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State’s opioid-settlement money should be used for many needs speakers tell commission
More than 100 people attended the fifth town hall of the Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission to suggest how ... Read more
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CDC survey shows more than 2.5 million young people used electronic cigarettes in 2022
The 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey found that 2.5 million middle- and high-school students, or about 9 percent ... Read more
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Open enrollments for Medicaid and Medicare open soon
Open enrollment to make changes to Medicaid, Medicare, or federal-state subsidized Marketplace health insurance plans is just around ... Read more
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Kentucky adults have second highest obesity rate in nation
A new report says Kentucky has the second highest adult obesity rate in the nation, and Kentucky children ... Read more
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CDC’s Ky. risk map is largely green, but 11 counties are still at high risk
The number of Kentucky counties at high risk of Covid-19 was cut in half last week, with only ... Read more
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Latest Covid-19 risk map shows number of Ky. counties at elevated risk dropped 24% in the past week
The weekly pandemic risk map for Kentucky improved again Thursday, as the number of counties at elevated risk ... Read more
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Here are some simple tips to help you stay healthier as you age
By Kelly Parsons University of Kentucky What goes up and never comes down? Your age! September is Healthy ... Read more
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More than 50,000 in Medicare prescription program had a drug overdose last year
At least 50,391 Americans in Medicare Part D, which pays for prescription drugs, had an overdose from prescription opioids, ... Read more
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About 400 people a day still die from Covid in US but deaths are preventable by vaccinations and booster shots
Covid-19 is still the third leading cause of death in America, killing about 400 people a day, largely ... Read more
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Key Covid-19 metrics in Kentucky drop for second week in row
Most metrics that measure the coronavirus in Kentucky dropped last week, for the second week in a row, ... Read more