Author: Al Cross
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State House panel approves bills to require HPV vaccinations of boys and girls and ban use of tanning beds by children
The state House Health and Welfare Committee approved two bills Thursday to require that boys and girls to be vaccinated for the human papilloma virus before sixth grade and to generally...
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Dr. Gene Paxton Lewis dies; he was a leader in public health dentistry in Kentucky and the nation
Dr. Gene Paxton Lewis, a dentist who did the first survey of Kentucky’s oral health and helped create the state’s oral health coalition and its first mobile dental office, died...
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Beshear lays out plan for improving Kentucky’s health, with specific goals and largely administrative strategies
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Steve Beshear set seven specific, numerical goals Thursday for improving Kentucky’s “dismal” health status, which he said is hurting the state’s education, productivity,...
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Legislature passes bill requiring schools to have trained employees to give insulin and epilepsy medication to students
A bill to require schools to have an employee on duty to administer insulin and epilepsy medication to students is on its way to Gov. Steve Beshear for final action....
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State House panel OKs bill to regulate e-cigarettes in Ky.
Electronic cigarettes would be regulated as tobacco products in Kentucky under a bill that the House Licensing and Occupations Committee approved Wednesday. HouseBill 309, sponsored by Rep. Joni Jenkins, D-Shively,...
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KentuckyOne Health announces layoffs, but not how many
Major hospital operator KentuckyOne Health says it is laying off workers, but isn’t saying how many. “The many steps we have taken so far across KentuckyOne Health to reduce our expenses...
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In wide-ranging interview, secretary says her state health cabinet is a national leader in guarding the privacy of electronic data
Despite concerns elsewhere about the privacy of personal health information, Kentucky’s top health official says her agency is one of the best in the nation at protecting and managing such...
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Advocates, including governor, rally for statewide smoking ban
The annual Smoke-Free Kentucky rally was held Wednesday in the rotunda of the Capitol to promote passage of a statewide smoking ban. Gov. Steve Beshear and Dave Adkisson, president and...