Category: HEALTH POLICY
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McConnell says he has stood with abortion foes from the start
McConnell delivers speech (YouTube image) —– Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, who as Jefferson County judge-executive blocked some proposed restrictions on abortion soon after the Roe v. Wade decision, said in a...
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Behavioral-health hotline for suicide prevention, mental health and substance-use crises will go live on Saturday, July 16; call 988
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Starting Saturday, July 16, the new behavioral-health crisis hotline number will be 988, much like 911 for medical crises and other emergencies. “It’s substance...
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Judge gives sides in abortion lawsuit until July 18 to file pleadings; until then, at least, legal abortion can continue in Kentucky
Jefferson Circuit Judge Mitch Perry heard arguments. (Courier-Journal photo by Scott Utterback) —– Kentucky Health News Abortion can legally continue in Kentucky until at least July 18, the deadline a...
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BA.5, latest Omicron subvariant, is now dominant in U.S. and is expected to cause a new surge of infections if it hasn’t already
gavi.org graphic —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As coronavirus cases continue to tick up in Kentucky, a new Omicron subvariant, reported to be the most transmissible yet, is...
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Commission that will allocate money from state’s settlement with opioid companies will hold its first meeting Tuesday
Katie Marks, Ph.D. —– The first meeting of the commission that will allocate half the money from the state’s settlement with opioid companies will be held at 1 p.m. ET...
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Only 2.5% of Kentucky’s 6,561 National Guard soldiers have refused vaccination for Covid-19; federal deadline was June 30
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As of July 6, only 2.5% of Kentucky Army National Guard soldiers have refused a Covid-19 vaccine, thus missing the June 30 federal deadline to get...
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Study to find best ways to prevent opioid overdoses has started testing and interventions in second and last group of 8 counties
Kentucky Health News map shows counties in study; click it to enlarge. —– By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky The $87 million study to find the best ways to battle...
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FDA goes along with court order allowing Juul e-cigarettes to stay on the market while it conducts ‘additional review’ of products
Photo from The Hill —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Food and Drug Administration has decided to stop, temporarily, its fight to ban Juul Labs‘ electronic cigarettes, saying there are “scientific...
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Op-ed calls for passage of a bill sponsored by Rep. Brett Guthrie that would increase innovative cancer screenings for seniors
Bio Nebraska graphic —– Federal legislation has been proposed to require Medicare to evaluate and pay for multi-cancer early-detection tests once they are approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Currently,...
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National report highlights challenges rural hospitals face as they move out of the pandemic, offers federal policy solutions
Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, before it closed —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Federal pandemic money helped to shore up rural hospitals as they worked to care for...