State wildlife officials are reminding Kentuckians to take precautions against tick bites, which can transmit disease. “Ticks are common across the state, and whether you’re hunting, hiking or spending...
By Sarah LaddKentucky Lantern Four vape shops, the Kentucky Vaping Retailers Association and the Kentucky Hemp Association have filed suit in Franklin Circuit Court seeking to strike down a...
By Heather Close Published April 24, 2024 FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, YOUR HEALTH Kentucky Health NewsCommunity pharmacies may play a key role in helping smokers quit, according to a study...
By Heather Close Published April 22, 2024 FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH Norton Healthcare has received a $20 million gift for the “Just Imagine” campaign to support programing and research in...
By Heather Close Published April 22, 2024 EVENTS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky‘s next “Health for a Change” webinar is titled “Tackling the Immunization Crisis.”...
Gov. Andy Beshear gave an update on the medical cannabis licensing program Thursday, after signing this year’s medical cannabis bill into law the day before. “We have worked hard...
By Grace SowardsUniversity of Kentucky Alex Elswick grew up with everything he needed. With two great parents, a roof over his head and good grades in school, he was...
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Kentucky leads the nation in the rate of cases of and deaths from cervical cancer, a disease that is largely preventable by a vaccine....
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Kentucky still has one of the nation’s highest adult smoking rates, but has fallen to fourth among the states, after many years of either...
By Al CrossKentucky Health News Several Kentucky water systems, mostly on and near the Ohio River, will have to fund ways to reduce certain cancer-causing substaces for which the...
