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Kentucky Justice Commission on Mental Health to hold five more town-hall meetings; the next one is set for Oct. 11 in Lexington

Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health is hosting nine town hall meetings across the state through Nov. 29 to garner input for changing how the justice...

By Heather Close Published October 2, 2023 FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY

Legislators waive chance to set up repeal of expanded Medicaid services, and are talking with administration officials about it

By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern Around 400 patients every week, most covered by Medicaid, flood the University of Kentucky’s dental clinic seeking care they can’t find elsewhere for advanced tooth...

By Heather Close Published October 2, 2023 FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Fall is vaccine season; doctors say it’s OK to get immunizations for Covid-19 and flu at same time; new RSV vaccine available

Covid-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are circulating, so the vaccine season is upon us. To get the maximum protection, start with a game plan. “Doctors generally suggest getting...

By Heather Close Published October 2, 2023 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Ga. professor develops model to show how much you need to walk each day to achieve a specific reduction in your weight

By Bob Buresh The Conversation Over the last decade, smartphones have become ubiquitous not just for sending texts and staying abreast of news, but also for monitoring daily activity levels....

By Heather Close Published October 2, 2023 FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Ky. children 10-17 have nation’s 2nd highest obesity rate, 19.6%; adult rate of 37.7% is 9th highest, a slight improvement from 2021

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky ties with Wisconsin for the nation’s ninth-highest adult obesity rate, an improvement from second-highest last year, but Kentucky children aged 10-17 still have...

By Heather Close Published September 25, 2023 FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Answers to questions about the updated Covid-19 vaccines

Updated Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna have rolled out to pharmacies. The Food and Drug Administration approved the mRNA vaccines for everyone 6 months and older. The Centers for Disease...

By Heather Close Published September 25, 2023 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

State doctors’ group calls for more gun control, repeal of Second Amendment ‘sanctuary’ law; passes resolutions on many topics

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Medical Association called mass shooting and gun violence “a public-health crisis” and called for more gun control in one of nine resolutions on...

By Heather Close Published September 25, 2023 FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

The pandemic is over; now Covid-19 is endemic but is still a leading cause of death. When we will stop treating it differently?

As new coronavirus variants make the headlines and Covid-19 hospitalizations are are on the rise, experts told Carolyn Y. Johnson of The Washington Post that this is the new normal in a...

By Heather Close Published September 25, 2023 CORONAVIRUS, EVENTS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Federal government relaunches free, at-home Covid-19 tests, to be available Monday, Sept. 25, for up to 4 tests per household

Kentucky Health News The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million to make new at-home tests for Covid-19 and relaunch the program that allows Americans to order...

By Heather Close Published September 25, 2023 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

WellCare of Kentucky, a manager of Medicaid, honors nine Kentucky health heroes with Community Health Champion awards

Kentucky Health News WellCare of Kentucky, one of the companies that manages Medicaid coverage for the state, honored nine people as “community health champions” for their efforts to improve the physical...

By Heather Close Published September 25, 2023 FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

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