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Seven Healthy Kentucky Champions named by Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky; finalists for Friedell Award to be given Oct. 17

The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has announced its 2022 class of Healthy Kentucky Champions. The awards recognize individuals dedicated to improving the health of Kentuckians at a community level or state...

By Al Cross Published August 24, 2022 FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY

Ky. has had 18 monkeypox cases: 10 in Jefferson, 2 in Warren, 1 in Barren, Fayette, Kenton, McCracken, Montgomery counties

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While the number of American with monkeypox increases every day, so far only 18 of them have been reported in Kentucky. Monkeypox was declared...

By Al Cross Published August 22, 2022 FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Judge says UK should repay money to patients whose debts it ‘improperly’ referred to state Revenue Department for collection

Judge Thomas Wingate —– A judge has ruled that the University of Kentucky “improperly used the Kentucky Department of Revenue and state tax statutes to collect unpaid bills from patients,” reports Monica Kast of the Lexington Herald-Leader:...

By Al Cross Published August 22, 2022 FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS

Fewer counties at high risk, but Ky. new-case rate remains No. 1 among the states; counties in southeast among nation’s top 10

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pandemic slacked a bit in Kentucky in the last week, but the Bluegrass State still...

By Al Cross Published August 22, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

State Supreme Court keeps abortion ban in place; oral arguments to be heard Nov. 15, a week after voters may decide the issue

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A divided Supreme Court of Kentucky upheld Thursday an appeals-court ruling that made nearly all abortions illegal in Kentucky while a lawsuit on the...

By Al Cross Published August 22, 2022 FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Health insurers offer $25 gift card and unlimited-ride wristbands to people getting a Covid-19 shot at the Kentucky State Fair

At the Kentucky State Fair, the Kentucky Association of Health Plans is giving free, unlimited-ride wristbands and $25 gift cards (while supplies last) to attendees who go to booth B419 in the...

By Al Cross Published August 22, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS

Keynote speaker at harm-reduction summit calls for not requiring abstinence for drug users to get access to ‘recovery capital’

Alex Elswick —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Helping people in addiction recovery meet their basic needs should not focus on abstinence, but instead should be provided along the...

By Al Cross Published August 16, 2022 DRUGS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY

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