FEATURED – Page 182 – Kentucky Health News

Kentucky’s spending on tobacco prevention and cessation goes up, but still falls far short of federal recommendations

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids chart — Kentucky leads the nation in smoking and tobacco-related health costs, but ranks 35th in how much it spends from tobacco-tax revenue and the millions...

By Al Cross Published December 17, 2018 FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Court of Appeals OKs release of court records that could reveal more about how company promoted OxyContin, opioid epidemic

Purdue Pharma is privately held. (AP photo by Douglas Healey) — The state Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a Pike County judge’s ruling to release secret records about the marketing...

By Al Cross Published December 17, 2018 DRUGS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS

If Ky. teenagers’ use of e-cigarettes continues at its current pace, look for a new generation of adult smokers, conference is told

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky teachers have plenty to keep up with in the schools, which can cause an issue like teenagers’ vaping of electronic cigarettes to get...

By Al Cross Published December 15, 2018 DRUGS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Adair County newspaper looks at local syringe exchange, finds most of its clients are from Taylor County, which doesn’t have one

The demand for syringe exchanges crosses county lines; if local governments haven’t allowed one in a county where intravenous drug users live, some of them go to a county that...

By Al Cross Published December 15, 2018 DRUGS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY

State and national officials urge Kentuckians to sign up for health insurance on Healthcare.gov; deadline is Saturday, Dec. 15

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Just days before the end of open enrollment on Healthcare.gov, national and state officials are encouraging Kentuckians to sign up for federally subsidized health insurance....

By Al Cross Published December 12, 2018 FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Infographic lays out the dangers of electronic cigarettes, with a focus on teens, among whom use of the devices is epidemic

A two-page infographic from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and Kentucky Youth Advocates aims to fight the surge in use of electronic cigarette usage among Kentucky teenagers. “While youth cigarette smoking in Kentucky has steadily...

By Al Cross Published December 11, 2018 FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

This is the last week to sign up for health insurance on Healthcare.gov for 2019 coverage; deadline is Saturday, Dec. 15

Screenshot of Healthcare.gov website — By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With just a few days left to enroll in a health-insurance plan on Healthcare.gov, it’s time to sign up...

By Al Cross Published December 10, 2018 FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

UK to pay dental professor $620,000 to settle lawsuit alleging he was terminated because he criticized governor’s Medicaid plan

Raynor Mullins — The University of Kentucky has agreed to rehire a former dental professor and pay him $620,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging he was taken off the payroll...

By Al Cross Published December 10, 2018 FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY

E-cigarette use in Lexington schools surges; disciplinary incidents more than double; schools working to curb use

Nick Gregory, 26, a manager, vaped on a Juul at Botany Bay in Lexington. (Photo: Charles Bertram, Lexington Herald-Leader) — Electronic cigarette use among students is so widespread at one...

By Al Cross Published December 10, 2018 FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

Number of Ky. parents claiming religious exemption for kids’ shots rises 59% after new state rule makes exemption easier to get

More Kentucky children are not being immunized “for medical and religious reasons,” Ashleigh Mills reports for Spectrum News. “Doctors worry the number could be growing because of misinformation circulating online.”...

By Al Cross Published December 10, 2018 FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Category: FEATURED