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An opioid treatment scam is snaring young adult victims across the nation, sometimes leading to patients’ deaths after enrolling in programs that provide poor or nonexistent treatment. The scam hasn’t...
By Trudy Lieberman Community Health News Service Maybe – just maybe – Americans will get some relief from the relentlessly rising prices of pharmaceuticals. That, of course, depends on Congress...
The 21st annual Kentucky Rural Health Association conference will be held in Bowling Green Nov. 14-15 at Western Kentucky University‘s Knicely Center, 2355 Nashville Rd. Through Friday, Nov. 1, the registration fee is $125...
Table from Navigant Consulting report —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Many rural hospitals across Kentucky are struggling to keep their doors open. And though the numbers vary on just...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Hospitals in Kentucky and across the nation are getting a reprieve, maybe a short one, from a new formula cutting the money the...
OpenStreetMap contributors, via The Daily Yonder, adapted by Ky. Health News —– Along the Cumberland River in Southern Kentucky and Middle Tennessee are two towns 24 miles apart by road....
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The health benefits of medical marijuana haven’t been proven and more research is needed, according to a leading researcher on the topic, but that...
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump listened as acting FDA Commissioner Ned Sharpless talks about a plan to ban most flavored e-cigarettes. (Associated Press photo) —– President Trump stunned the electronic-cigarette...
This ad claims the bill would help insurance firms and hurt patients. —– Unknown people and businesses are giving millions of dollars to kill legislation nearing passage in Congress that...
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has named Neva Francis of Lexington the latest Healthy Kentucky Policy Champion for her career-long commitment to improving community health. Francis is vice president for healthy...