Required: Full, fast repeal of Obamacare

By keeping control of the Senate and House of Representatives in Washington after sending an Obamacare-repeal bill to the desk of the law’s namesake last January, Republicans won the White House on a message of dismantling the disastrous health-insurance policy. It didn’t hurt them in Kentucky, either, where the GOP won control of the House for the first time in nearly a century and now holds a supermajority in both chambers.

Marshall University Research Receives Coal Country Grant

U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins announced that Marshall University Research Corporation has received a grant of more than $1.3 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission to train community health workers in coal counties. The grant of $1,325,655 aims to improve public health and access to care in rural coal communities.

Lexington abortion clinic to close

… 11th. This program is offered in partnership by the Alzheimer’s Association, UK Sanders Brown Center on Aging, and UK Health Care. The Season of Honor: Caring for the Caregiver Support Group will meet on Monday, January 2, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at First …

Flu level raised to widespread in Ky. –

The Kentucky Department for Public Health , within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services is raising the influenza level in the state from “regional” to “widespread.” Widespread activity is the highest level of flu activity, which indicates increased flu-like activity or flu outbreaks in at least half of the regions in the state.

Flu level raised to widespread in Kentucky –

The Kentucky Department for Public Health , within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services is raising the influenza level in the state from “regional” to “widespread.” Widespread activity is the highest level of flu activity, which indicates increased flu-like activity or flu outbreaks in at least half of the regions in the state.

Whata s Goina On

… will begin at 11:30 a.m. with the meeting to follow. Guest speakers will be Connie Pettyjohn (director of Retiree Health Care, Kentucky Retirement Systems) and Tracey Garrison (account executive group Medicare, Humana). Any retiree (and their …

County steps up heroin fight with education

… the Northern Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy, Planning and Development Services and the Northern Kentucky Health Department to make sure residents know help is available for drug addiction. Volunteers are taking a break for the cold winter …