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The Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy is accepting nominations.
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More than 2% of Kentuckians use the drugs which mimic a hormone that triggers the release of insulin.
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The state has only 7 certified gambling counselors.
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Mike Stone, executive diredctor of the Kentucky Council on Problem Gambling, talks with a potential recruit at a conference in his effort to train more problem-gambling counselors. (Image from KET)
Coleman, 41, was re-elected in November and is considered a likely Democratic candidate to succeed Gov. Andy Beshear in 2027.
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The parade will tell the story of Beshear's first term governing through a time of unprecedented adversity, his office announced.
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Kentucky's infant-mortality rate has usually been higher than the nation's, reflecting its status as a poor state with lower-than-average health.
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The poll also asked voters if they “support or oppose Kentucky’s current laws that ban abortion in nearly all cases, with no exception for rape or incest.”
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Kentuckians who don’t have coverage through an employer, Medicare, Medicaid, the Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program, or the Pentagon's Tricare program can shop for individual coverage on Kynect.
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Kentucky high school students in counties with a comprehensive smoke-free law are 23% less likely to smoke, UK researchers found.
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Health officials warn legislators that the situation may not have hit bottom yet.
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The upcoming vaccine campaign comes at a higher cost to insurers and health practices, because the federal government is no longer footing the bill for COVID vaccines.
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The disease is transmitted in a tick bite. Scientists believe the lone star tick is the culprit.
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