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Judge hears arguments on Kentucky law banning some vaping products
FRANKFORT — Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate heard arguments Monday in a case challenging the constitutionality of a 2024 law banning the sale of some vaping products. This comes...
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Four states to begin voluntary testing for bird flu in dairy farm milk tanks
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that four states will launch voluntary pilot programs in the days ahead to test bulk milk tanks on dairy farms...
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Anti-abortion groups say Supreme Court’s mifepristone ruling won’t deter them
In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling Thursday to maintain current access to the abortion medication mifepristone, abortion-rights advocates and opponents vowed to continue their respective...
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Fact checking claims about vaccines as new COVID-19 variant emerges
In the last month, new COVID-19 variants — known as FLiRT and part of the omicron family — emerged as the dominant strain in the United States. COVID-19 vaccines...
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Kentucky’s new anti-vaping law ignites constitutional challenge
Four vape shops, the Kentucky Vaping Retailers Association and the Kentucky Hemp Association have filed suit in Franklin Circuit Court seeking to strike down a new state law outlawing...
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Bill is moving to create database (but not licensing) of vape retailers, raise fines and bring state law in line with FDA rules
A customer vapes at a shop in Richmond, Va. (Associated Press file photo by Steve Helber) By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News A bill to create a statewide database of...