Apr 13 Health Kentucky Health Departments Eye Cutbacks As Pension Costs Skyrocket Kentucky’s local health departments are facing massive increases in pension costs. And this could mean public health programs are cut back or closed entirely. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 13 Health Kentucky Health Departments Eye Cutbacks As Pension Costs Skyrocket Lisa Gillespie
Apr 11 Health Surgeon General Supports Needle Exchanges To Limit Disease From Opioid Crisis U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams threw his support behind syringe exchanges to address the region's high risk of needle-borne disease associated with the opioid epidemic. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 11 Health Surgeon General Supports Needle Exchanges To Limit Disease Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 11 Health Federal Lawsuit Seeks To Block Kentucky’s New Abortion Law The law bans a common second trimester abortion procedure known as "dilation and evacuation." The procedure was used in 537 of 3,312 abortions done in Kentucky in 2016. By Associated Press Apr 11 Health Federal Lawsuit Seeks To Block Kentucky's New Abortion Law Associated Press
Apr 11 Health Kentucky Will Soon Lead Nation In Syringe Exchanges, But Work Isn’t Done Kentucky will soon have the largest number of syringe exchange sites in the country — surpassing larger, more populous states like California and New Mexico. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 11 Health Ky. Will Soon Lead Nation In Syringe Exchanges, But Work Isn't Done Lisa Gillespie
Apr 5 Health Northern Ky. Expected To Be First Area Affected By New Medicaid Work/Training Requirement A top official says northern Kentucky will likely be the first area where Medicaid enrollees will have to meet the state's new ‘community engagement’ requirement, starting July 1. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 5 Health Northern Ky. Expected To Be First Affected By New Medicaid Requirement Lisa Gillespie
Apr 5 Health Kindred Shareholders Approve Humana Deal Stockholders of Louisville-based Kindred Healthcare have approved the sale of the company to a consortium that includes Humana Incorporated and two private equity firms. By Rick Howlett Apr 5 Health Kindred Shareholders Approve Humana Deal Rick Howlett
Apr 5 Health FDA To Weigh Pros And Cons Of E-Cigarette Flavors Research shows many teenagers start using electronic cigarettes — or vaping — because of the variety of flavors. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 5 Health FDA To Weigh Pros And Cons Of E-Cigarette Flavors Lisa Gillespie
Apr 4 Health As Hepatitis A Continues To Spread, Louisville Is Subsidizing Vaccines For Restaurant Workers Hepatitis A can be easily spread by restaurant workers, so the government is offering $25 vaccines for these employees, in an effort to curb the outbreak. By Amina Elahi Apr 4 Health Louisville Is Subsidizing Hepatitis A Vaccines For Restaurant Workers Amina Elahi
Apr 2 Health How A Rural Kentucky County Overcame Fear To Adopt A Needle Exchange The Ohio Valley’s opioid crisis has given rise to a new health threat: the region now has some of the nation’s highest risk areas for outbreaks of needle-borne disease such as HIV. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 2 Health How A Rural Ky. County Overcame Fear To Adopt A Needle Exchange Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 29 Health WSJ Report: Walmart In Preliminary Talks To Buy Louisville-Based Humana The newspaper cites people familiar with the deal, the terms of which weren’t disclosed. But the move would be the latest in a trend of retail pharmacies acquiring health insurers By Erica Peterson Mar 29 Health WSJ Report: Walmart In Preliminary Talks To Buy Humana Erica Peterson
Mar 29 Health Amid Black Lung Surge, Kentucky Changes Benefits Process For Miners Lawmakers in Kentucky this week approved changes to a benefits program that critics say will make it harder for sick miners to get help. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 29 Health Amid Black Lung Surge, Kentucky Changes Benefits Process For Miners Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 28 Health Opioid Treatment Program Helps Keep Families Together A mentoring program in Kentucky expedites treatment for some parents who lose custody of their children. By Lisa Gillespie Mar 28 Health Opioid Treatment Program Helps Keep Families Together Lisa Gillespie
Mar 28 Health Congress Boosts ‘Black Lung’ Treatment Funding By Millions Hundreds of coal miners have been diagnosed with Progressive Massive Fibrosis in the last five years. The advanced stage of the disease is known as "black lung." By Howard Berkes, NPR Mar 28 Health Congress Boosts 'Black Lung' Treatment Funding By Millions Howard Berkes, NPR
Mar 27 Health Kentucky Hospitals In Louisville, Lexington Score Top Marks in LGBTQ Inclusion Report The report, published by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, analyzed policies and practices from more than 600 healthcare facilities nationwide. By Kyeland Jackson Mar 27 Health Kentucky Hospitals Score Top Marks in LGBTQ Inclusion Report Kyeland Jackson