Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Center for Excellence in Rural Health celebrates Rural Health Day
By Beth Bowling University of Kentucky HAZARD, Ky. — The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health and the Kentucky Office of Rural Health are proud to join communities...
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Walgreens to pay state $102 million to settle opioid claims
Attorney General Daniel Cameron said Wednesday that Walgreens and its subsidiaries hves agreed to pay a $102 million settlement to the state for business practices that worsened the opioid epidemic. Walgreens...
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Louisville wastewater shows a surge of flu virus, signaling Ky. flu season is here; shots recommended for all six months and older
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state Department for Public Health‘s weekly respiratory virus update, released Thursday, Nov. 9, shows that Covid-19 activity is moderate and influenza activity is...
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Beshear win pressures legislature to put exceptions for rape and incest, topic of impactful TV ad, into state’s near-total abortion ban
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern Standing before cheering supporters on election night, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear wrapped up his re-election celebration with a round of thanks. “First to my parents,”...
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Telehealth helps people stay in drug treatment, UK study finds
By Rachel Evans and Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky Drug users getting buprenorphine treatment for opioid-use disorder through telehealth are slightly more likely to stay in treatment longer than those...
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Kentucky health insurers give $750,000 to Louisville public-benefit firm to improve care for opioid-exposed infants in rural Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Association of Health Plans, the trade group for companies selling health insurance in Kentucky, has given $750,000 to Nascend, a Louisvile-based public-benefit...
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Six Kentucky hospitals get national recognition for specialty care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Six Kentucky hospitals have been awarded 2024 Healthgrades Specialty Excellence Awards, for placing in the top 5% or 10% of hospitals within a health-care...
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Website offers evidence-based data about nutrition, supplements
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News If you are looking for detailed information about research on nutrition and food supplements, a website called Examine.com is a resource to provide that...
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By Al Cross, Publisher, Kentucky Health News Director emeritus, Institute for Rural Journalism, University of Kentucky For more than a dozen years, Kentucky Health News has provided news you can...
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‘Toddler formulas’ for infants and young children offer little nutritional benefit, writes a UK specialist in pediatric digestion
By George J. Fuchs III, M.D. University of Kentucky A recent report from the American Academy of Pediatrics as part of my work on the AAP Committee of Nutrition addresses the...