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Kentucky Health News For-profit nursing homes would have to hire more staff to meet proposed federal rules than other nursing homes would, according to an analysis by KFF Health News, a service of…

By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron said Monday that he would sign legislation allowing exceptions to Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban in cases of rape and incest…

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Twenty-three people spoke in favor of funding the development of an opioid-use disorder treatment using the psychedelic drug ibogaine with some of the state’s…

A strong and robust health-care workforce is fundamental to ensuring access to high-quality care, but  many areas of Kentucky have a shortage of this vital resource. Kentucky’s health-care workforce shortage…

By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Anna Cox had just graduated from the University of Kentucky when she was diagnosed with blood cancer in 2018. She first sought emergency care for…

Kentucky ranks in the top 20 states for loneliness, which can involve far more than feelings of sadness from being alone. Research shows it is linked to strokes, heart disease,…

Kentucky Health News The University of Kentucky’s cancer center has received the highest designation from the National Cancer Institute, making it the first such center in Kentucky, it announced Friday….

As America ages, more families face end-of-life decisions, and rural Americans are less likely to have their wishes known or followed by family members, reports Liz Carey of The Daily…