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Annabelle Massa/WKMSFood pantries and other nonprofits that help keep people in need fed are expecting an increase in demand for services with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients facing delays in getting their benefits – and now they’re expected to get less than the full amount of aid for this month. -
Ryan Van Velzer/KPRKentucky Public Radio spoke with food banks across the state bracing for a surge in clients ahead of the Nov. 1 suspension of federal food assistance.
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The continued government shutdown could interrupt food aid for 700,000 Tennesseans, putting beneficiaries at risk of missed meals and impossible finances. -
Several lawmakers voiced support Tuesday to bring back legislation that would make water fluoridation optional in Kentucky’s public water systems. -
Kentuckians covered under Medicare have poor health outcomes and inferior quality and access to care compared to other states, according to a national study from the Commonwealth Fund. -
During the Biden administration, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration created a safety rule long-sought by black lung associations. Days before it could be enforced, a lawsuit froze enforcement and little has changed since. -
Kentucky attorney general says state can restrict pharmacy benefit managers from steering business to their own chains -
Fewer people are traveling out of state for abortion care — but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re getting fewer abortions. -
Three Obion County Nursing and Rehab Center workers were placed on unpaid administrative leave after officials said a recent audit found concerns surrounding employee salaries.
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The hospital will operate as Jennie Stuart Health, a Deaconess Kentucky hospital. -
Some Kentucky health experts are pushing back against the Trump administration's claim that Tylenol use during pregnancy increases risk of autism in children. -
Planned Parenthood’s leadership has “no plans” to close its two Kentucky locations following a judge’s ruling that the government can block Medicaid funding to the organization for a year.
