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Lottery system will determine who gets 48 licenses for retailers …

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UK professor Alex Elswick overcame opioid addiction …

WebToday, Elswick is an assistant extension professor in the University of Kentucky‘s School of Human Environmental Sciences.He has master’s and doctoral degrees from the Martin-Gatton College of …

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New Kentucky website provides data, maps and charts on how the

WebThe state Department for Public Health has launched a new resource for tracking a variety of topics that affect health in Kentucky.. The website …

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Kynect open to preview federally subsidized health plans, with …

WebCabinet for Health and Family Services map, adapted by Ky. Health News. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News. Open enrollment for federally subsidized …

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Even with Kentucky’s anxiety and depression rates dropping since

WebKentucky Health News is an independent news service of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, based in the School of Journalism and Media …

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Ky. Voices for Health sets sessions across state to give updates on

WebKentucky Voices for Health and its Thrive KY advocacy partners are hosting regional events to provide updates on state and federal policies that impact the health …

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Emergency-department visits and hospitalizations for respiratory

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America’s Health Rankings provide a snapshot of Kentucky’s …

WebKentucky page of report from United Health Foundation; to enlarge or download, click on it. By Ben Chandler Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. As we move …

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Community pharmacies can help smokers quit, study finds

WebKentucky’ adult smoking rate, 17.4%, is tied for fourth in the nation with MIssissippi. For a partial list of pharmacies that advertise their help with smoking …

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‘Momnibus’ bill to improve maternal health passes on final day, …

WebBy Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News. On the last day of the 2024 legislative session, a bipartisan bill aimed at improving Kentucky’s dismal …

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Kentucky again 43rd in America’s Health Rankings, scoring lowest …

WebBy Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News. After not ranking states for two years due to the pandemic, America’s Health Rankings again placed Kentucky among …

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April 24, 2024 – Kentucky Health News

WebKentucky Health News is an independent news service of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, based in the School of Journalism and Media at the …

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Enrollment for subsidized health insurance is open on Kynect

WebState Cabinet for Health and Family Services map, adapted by Kentucky Health News Enrollment is now open on Kynect, the state’s revived health-insurance …

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Kentucky is No. 4 in smoking, down from No. 2, but at 17.4% of …

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Anthem is among health insurers now covering anti-obesity drug …

WebOne of Kentucky’s major health insurers is among the first that have “agreed to start paying for the popular anti-obesity drug Wegovy for certain people on Medicare …

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‘Momnibus’ bill aimed at lowering state’s maternal-mortality rate

WebKentucky Health News is an independent news service of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, based in the School of Journalism and Media …

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Number of school-based health clinics keeps growing

WebKPCA says one in nine U.S. children gets primary health care through a HRSA-funded center. In 2020, 41 percent of community health centers provided …

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Study of oral health in Ky. shows progress and challenges, reminds …

WebThe study found that 100,000 more Medicaid-eligible Kentuckians got an oral health service in 2014 than in 2013. But because many of them had multiple cavities and …

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Jaime Parsons is new Ky. Rural Health Assn. executive director

WebThe Kentucky Rural Health Association has a new executive director. She is Jaime Parsons, “a seasoned leader with a proven track record in healthcare …

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Norton Healthcare expands its footprint in Bowling Green with …

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By far, most Kentucky counties don’t have enough primary-care

WebKentucky had 58 primary-care doctors per 100,000 residents in 2019, ranking it 45th in the nation, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. …

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Vape retailers and hemp association file suit to block new law that

WebRetailers will be subject to fines and penalties for selling vapable hemp-derived products once the law takes effect, the lawsuit says. HB 11’s backers tout the bill as a …

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