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State senator suggests new health care system with Medicaid block grants to local governments

October 18, 2023 by Maribel

It’s time to invent a new health care delivery system in Kentucky, and it should be driven by health care providers, Sen. Stephen Meredith, D-Leitchfield, said in opening remarks at the Howard L Bost Memorial 2023 from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. Health Policy Forum, held October 11 in Lexington. Before making this assertion, …

Antibiotic doxycycline may be morning-after pill for high-risk patients after unprotected sex, CDC suggests

October 8, 2023 by Maribel

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week proposed a new guideline for high-risk patients to take the antibiotic known as doxycycline as a morning-after pill to decrease the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). ). Experts say health officials will likely approve the directive, published Monday in the Federal Register. The public …