By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News A number of new state health laws took effect July 15, ranging from measures on maternal health to improved access to a commonly used...
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News In about a month, cases of whooping cough in Kentucky increased nearly 82%, indicating an elevated rate of infection, according to the state Department for...
The leader of the agency that hands out grants from the state’s opioid settlements declined to vote for a grant application that included more money for a syringe-exchange program...
By Al Cross Published May 20, 2024 DRUGS, FEATURED By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest provisional overdose-death data say drug-overdose deaths in Kentucky fell by...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As summer approaches and people begin to head to pools, lakes, ponds and streams, it’s important to remember that drownings can happen to...
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids named the #iCANendthetrend Youth Advisory Board Group Youth Advocates of the Year. Front, from left: Saumya Sikhwal, Jasmin Hernandez, Sarah Larkin and Philena Ash. Back: Jordan Joslin, Chloe...
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky‘s next “Health for a Change” webinar is titled “Tackling the Immunization Crisis.” It will be held Wednesday, May 8, from 11 a.m. to...
Norton Healthcare has received a $20 million gift for the “Just Imagine” campaign to support programing and research in Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders at the Norton Neuroscience Institute. ...
By Al CrossKentucky Health News Kentucky’s top two state senators said Tuesday that none of the advocates for more funding of tobacco prevention spoke to them about it during...
Rep. Kim Moser presents SB 74to the state House (Ky. LRC photo) By Melissa Patrick and Al CrossKentucky Health News On the last day of the 2024 legislative session,...