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KY 49th in oral health; fluoride in water proven to help teeth, but group of legislators tout law to ban it

March 4, 2024March 3, 20240

By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern As a dental hygienist working with low-income schoolchildren in Louisville, Jennifer Hasch said the untreated…

August 26, 2020August 25, 20200

Delayed haircuts, “drive-by” birthday parties, staycations – these will be common 2020 family memories. Don’t let measles, chicken pox, whooping…

September 19, 2017September 18, 20170

Constricted pupils, slowed breathing, blue lips and skin. Health care providers in Kentucky have become all too familiar with these…