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Anti-abortion researchers back riskier procedures when pregnancy termination is needed, experts say
The day the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the medical board that certifies OB-GYNs in America released a statement calling legal pregnancy termination and knowledge...
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Fired University of Louisville professor claiming free-speech violation argues for jury trial
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is considering whether a case involving a former University of Louisville professor Dr. Allan M. Josephson’s comments about how to treat gender...
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Whooping cough outbreak ‘a stark reminder’ of decline in vaccinations among Kentucky kids
Kentucky’s outbreak of whooping cough comes amid a decline in childhood vaccinations, which a health insurance industry group is looking to combat by funding a messaging campaign to address...
Program for mothers and pregnant women with substance-use disorder gets grant to help more Black women get its services Freedom House
The Volunteers of America chapter that includes Kentucky will spend $123,000 over the next nine months to figure out how to get more Black women into treatment for substance-use...
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Mental-health care access can be a challenge in Eastern Kentucky; on top of that, the subject still carries stigma for some
By Stan IngoldWEKU Experts are concerned about a growing mental-health crisis nationally. This story looks at the struggles faced by those dealing with access to mental-health care in Eastern...
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Local governments mulling ways to use opioid settlement funds
By Zacharie LambWKMS More than a year after local governments across Kentucky began receiving shares of the legal settlement with opioid manufacturers and distributors, several local leaders in far...
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Political rhetoric about third trimester abortion is misleading, experts say
It’s an oft-repeated talking point of anti-abortion rights groups and Republican politicians, before and after the June 2022 Dobbs decision — that those who are supportive of abortion rights...
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New state health laws are in effect; one to regulate herbal drug kratom is in limbo due to lack of funding, Beshear says
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News A number of new state health laws took effect July 15, ranging from measures on maternal health to improved access to a commonly used...
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34 counties have had cases of whooping cough this year; health department says highest level of infection since 2016-17
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News In about a month, cases of whooping cough in Kentucky increased nearly 82%, indicating an elevated rate of infection, according to the state Department for...
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Kentucky seeing higher rates of whooping cough than in previous years
Kentucky is seeing higher numbers of pertussis (better known as whooping cough) this year than the past few years, though no deaths have been reported by the Cabinet for...