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HealthNov 1, 2025

SNAP benefits cut off during shutdown, driving long lines at food pantries

Long lines have formed at food pantries across the U.S. as federal food benefits were cut off due to the government shutdown

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HealthAug 18, 2025

Beshear bans drug in Kentucky that's being targeted by attorneys general across the nation

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has taken emergency action to ban the sale of a synthetic drug known as “designer Xanax” in his state

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HealthMar 26, 2025

Kentucky governor vetoes GOP abortion bill, says it undermines doctors and endangers pregnant women

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill touted by its Republican supporters as an attempt to bring clarity to the state's near-total abortion ban

HealthMar 13, 2025

Kentucky lawmakers add specific medical exceptions to the state's near-total abortion ban

Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have added several medical exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban

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HealthDec 19, 2024

Kentucky attorney general finds no requirement to use tax dollars to pay for inmate gender surgeries

Kentucky's attorney general says the state is under no legal requirement to use taxpayer money to cover the costs of gender-affirming surgeries for people incarcerated in state prisons

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HealthDec 17, 2024

Who wants a pig organ? Patients sick and tired of waiting years for a transplant

People worried they'll never get a scarce human transplant want to know when they might get a pig kidney instead

HealthDec 16, 2024

Horse of the Year favorite Thorpedo Anna undergoes minor dental surgery

Thorpedo Anna has undergone minor dental surgery to remove a bone fragment in her jaw

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HealthNov 26, 2024

Kentucky attorney general targets another big pharmacy benefit manager in opioid-related lawsuit

Kentucky’s attorney general has expanded an opioid-related lawsuit to target another pharmacy benefit manager

HealthNov 22, 2024

Kentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program

Gov. Andy Beshear says Kentucky will offer an online directory to help connect patients with medical providers as it prepares to start its medical cannabis program in 2025