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Quarles says that if elected governor, he would work with th Quarles spoke on the Capitol steps. (KL photo by McKenna Horsley)By McKenna HorsleyKentucky LanternAgriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles told reporter... 11-03-2023 16:06	House health chair says anti-trans bill will worsen state's Rep. Kim Moser voiced "grave concerns"about House Bill 470. (Legislative photo)Â Â By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsA bill to ban gender-affirmin... 11-03-2023 16:06	On the third anniversary of the pandemic's arrival in Ky., t New York Times graphs show panedmic\'s history in U.S. and states with top three new-case rates.By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsToday, March 6, ... 11-03-2023 16:06	Study for hospital association says 38% of Ky. hospitals at By Sarah LaddKentucky LanternCiting ?inflation, record-high operating costs, and lower volumes,? a new report prepared for the Kentucky Hospital Assoc... 11-03-2023 16:06
CDC says no Ky. counties at high risk of Covid-19; state pla Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mapsBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsNo Kentucky counties have a high risk of Covid-19, according to t... 11-03-2023 16:06	Bill would create phone app for confidential mental-health t Photo from Parenting Teens & TweensBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsA bill to create a free mobile-phone application for confidential crisis inte... 11-03-2023 16:06	Freestanding birth center bill hits roadblock: Senate floor 3/10/23: This story has been updated.Â By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsEven though a Senate bill to remove the state\'s certificate of need requ... 11-03-2023 16:06	Lilly says it will cut prices of 2 old insulin products 70% Eli Lilly & Co. announced Wednesday that it will cut the prices of some of its older insulin products this year "and immediately expand a cap on costs... 11-03-2023 16:06
Bill to exclude fentanyl test strips from legal definition o Image from Centers for Disease Control and PreventionBy Sarah LaddKentucky LanternFentanyl test strips would no longer be considered drug paraphernali... 11-03-2023 16:06	Learn how to nominate someone for recognition as a Healthy K Mental-health advocate Sheila Schuster, center, was the first Gil Friedell HealthPolicy Champion, selected from several Healthy Kentucky Champions, in... 11-03-2023 16:06	House sends Senate a bill to regulate Delta-8 THC as Senate By Liam NiemeyerKentucky LanternAfter a court decision last year legalized an intoxicating compound derived from hemp, a bill to regulate Delta-8 tetr... 11-03-2023 16:06	A study revives debate on masks: Twitter explodes, public is To be effective, masks need to be worn correctly.Â (Jacek Poblocki, Unsplash)Haven\'t the questions about masking been asked and answered" "Or at lea... 11-03-2023 16:06
With pandemic benefits long gone, and inflation pushing up f By arriving at 4 a.m., Danny and Flora Blair got the first spot in the line at the Hazel Green Food Project. The line became a mile long. (Photos by R... 11-03-2023 16:06	CDC: 83% of Ky. counties have low risk of Covid-19 transmiss Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mapBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsMost of Kentucky again has a low risk of Covid-19 transmission on ... 11-03-2023 16:06	Comer says his panel will investigate pharmacy benefit manag Rep. James Comer chairs the Oversight Committee.As chair of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, Republican U.S. Rep. James Comer of Kent... 11-03-2023 16:06	Bill to leave children's Covid-19 vaccination decisions enti By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsKentucky lawmakers have sent the House a bill to ensure that the state\'s children are not required to get a Cov... 11-03-2023 16:06
In first gubernatorial debate, Cameron says he could sign a Candidates who debated, clockwise from upper left:Somerset Mayor Alan Keck, Attorney General DanielCameron, state Auditor Mike Harmon, Commissionerof ... 11-03-2023 16:06	Bill to let advance-practice registered nurses prescribe con Image from Kentucky Association of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives Facebook pageBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsA bill to create a path f... 11-03-2023 16:06	Coronavirus cases in Kentucky have dropped for four weeks in Adapted screenshot of interactive New York Times map; for interactive version, click here.By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsNew coronavirus cases ... 28-02-2023 16:07	Opioid panel head says rules Beshear signed are sufficient, Bryan Hubbard (Photo by Melissa Patrick)By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsThe executive director of the state Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission... 28-02-2023 16:07
House panel advances bill to make insurers pay for testing t American Cancer Society members were at the Kentucky State Capitol Feb. 16 for Cancer Action Days to support passage of House Bill 180, the biomarker ... 28-02-2023 16:07	Radio reporter describes with personal detail what it's like What is it like for Kentuckians to buy cannabis in another state under Gov. Andy Beshear\'s executive order" WUKY\'s Karyn Czar, who has one of the 21... 28-02-2023 16:07	Covid-19 risk remains low in most counties; only four estima Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mapsBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsMost of Kentucky\'s 120 counties continue to have a low risk of c... 28-02-2023 16:07	Bill to let advance-practice registered nurses prescribe con By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsAfter years of debate and months of negotiations, a bill to create a path for Kentucky\'s advanced-practice regi... 28-02-2023 16:07
18,000 Kentuckians have died as a result of Covid-19, state N.Y. Times map adapted by Ky. Health News; Robertson County has had 22 deaths, Harlan 231.By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsNew cases of the coron... 28-02-2023 16:07	Regarding obesity as a disease raises questions about cost o Illustration by Shoshana Gordon, AxiosBy Caitlin Owensbecome all the rage among some wealthy Americans. Billionaire Elon Musk recently responded to a ... 28-02-2023 16:07	CDC report shows 75 Kentucky counties at low risk of Covid-1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mapBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsA large majority of Kentucky counties have a low risk of Covid-19 ... 28-02-2023 16:07	American Heart Month and Black History Month are the same mo By Dr. Daniel BrunnerIn February, we commemorate both American Heart Month and Black History Month, which presents an opportunity for us to raise awar... 28-02-2023 16:07
With 'low confidence,' Energy Dept. says Covid-19 likely fro The Wuhan Institute of VirologyÂ is located in the city wherethe pandemic began.Â (Photo by Hector Retamal, AFP/Getty)The Department of Energy has con... 28-02-2023 16:07	State Supreme Court refuses to restore injunction blocking t Justice Robert Conley joined Justice Debra Lambert\'s opinion; Justice Shea Nickell largely agreed.Chief Justice Laurance Van Meter concurred only in ... 28-02-2023 16:07	New coronavirus cases in Kentucky continue to drop, but rate New York Times map as of 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsNew coronavirus cases in Kentucky have dropped for three weeks in... 28-02-2023 16:07	Kentucky's abortion bans deny standard health care to women The Kentucky laws banning abortion "do not legally permit the standard-of-care treatment for a nonviable pregnancy," writes Alex Acquisto of the Lexin... 28-02-2023 16:07
Unvaccinated attendee of big revival has state's third case An unvaccinated Jessamine County resident who attended the large, spontaneous revival at Asbury University has Kentucky\'s third reported case of meas... 28-02-2023 16:07	Opinion: Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness declines rapidly; se Covid-Net graph, adapted; gray area may have some delayed reporting and does not indicate trends.Kevin Kavanagh, M.D.By Kevin Kavanagh for Infection C... 28-02-2023 16:07	Medicaid isn't off the budget-cutting table, but seems resil Protesters in 2017 (Photo by Drew Angerer, Getty Images)Now that President Biden and Republicans agree they won\'t cut Medicare and Social Security, t... 28-02-2023 16:07	Hospitals and health clinics prepare to take a post-pandemic St. Claire Regional Medical Center is preparing to lose $5 million a year in Medicaid revenue.By Casey QuinlanStates NewsroomDonald Lloyd, CEO and pre... 28-02-2023 16:07
Bird-flu impact may go beyond eggs, birds; experts call for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chart; for a larger version, click on it.The U.S. is experiencing a record outbreak of bird flu, a virus th... 28-02-2023 16:07	Humana says it will drop commercial employer-sponsored healt Humana\'s headquarters on Main Street in LouisvilleKentucky Health NewsLouisivlle-based Humana Inc., which originated as a nursing-home company 60 yea... 28-02-2023 16:07	Free-standing birth centers would no longer be subject to 'c By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsBills to exempt free-standing birth centers from Kentucky\'s certificate-of-need law have cleared committees in ... 28-02-2023 16:07	Even with 76% of Kentucky counties at low risk of coronaviru Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mapsBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsThree-fourths of Kentucky counties have a low risk of Covid-19 tr... 28-02-2023 16:07
Bill to ban transgender health or mental-health care of mino By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsA far-reaching anti-transgender bill filed Tuesday, Feb. 21, was assigned to a legislative committee the same da... 28-02-2023 16:07	In 2006, Congress ordered HHS to integrate health-data syste Photo by Irwan, Unsplash"The pandemic highlighted ineffective data infrastructure across the U.S. health system," ... 28-02-2023 16:07	School officials sound the alarm about students getting sick Kentucky Health News map; Whitley and Knox counties reflect Corbin Independent Schools.Harlan County school officials have "asked businesses to guard ... 28-02-2023 16:07	Using his pardon power, Beshear lets people with certain cer Beshear displayed a map showing in green the adjoining states where medical cannabis is legal.By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsKentuckians who meet a de... 16-11-2022 16:06
$35 cap on seniors' monthly insulin costs isn't reflected in Screenshot of Medicare plan finder; for the web page, Medicare plan finder, the online tool that helps beneficiaries sort through dozens of drug and m... 16-11-2022 16:06	State Supreme Court hears arguments in abortion case Protesters were audible inside the court chamber, ... 16-11-2022 16:06	Kentucky had many fewer new cases of Covid-19 last week, but New York Times map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for interactive version with data, click here.By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsFor every eight cases of ... 15-11-2022 16:06	Time for pharmacy-benefit managers to 'share the savings' in OPINION By George Huntley and Stewart Perry George Huntley of Indianapolis is CEO of the Diabetes Leadership Council and the Diabetes Patient Advocacy... 15-11-2022 16:06
Flu off to fast start in Kentucky, as cases keep more than d State Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; county figures are online here.Last week\'s cases willbe reported on Friday.By Al Cross... 14-11-2022 16:06	State has fewer spots at facilities that care for children w Kentucky has "a shrinking number of spots at facilities that care for children, most in foster care. Financial strain is exacerbated by unprecedented ... 14-11-2022 16:06	Had trouble with a health-insurance claim" An appeal&qu Photo illustration from ProPublicaProPublica, the national, nonprofit, investigative newsroom, ... 13-11-2022 16:06	Federal government signals that President Biden will extend The U.S. Department for Health and Human Services "on Friday signaled it will extend the Covid-19 public health emergency beyond Jan. 12," the schedul... 12-11-2022 16:06
National Rural Health Day is Nov. 17; Kentucky Rural Health By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsThursday, Nov. 17 is 12th annual National Rural Health Day, a day set aside to generate an increased awareness o... 12-11-2022 16:06	Nov. 17 is American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout CDC graphicBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsThe American Cancer Society\'s annual Great American Smokeout, a day when smokers are encouraged to q... 11-11-2022 16:06	26 Ky. counties moved from low risk to medium risk for Covid Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mapBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsWhile only three Kentucky counties were considered to be at high r... 11-11-2022 16:06	Map estimates how ready your county is to help with recovery Screenshot, adapted by Ky. Health News; for the interactive version, click here.By Liz CareyThe Daily YonderWhen officials in Vine Grove put out a ven... 10-11-2022 16:06
Voters reject attempt to keep Ky. courts from finding a righ By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsKentucky courts will still be able to find a right to abortion in the state constitution, following voters\' rejection ... 10-11-2022 16:06	Kentucky Covid-19 cases rise 9%, and hospital cases jump 25% Kentucky Department for Public Health table, adapted by Kentucky Health NewsBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsNew coronavirus cases in Kentucky in... 08-11-2022 16:06	Services Monday for Dr. Russell Travis, health-care leader, Russell Travis, M.D.Funeral services will be held Monday in Lexington for Dr. Russell Travis, a retired surgeon who was a longtime leader in Kentucky\... 07-11-2022 16:06	Most Kentucky counties have a low risk of Covid-19 transmiss CDC map, adapted by Kentucky Health NewsBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsCovid-19 appears to leveling off in Kentucky, just as other respiratory ... 05-11-2022 16:05
Anthem Medicaid Rural Medicine Scholarship now offered at Mu Murray State Univ. anniversary logoAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid in KentuckyÂ has endowed a scholarship to support up to four students a ... 05-11-2022 16:05	Respiratory viruses are making many Kentuckians sick and cau As of Friday, Nov. 4, the Kentucky School Boards AssociationÂ said that at least 19 of the state\'s 171 school districts had closed or moved to non-tr... 05-11-2022 16:05	Herald-Leader reports on why Ky.'s main doctors' lobby has t Despite unwavering opposition to Kentucky\'s near-total abortion ban from the American Medical Association, the American College of Obstetricians and ... 05-11-2022 16:05	The share of Kentuckians with diabetes has increased 28% in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map; click on it to enlargeBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsThe number of people living with diabetes ... 05-11-2022 16:05
Think now about preventing infection during the holidays An outdoor Thanksgiving (Photo by Spencer Davis on Unsplash)By Katelyn Jetelinaolder and vaccinated but not up to date on their boosters. As an epidem... 05-11-2022 16:05	State's opioid-settlement money should be used for housing a The commission held a town-hall meeting Oct. 26 in Lexington. (KHN photo by Melissa Patrick)By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsMore than 100 people... 02-11-2022 16:06	New coronavirus cases and the positive-test rate inch up, wi New York Times graphs, adapted by Kentucky Health News, show recent cases and long-term trends.By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsNew coronavirus c... 01-11-2022 16:06	Health officials in counties with high and low Covid-19 deat Kentucky Health News map via Datawrapper, highlighting high-death-rate counties of Metcalfe, Monroe, Harlan, Perry, Lee and Robertson, and low-death-r... 31-10-2022 16:06
The risk of Covid-19 infection in Kentucky is increasing, wi Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map, which looks at both cases and hospital data to determine risk, shows seven Kentucky counties at high r... 29-10-2022 16:06	Nurse practitioners' drug-prescribing power was expanded in Kentucky law requires advanced practice registered nurses to have a collaborative agreement with a medical doctor to prescribe controlled substances. ... 29-10-2022 16:06	Exposure to electronic-cigarette aerosols cause irregular he Â MathewÂ Nystoriak, associate professor of medicine,watches assistant professorÂ Alex Carll. (UofL photo)By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsExposu... 28-10-2022 16:06	Don't forget to turn your clock back one hour Nov. 5-6; slee Cincinnati Enquirer photo By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsIt\'s almost time to "fall back" one hour into standard time, which sleep specialists ... 28-10-2022 16:06
What to know about RSV, the virus that can cause serious ill By Hilary BrownUniversity of KentuckyRespiratory syncytial virus is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. Most peop... 27-10-2022 16:06	For the first time, hospitals are dealing with three virus o Louisville-area hospitals "are dealing with a trio of viruses this fall," reports Dakota Sherek of WDRB. "While fall typically marks the start of flu ... 26-10-2022 16:07	After more than two months of pretty steady decline, new Cov New York Times map shows rates of new coronavirus cases; for the interactive version, click here.By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsAfter declining... 25-10-2022 16:06	New group says its online survey finds 2/3 of Kentucky adult By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsTwo-thirds of Kentucky adults favor a government health plan that would provide health insurance for everyone, a... 25-10-2022 16:06
Jefferson County has the lowest Covid-19 death rate in Kentu By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsKentucky has lost more than 17,000 people to Covid-19, which has killed more Kentuckians than World War I, World... 23-10-2022 16:06	Enrollment for subsidized health insurance begins Nov. 1 on Kynect illustrationBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsOpen enrollment for federally subsidized health insurance plans starts Nov. 1 and runs throug... 23-10-2022 16:06	Half of Kentuckians on Medicare now have Advantage plans, bu Image from Investopedia.comBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsWith open enrollment for Medicare plans up and running, it\'s important that seniors ... 22-10-2022 16:06	Beshear announces initiative that will expand Medicaid denta Dept. for Medicaid Services graphicBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsPitching it as a way to expand the state\'s workforce, Gov. Andy Beshear anno... 22-10-2022 16:06
Most of Kentucky has a low risk of Covid-19 infection, but t Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map shows Covid-19 risk.By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsThe risk of Covid-19 transmission increased j... 22-10-2022 16:06	Denise Hall awarded Gil Friedell Health Policy Award for her Left to right: Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Board Chair Dr. Clifford Maesaka, Denise Hall, Foundation President and CEO Ben Chandler, and Council... 21-10-2022 16:06	Analysis: First TV commercial from anti-abortion group has m Image from TV ad, provided by Yes for LifeThe first television spot from the main group supporting the anti-abortion proposal on Kentucky\'s Nov. 8 ba... 19-10-2022 16:06	New cases of Covid-19 in Kentucky dropped 4% last week, but New York Times map, adapted by Kentucky Health News (Click to enlarge; interactive version is here.)By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsNew coronavi... 18-10-2022 16:06
State opioid commission opens online portal for grant applic The state commission handling $239 million in funds from the national opioid settlement has opened its online portal for grant proposals.The Opioid Ab... 18-10-2022 16:06	Covid-19 booster rates in nursing homes lag, especially amon National Council on Aging photoBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsCovid-19 booster rates lag in both nursing-home residents and staff, but especial... 17-10-2022 16:06	Breast Cancer Awareness Month reminds eligible women to get Image from PngtreeBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsBecause breast cancer often shows up without any symptoms, getting a mammogram is one of the m... 17-10-2022 16:06	Connections between education and better health to be examin The annual health-policy forum of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, to be held online all day Monday, Oct. 17, will examine the connections betwe... 17-10-2022 16:06
FDA chief, at UK, says 'It's fair to be critical' of failure By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsU.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said Friday at the University of Kentucky, "It\... 17-10-2022 16:06	Is Covid-19 about to spike again" Six tips to help you By Céline GounderKaiser Health NewsLast year, the emergence of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus caught many people by su... 17-10-2022 16:06	CDC says only one Ky. county, Letcher, is at high risk of Co CDC map, adapted by Kentucky Health NewsBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsLetcher County is the only one in Kentucky with a high risk of Covid-19 ... 14-10-2022 16:06	Abortion question on Kentucky's Nov. 8 ballot may be confusi Confusion about the ballot question could stem partly fromthe opening quotation mark, which is in the wrong place (itshould follow the colon). The sty... 14-10-2022 16:06
UK hospital, celebrating 60th anniversary of its opening, re A.B. Chandler breaks ground for the hospital. (UK photo)As the University of Kentucky celebrates the 60th anniversary of the opening of its medical ce... 13-10-2022 16:07	Ky. Covid-19 cases dropped 15% this week, but the share amon New York Times map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for interactive version with data, click here.By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsNew coronavirus ca... 11-10-2022 16:06	Open enrollments for Medicaid, Medicare and federally subsid Graphic by Ky. Voices for Health, adapted by Ky. Health NewsBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsOpen enrollment to make changes to Medicaid, Medicar... 10-10-2022 16:06	CDC survey shows more than 2.5 million young people used ele Graphic from Campaign for Tobacco-Free KidsBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsThe 2022 National Youth Tobacco SurveyÂ found that 2.5 million middle... 08-10-2022 16:06
CDC map shows 75 counties with low risk of Covid-19 transmis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mapBy Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsThe latest federal risk map says most of Kentucky has a low risk o... 08-10-2022 16:06	Mobile Illinois abortion clinic says it will come close to K Planned Parenthood plans to start a mobile abortion clinic in Illinois that will travel close to the borders of Kentucky and other adjoining states th... 08-10-2022 16:06	Traditional Medicare can't cut short nursing-home stays, but CDC photo"Health care providers, nursing-home representatives, and advocates for residents say Medicare Advantage plans are increasingly ending member... 07-10-2022 16:06	Study: Smoking increases risk of viral and respiratory infec A new study shows that smoking increases the risk of viral infections and respiratory illnesses, including one type of the coronavirus, this supportin... 07-10-2022 16:06

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