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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 adults on Medicaid. On March 16, 2023, ... Read more

by Kentucky Health News, Friday, March 24, 2023 11:30 am

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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 increased again. The state Department for Public ... Read more

by Kentucky Health News, Wednesday, March 22, 2023 11:46 am

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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 procedures, so they need to tell surgical ... Read more

by Kentucky Health News, Monday, March 13, 2023 11:57 am

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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 Prevention risk map, but when it comes ... Read more

by Kentucky Health News, Friday, March 10, 2023 12:30 pm

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Bill would create phone app for confidential mental-health texting for Ky. youth

A bill to create a free mobile-phone application for confidential crisis intervention for Kentucky youth, parents and their teachers is poised to pass the House ... Read more

by Kentucky Health News, Tuesday, March 7, 2023 10:33 am

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Many schools in SEKY warning about vape pens

Harlan County school officials have “asked businesses to guard against selling vape pens to minors after students in a nearby county got sick from using ... Read more

by Kentucky Health News, Thursday, March 2, 2023 2:03 pm

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COVID-19 risk remains low in most Kentucky counties

Most of Kentucky’s 120 counties continue to have a low risk of coronavirus transmission and only four of them are at high risk, according to ... Read more

by Kentucky Health News, Monday, February 27, 2023 2:48 pm

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Even with 76% of Kentucky counties at low risk of coronavirus transmission, state ranks first in nation for new cases in last week

Three-fourths of Kentucky counties have a low risk of Covid-19 transmission, and only two of the 120 counties are at high risk, according to the ... Read more

by Kentucky Health News, Friday, February 17, 2023 1:00 pm

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18,000 Kentuckians have died as a result of COVID-19, state says

New cases of the coronavirus in Kentucky have dropped for two weeks in a row, but deaths from the virus have increased, bringing the state’s ... Read more

by Kentucky Health News, Tuesday, February 14, 2023 10:14 am

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Delta-8 THC, mildly less potent than marijuana’s delta-9, is legal in Ky., may face further regulation

“While politicians debate whether to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky, a lesser-known product that gets people similarly high is flourishing in the state. And it’s ... Read more

by Kentucky Health News, Friday, February 10, 2023 10:14 am

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