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Attorney General Coleman sues Kroger over opioid dispensing
Attorney General Russell Coleman has sued the Kroger Co. for its role in the opioid epidemic in Kentucky. ... Read more
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Flu, Covid-19 and RSV rates are so high that the CDC issued a health advisory
As illness from the three respiratory viruses tracked by Kentucky health departments — influenza, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial ... Read more
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Surgeon general issues advisory about social-media use
By MELISSA PATRICK Kentucky Health News Concerns about the effects of social media on youth mental health prompted ... Read more
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Legislature takes away Medicaid dental, vision and hearing benefits Beshear granted
In October, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear announced the expansion of dental, vision and hearing benefits for 900,000 Kentucky ... Read more
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SB 150, which bans gender-affirming care for youth, passes
A revised bill with language to ban gender-affirming care for Kentucky’s transgender youth moved quickly through both houses ... Read more
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Pulaski turns back Mercer boys’ upset bid
By MIKE MARSEE Contributing Writer STANFORD — Mercer County was on the verge of an upset for three ... Read more
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Seasonal depression is real, but so is treatment
BY HEATHER CLOSE Kentucky Health News As much as three percent of the U.S. population is thought to ... Read more
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Study shows link between liver disease and obesity
BY HEATHER CLOSE Kentucky Health News People who are obese or diabetic and get 20 percent or more ... Read more
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Kentucky to get $53 million from Walmart settlement to fight opioid epidemic
Kentucky will get more than $53 million from Walmart as part of a $3.1 billion, 50-state settlement for ... Read more
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Severity of Covid cases drops in Kentucky
MELISSA PATRICK Kentucky Health News The weekly pandemic risk map for Kentucky improved again Thursday, as the number ... Read more