Feb 24 Health After Obamacare: Rural Health Providers Nervous About Affordable Care Act Repeal As Congress considers repealing the Affordable Care Act, health professionals in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia grapple with what that might mean for a region where many depend on the law for access to care. This occasional series from the ReSource explores what’s ahead for the Ohio Valley after Obamacare. See more stories here >> […] By Mary Meehan Feb 24 Health After Obamacare: Rural Health Providers Nervous About Affordable Care Act Repeal Mary Meehan
Feb 13 Health DuPont Offers $670M Settlement For “Teflon” Chemical Contamination Of Water The chemical giant DuPont made an offer Monday to pay more than half-a-billion dollars to settle water contamination lawsuits pending in federal court. 3,550 plaintiffs from the mid-Ohio Valley filed suit claiming contaminated drinking water led to diseases linked to chemical exposure. The chemical they were exposed to is known as C-8, or PFOA, and […] By Glynis Board Feb 13 Health DuPont Offers $670M Settlement For “Teflon” Chemical Contamination Of Water Glynis Board
Feb 10 Health Closing Clinics: Abortion Rights Increasingly Out Of Reach Dona Wells walked through what’s left of the EMW Women’s Clinic in Lexington, Kentucky. Boxes fill what use to be offices. Sterilized medical supplies are in disarray. A light flickers on and off in the back hallway. She doesn’t see a point in fixing it. At 75, she still runs 25 miles a week, but […] By Mary Meehan Feb 10 Health Closing Clinics: Abortion Rights Increasingly Out Of Reach Mary Meehan
Feb 3 Health Born Addicted: The Race To Treat The Ohio Valley’s Drug-Affected Babies She asked to not be identified. And it’s understandable given the stigma attached to addiction. For this story, we’ll call her “Mary.” Mary lives in eastern Kentucky and has struggled with an addiction that began with painkillers and progressed to heroin. “As soon as I opened my eyes, I had to get it,” Mary said. […] By Aaron Payne Feb 3 Health Born Addicted: The Race To Treat The Ohio Valley’s Drug-Affected Babies Aaron Payne
Jan 27 Health Troubled Waters: A Coalfield County Loses Trust In Water And Government On any given day in Martin County, Kentucky, the water system loses more water to leaks than it delivers to paying customers through their faucets. The water system is under a state investigation for the third time since 2002. Customers complain of frequent service interruptions and discolored water, and their bills come with a notice […] By Benny Becker Jan 27 Health Troubled Waters: A Coalfield County Loses Trust In Water And Government Benny Becker
Jan 20 Health Stopping Superbug: A New Farm Rule Targets Antibiotic Resistance A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control offers a stark example of the declining power of medicine’s most important weapons against infectious disease. The CDC noted that a patient who died at a Nevada hospital last year had an infection that was resistant to 26 different antibiotic treatments. That’s essentially the entire antibiotic arsenal […] By Lisa Gillespie and Nicole Erwin Jan 20 Health Stopping Superbug: A New Farm Rule Targets Antibiotic Resistance Lisa Gillespie and Nicole Erwin
Jan 20 Health A Personal Struggle With A Superbug Several years ago, my entire immediate family was infected with an antibiotic-resistant staph infection, known as MRSA. It’s not something we often bring up in the family. As you can imagine, it’s not the most pleasant thing to talk about. But at breakfast one recent morning my parents agreed to an interview because they want […] By Nicole Erwin Jan 20 Health A Personal Struggle With A Superbug Nicole Erwin
Jan 6 Health Leap Of Faith: Religious Communities Reconsider Needle Exchanges Sitting on top of the Bible on Pastor Brad Epperson’s desk at the Clay City First Church of God is a list of goals for his small congregation written in a looping cursive hand. “Our community ought to see the love of God in us, not just by our understanding of a compassionate Gospel, but […] By Mary Meehan Jan 6 Health Leap Of Faith: Religious Communities Reconsider Needle Exchanges Mary Meehan
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