congress has agreed on a comprehensive package to address the opioid epidemic, which includes both law-enforcement and public-health measure...
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Panel at health policy forum cites alternatives to opioids for pain, and the need for a culture shift on the topic-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has a new law restricting painkiller prescriptions to three days for acute pain, but an ...
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Medicaid boss defends work rules and other 'community engagement' requirements, says they will thwart dependency-HEALTHYLIVE
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gave a spirited defense of work rules an...
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Red Bird dental clinic fixes teeth of people in drug treatment, preparing them for work and cutting need for painkillers-HEALTHYLIVE
A dental clinic in southeastern Kentucky, with help from dental-school students, is pulling teeth and providing dentures for residents of dr...
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Share of uninsured Kentuckians in rural areas and small towns dropped to 13 percent from 40 percent after Medicaid expansion-HEALTHYLIVE
OPINION By Emily Beauregard Executive director, Kentucky Voices for Health Medicaid expansion has made an overwhelmingly positive impact...
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Herald-Leader goes after understaffing at Ky. nursing homes-HEALTHYLIVE
"At Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Hodgenville, a frail woman spent a night in 2015 sitting precariously on her bathroom toilet, shouti...
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Kentucky loses a health champion who advocated for health equity and community-based solutions; Dr. Gil Friedell was 91-HEALTHYLIVE
Dr. Gilbert "Gil" Friedell By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Dr. Gilbert Friedell, who was a fierce advocate f...
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Federal judge strikes down state law Bevin cited, requiring abortion clinics to have agreements for ambulance service-HEALTHYLIVE
Kentucky abortion clinics do not need to have written agreements with an ambulance service and hospital for patient care in the event of an...
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Herald-Leader goes after understaffing at nursing homes-HEALTHYLIVE
https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/watchdog/article214646475.html https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/watchdog/article218394420.html ht...
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Panel acknowledges medical benefits of medical marijuana but also concerns, including potency of a possible 'Trojan horse'-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Research shows conclusively that medical marijuana has some health benefits, but also comes with ...
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McCreary and Wayne counties win Health Policy Champion award from Foundation for a Healthy Ky. for being 'bright spots'-HEALTHYLIVE
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky CEO Ben Chandler announced the award as nominees listened. By Al Cross Kentucky Health News ...
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Appalachian health researchers discuss work (much of it about drugs) and are urged to engage more closely with communities-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A big step toward improving health in Appalachia would be closer relationships between residents ...
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Lexington has 100+ restaurants on probation for health violations; hepatitis A raises concern, but no cases have been related to food-HEALTHYLIVE
Amid a nearly statewide outbreak of hepatitis A, the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is monitoring more than 100 restaurants t...
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Deal to sell Jewish Hospital may be falling apart, raising the possibility that it might be closed, with big ramifications-HEALTHYLIVE
KentuckyOne Health photo The future of Louisville's Jewish Hospital is in doubt. Its owner, KentuckyOne Health , "conti...
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65 kids a day are abused or neglected in Ky., third in nation; officials urge safe sleep practices, care about who provides care-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – When it comes to keeping babies safe, three of the most important things are saf...
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Addict who writes column for Clinton County News publishes book-HEALTHYLIVE
Phillip Lee, a recovering drug addict who writes a column for newspapers in Appalachian Kentucky and Tennessee, has published a book, The...
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FDA goes to war against teenagers' 'epidemic' use of electronic cigarettes, says another generation is at risk of nicotine addiction-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is launching a new anti-vaping campaign aimed at teens. ...
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To defend against another flu epidemic in Kentucky: 'Get the shot. Consult your doc. Stop the spread," campaign says-HEALTHYLIVE
Nurse practitioner Sara Wellman gives Ben Chandler his shot; Health Commissioner Jeffrey Howard looks on. (Photo by Al Cross) By...
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U.S. Senate passes 70 opioid bills, two from McConnell; House-Senate compromise in works for final passage-HEALTHYLIVE
The U.S. Senate passed a comprehensive, bipartisan opioid package Monday that focuses on prevention and treatment that includes two measures...
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Kentucky public-health nurses in N.C. helping deal with Florence -HEALTHYLIVE
Commissioner Jeffrey Howard, far right , posed with the team headed to North Carolina. (State photo) Several Kentucky public-heal...
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Arkansas drops thousands from Medicaid for non-compliance with work requirements; Ky. official says Ky. is not Ark.-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Arkansas is the first state to implement work and community-engagement requirements for some of i...
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