Author: Al Cross
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Is this the year Ky. lawmakers throw tobacco and e-cigarettes out of schools? Advocates see more hope, and rally for their bill
Rep. Kim Moser spoke at the tobacco-free-schools rally. (Photo by Charles Bertram, Lexington Herald-Leader) — At a Jan. 22 rally in the state Capitol, students, educators and health advocates asked...
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Counties where drug makers did more marketing had higher rates of overdoses from prescription painkillers, national study finds
Counties where doctors got more attention and favors from drug manufacturers were more likely to have a higher rate of overdoses from prescription opioids a year later, says a new...
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Federal shutdown delays lawsuit against state Medicaid changes
The partial shutdown of the federal government has slowed the lawsuit challenging Gov. Matt Bevin’s plan to revamp Kentucky’s Medicaid program with work requirements and premiums starting April 1. The...
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University of Louisville in talks with Nashville hospital firm to partner in buying, perhaps saving Jewish Hospital and its affiliates
The University of Louisville is talking with a Nashville health-care firm to “prevent a catastrophic health-care shakeup in Louisville,” the closure of Jewish Hospital, reports Louisville’s WDRB-TV. The potential deal is “offering a new survival scenario...
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Most Ky. adults for statewide smoking ban and raising legal age to buy tobacco to 21, but movement unlikely soon on either issue
A majority of Kentucky adults continue to support a comprehensive statewide smoke-free law and favor raising the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 years, according to...
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UK removes dean who was defendant in suit ending in payment of $620,000 to professor who objected to Bevin’s Medicaid plan
Stephanos Kyrkanides (University of Kentucky photo) — The University of Kentucky has removed the dental-school dean whose alleged retribution to a faculty member resulted in a $620,000 settlement with the professor and his...
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Foundation for a Healthy Ky. adds 28 new members to its Community Advisory Council, most from Friedell Committee
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has added 28 new members to its Community Advisory Council, bringing its total up to 49. Of the new members, 27 were formerly members of the Friedell...
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16 Kentuckians on Medicaid sue Trump administration again over re-approved Medicaid program, say it still violates federal law
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s new Medicaid program, which includes controversial work and community engagement requirements was recently re-approved by the Trump administration after a judge rejected it....
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Kentucky abortion-bill backers hope their measures might lead the U.S. Supreme Court to end legalized abortion
State Sen. Damon Thayer (Northern Kentucky Tribune photo) — Kentucky legislators’ recent filing of anti-abortion bills isn’t just about the state; they hope the bills could make national impact. “Emboldened...
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Study finds that mothers who smoke during pregnancy could increase the chance that their kids will become obese
Mothers who smoke during pregnancy could increase the likelihood that their child will be obese later in life, a University of Kentucky study has found. The researchers have identified a potential cellular...