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Medicaid renewal date is fast approaching
Kentuckians on Medicaid need to pay attention to any correspondence from the state’s Medicaid program. The Department for ... Read more
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New UK medical-school graduate plans to pay it forward with a career in rural Kentucky
The University of Kentucky’s Rural Physician Leadership Program is designed to increase the number of doctors in rural ... Read more
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FDA approves first-ever RSV vaccine for people 60 and older
People 60 and older now have access to the first approved vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus. The vaccine, ... Read more
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Beshear administration issues regulations to maintain expansion of Medicaid benefits
Gov. Andy Beshear has again proposed regulations to expand dental, vision and hearing benefits for Kentucky adults on ... Read more
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Catholic Health Initiatives hit by data breach
Kentucky is one of 13 states with hospitals that have been affected by a ransomware attack on the ... Read more
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Overdose deaths in Ky. workplaces tripled in 2019-2021
Drug-overdose deaths in Kentucky workplaces tripled from 2019 to 2021, according to the latest annual report from the ... Read more
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Kentucky legislature scraps new Medicaid benefits for dental, vision, hearing care
In October, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear announced the expansion of dental, vision and hearing benefits for 900,000 Kentucky ... Read more
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New coronavirus cases dropped again last week in Kentucky
Last week, new coronavirus cases in Kentucky dropped 20 percent from the week before, but deaths from COVID-19 ... Read more
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If you smoke pot, lay off before surgery you could wake up early
Regular users of marijuana may need up to three times more anesthetic to keep them unconscious during surgical ... Read more
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CDC: 83% of Ky. counties have low risk of COVID-19 transmission
Most of Kentucky again has a low risk of COVID-19 transmission on the Centers for Disease Control and ... Read more