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The Washington Post provides guide for healthier snacks
If you’ve been wondering what the healthiest snacks are, Anahad O’Connor with The Washington Post has done the work for you, having analyzed the nutrition labels of dozens of...
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CHI Saint Joseph Health Foundation offers 14 health care scholarships for people in the their market areas
CHI Saint Joseph Health Foundation has announced 14 scholarships totaling more than $34,000 to support aspiring health care professionals across their Kentucky communities, including Bardstown, Berea, Lexington, London, Nicholasville and...
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UK research uncovers hidden health effects of disrupted sleep, circadian rhythms
By Erin WickeyUniversity of Kentucky The University of Kentucky’s Julie Pendergast and a team of researchers are exploring how disruptions to the body’s natural circadian rhythms and sleep impact...
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Kentucky legislature approves late-breaking ‘clarification’ of state abortion law
By Sarah LaddKentucky Lantern In response to what one Republican called “a desperate need for clarity” in Kentucky abortion law, the General Assembly has approved language detailing the ban’s...
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Bill to provide free feminine hygiene products in schools fails again, despite need
By Ella DentonKentucky Health News For more than 30 years, Kentucky lawmakers have filed bills to provide free access to feminine hygiene products for elementary and secondary students. And...
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Expert says Covid-19 mRNA vaccine is ‘safe and effective’
By Khushi Arora Kentucky Health News A bill that would have banned schools and workplaces from requiring a Covid-19 vaccine or any mRNA vaccine for student enrollment, employment or...
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State reports 2 more Kentucky children have died from flu, bringing total to 3 pediatric flu deaths this season
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News The Kentucky Department for Public Health announced two more Kentucky children have died from influenza, one from the Barren River District and the other...
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With just days left in Ky’s legislative session, here’s a roundup of health-related bills close to final passage
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News With just days left in the General Assembly’s short, odd-year session, many health-related bills are still on the table, and only a few have...
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Registration is open for the 10th Annual Appalachian Research Day: Come Sit on the Porch.
Registration is open for the 10th Annual Appalachian Research Day: Come Sit on the Porch. The event is an opportunity to learn about health research conducted with communities in Appalachia. It...
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‘Never alone’: Kentucky marks five years since its first reported case of Covid-19
By Sarah LaddKentucky Lantern Prisha Hedau was in fourth grade when Kentucky got its first case of Covid-19. She recalls laughing with her friends at school one moment and...