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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 to spend the state’s $478 million settlement ... Read more

by Kentucky Health News, Wednesday, November 2, 2022 12:07 pm

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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 of the total, said they used electronic ... Read more

by Kentucky Health News, Friday, October 14, 2022 12:00 pm

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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 the corner. Experts encourage participants in each ... Read more

by Kentucky Health News, Wednesday, October 12, 2022 2:17 pm

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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 aged 10 to 17 have the nation’s ... Read more

by Kentucky Health News, Friday, October 7, 2022 2:00 pm

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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 two counties moving into a higher risk ... Read more

by Kentucky Health News, Tuesday, October 4, 2022 12:04 pm

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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 of Covid-19 dropped 24 percent. Only a ... Read more

by Kentucky Health News, Monday, September 26, 2022 12:30 pm

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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 Aging Month, an observance designed to celebrate ... Read more

by Kentucky Health News, Friday, September 23, 2022 2:00 pm

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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, illicit opioids, or both during 2021, though ... Read more

by Kentucky Health News, Tuesday, September 20, 2022 12:00 pm

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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 the unvaccinated and those 65 and older. ... Read more

by Kentucky Health News, Friday, September 16, 2022 12:00 pm

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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, with new cases dropping below 10,000 for ... Read more

by Kentucky Health News, Thursday, September 15, 2022 12:09 pm

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