An administration official said the FDA is finalizing a plan on flavored e-cigarettes in the next several weeks that probably would go into effect a month later.
The CDC says that because no evidence of infectious diseases have been found in these patients, the lung illnesses are likely associated with a chemical exposure.
Many of Kentucky's county health departments won't survive under financial pressures brought by the state pension crisis -- without some action from the General Assembly. The state health commissioner says he has a plan to save the local departments and ultimately improve the state's health outcomes.
A ruling in Fayette Circuit Court says Kentucky Medical Services is a public agency, and must follow the state's open records act, because the University of Kentucky created the foundation and UK doctors run it.
