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4 days ago | 
messenger-inquirer.com | Melissa Patrick
A coalition that works to meet the basic needs of Kentuckians provided an update last week on state and federal policies that impact the state’s safety net programs, with much of the discussion focusing on how the U.S. House-passed budget reconciliation bill would harm such programs.
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2 weeks ago | 
franklinfavorite.com | Melissa Patrick
Two Kentucky infants have died from pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, within the last six months, according to the Kentucky Department for Public Health. These mark the first pertussis-related deaths in Kentucky since 2018.
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3 weeks ago | 
thenewsenterprise.com | Melissa Patrick
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky‘s next “Health for a Change” webinar is titled “Medical Cannabis & Community Partnership Opportunities.” It is at 11 a.m. June 13 . The free webinar will bring together a panel of experts to help understand Kentucky’s medical cannabis program, the current status of the industry and how to help patients who qualify access the cards so they can be prepared. kAm%96 6G6?E 2=D@ H:== D92C6 :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE 9@H E96 z6?EF4<J r2??23:D x?5FDECJ p==:2?46 42?
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3 weeks ago | 
kentuckynewera.com | Melissa Patrick
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3 weeks ago | 
the-messenger.com | Melissa Patrick
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky‘s next “Health for a Change” webinar is titled “Medical Cannabis & Community Partnership Opportunities.” It will be June 13 at 11 a.m. ET. The free webinar will bring together a panel of experts to help understand Kentucky’s medical cannabis program, the current status of the industry and how to help patients who qualify access the cards so they can be prepared.
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1 month ago | 
kentuckynewera.com | Melissa Patrick
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1 month ago | 
pmg-ky2.com | Melissa Patrick
In 2024, 30.2% fewer Kentuckians died from drug overdoses than the year before, marking the third year in a row the state’s overdose rate has declined. The 2024 Drug Overdose Fatality Report, released Thursday, May 1, shows 1,410 Kentuckians died from an overdose last year, down from 2,020 in 2023. The 2023 number reflects adjustments made to last year’s report from death certificates that came in after it was originally released.
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1 month ago | 
franklinfavorite.com | Melissa Patrick
Public health officials continue to urge Kentuckians to ensure their children are immunized against measles, as they announced the state’s second confirmed measles case in 2025. The case was a child who was traveling through the state when they sought treatment, according to a news release. The child, who is not a U.S. resident, was diagnosed at a health care facility in Kentucky, which is why the case is counted as a Kentucky incident.
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1 month ago | 
pmg-ky1.com | Melissa Patrick
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Following a panel featuring several Kentucky congressmen, Attorney General Russell Coleman delivered a keynote address at the 14th annual Rx and Illicit Drug Summit in Nashville on April 22, highlighting Kentucky’s new youth-focused prevention effort called “Better Without It.” Funded by the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission, the two-year, $3.6 million program features college athletes and other influencers to show the young people of...
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1 month ago | 
pmg-ky1.com | Melissa Patrick
Public health officials continue to urge Kentuckians to ensure their children are immunized against measles, as they announced the state’s second confirmed measles case in 2025. The case was a child who was traveling through the state when they sought treatment, according to a news release. The child, who is not a U.S. resident, was diagnosed at a health care facility in Kentucky, which is why the case is counted as a Kentucky incident.
