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WIC program expands nutrition access for Kentucky moms, babies
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN KENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION A federal nutrition program for low-income moms and babies now includes canned fish and beans, whole grains such as quinoa and cornmeal, and more money for fruits and vegetables. Theda Simpson, a former participant in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants and Children from Metcalfe County,…
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FDA approves first at-home test for syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection on the rise
BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS As cases of syphilis continue to increase across the nation and in Kentucky, the announcement of a new at-home syphilis test that was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is timely. “The rise in syphilis infection rates is a serious and alarming public health concern,” Dr.…
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