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WEKU | By Tom Martin

Published April 29, 2019 at 8:01 AM EDT

Life Changer, Life Saver: Surgery on Sunday

UK Researcher Debunks Link Between Smoking, Dementia

Recruiting Young Eastern Kentuckians to Careers in Oncology

Major Campaigns Against Child Abuse and Opioid Addiction

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