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Kentucky nurses are feeling a sense of relief over a new law shielding them from criminal liability for medical errors.
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A new Kentucky law will limit which nicotine vapes businesses can sell. But a lawsuit claims it’s unconstitutional because it will restrict hemp-derived and cannabis vapes, too.
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A lengthy impasse over insurance coverage between Baptist Health and Humana affected a lot of patients in Louisville. It finally ended Thursday.
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Kentucky lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday to protect health care professionals who refuse to provide virtually any non-emergency medical treatment, if it violates their principles.
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It's known that obesity is linked to many cancers. A study shows metabolic syndrome, which includes factors like high blood pressure and insulin resistance, also drives increased risk.
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Louisvillians can drop in at one of two pop-up locations to get tested for COVID-19 on site. That’s in addition to at-home testing offerings from the federal government and Louisville Metro Government.
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Democrats refused to vote on a bill that would require providers to refer parents facing non-viable pregnancies to programs that encourage families to create memories with a fetus that has no chance of survival.
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Lawmakers want to get pregnant people who have been charged with drug crimes into treatment earlier. Legislation headed to Gov. Eric Holcomb's desk would allow people charged with a drug crime to be referred to a forensic diversion program or drug court during their initial hearing.
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Indiana currently charges 7% sales tax on products such as tampons, pads and menstrual cups. An amendment to a wide-reaching fiscal bill could make Indiana the 30th state to eliminate retail sales tax on feminine hygiene products.
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Kentucky’s Democratic governor joined a White House event to showcase how the state changed the rules for “middlemen” businesses that influence prescription drug prices.
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Norton Healthcare’s community health needs survey is open to residents to weigh in on health issues affecting their neighborhoods.
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Nearly 300 Kentucky health care providers called for an end to all the state's abortion bans in an open letter. A group of doctors gathered in Frankfort Wednesday to explain why.