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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. The lawsuit, filed in state court in ...
Melissa Patrick, Author at The Interior Journal
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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 virus (RSV) — continue to pile up, ...
by Melissa Patrick, Friday, December 29, 2023 4:54 pm
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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 America’s top public-health official to issue a ...
by Melissa Patrick, Tuesday, May 30, 2023 12:24 pm
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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 adults on Medicaid. On March 16, 2023, ...
by Melissa Patrick, Thursday, March 30, 2023 6:11 pm
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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 of the General Assembly Thursday and is ...
by Melissa Patrick, Tuesday, March 21, 2023 6:05 pm
Sports
Pulaski turns back Mercer boys’ upset bid
By MIKE MARSEE Contributing Writer STANFORD — Mercer County was on the verge of an upset for three quarters, but Pulaski wouldn’t let it happen. ...
by Melissa Patrick, Sunday, March 5, 2023 4:59 am
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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 experience seasonal affective disorder, a type of ...
by Melissa Patrick, Thursday, February 9, 2023 2:37 pm
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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 of their calories from fast food are ...
by Melissa Patrick, Friday, January 20, 2023 1:10 am
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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 the retailer’s role in the opioid epidemic. ...
by Melissa Patrick, Wednesday, December 28, 2022 4:48 pm
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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 of counties at elevated risk of Covid-19 ...