University Hospital innovating care for drug-addicted newborns (Part 2)

University Hospital innovating care for drug-addicted newborns (Part 2) – Kentucky is ground zero for a tragic epidemic. Hundreds of babies are now being born addicted to the drugs their mothers took while they were pregnant.

News briefs from around Kentucky at 1:58 a.m. EST

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy said Wednesday that it is entering negotiations with General Electric's nuclear division on a proposal to replace an aging uranium enrichment plant in Kentucky with a new facility. GE Hitachi …
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DNA Testing Bags Dog Poop Scofflaws

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Chad William Forber. Chad William Forber, 41, has been charged with possession of methamphetamine, resisting or obstructing a peace officer and possession of drug paraphernalia, stemming from an incident where he was found naked in public covered in …
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Cases of Hepatitis C & heroin use rising

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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – Federal health agencies are calling it an emerging epidemic. Hepatitis C is now attacking a much younger crowd. "We've always thought that the Hepatitis C epidemic was something that had already peaked," said Dr. Bennet Cecil of …
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