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State's high maternal-death rate gets study; pregnancy-related deaths mostly from violence, substance use, anxiety, depression
behavioral health, childbirth, domestic violence, drug abuse, Health, maternal health, mental health, News, pregnancy, substance abuse

State’s high maternal-death rate gets study; pregnancy-related deaths mostly from violence, substance use, anxiety, depression

UK researchers studying the state’s high maternal-mortality rate include (front row, left to right) Anna Chamberlain, Ann Coker, Linda Berry, Heather Bush; (back, left to right) John O’Brien, Cynthia...

Raising Ky.'s health status has 'a ways to go,' hospital chief says; Chandler says people need to demand change in health policies
general assembly, Health, health care, health care access, health workers, News, nursing, obesity, opioids

Raising Ky.’s health status has ‘a ways to go,’ hospital chief says; Chandler says people need to demand change in health policies

Ben Chandler, president and CEO of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, and Christopher Roty, president of Baptist Health Lexington, spoke at the April 4 Lexington Forum. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health...