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Trump tweeted this after his campaign manger raised concerns. —– President Trump’s campaign manager has warned him that his plan to ban most flavored electronic cigarettes “could backfire in the...
Dr. Carol Peddicord holds a model representing 5 lbs. of body fat. (Clinton County News photo) —– A doctor and pharmacist in rural Albany, Kentucky are seeing big results in the...
Two cases of whooping cough have occurred in less than a month at a Lexington high school, and another Lexington high school reported a case earlier this month. Two cases...
Rep. Jerry Miller announces his pre-filed vaping bills, aimed at rampant teen use of electronic cigarettes. (WLKY-TV image) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A Louisville legislator has pre-filed two bills...
Sunrise Manor volunteers used money from fees to buy items that residents could use. Here, Tickle Ragland, second row at left, and Rebekah Okeson, second row at right, are pictured...
By Trudy Lieberman Community Health News Service Along with crunchy leaves and pumpkins, fall brings a slew of advertising for insurance plans that fill the gaps in Medicare coverage. Misleading...
Sharon Burton has been getting national attention for her series “The Cost of Addiction” in her weekly Adair County Community Voice in Columbia, Kentucky. On Nov. 15, in Ashland, Ky., she will discuss with...
Section 1115 waivers are the device being used to add work and other “community engagement” rules. —– Arizona has indefinitely suspended its plan to add work requirements to its Medicaid program “due...
Photo illustration from NaturalHealthNews.com —– More than a third of Kentucky school students are in violation of the year-old state law requiring them to be vaccinated for the liver disease...
Lisa Middleton, patient advocate —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While legislators and health advocates work to control the surging cost of insulin, a mother with two children and...