By Deborah YetterKentucky Lantern The state Senate began its review of the House two-year budget proposal Feb. 14, starting with Medicaid, which spends $15 billion a year to provide...
By Heather Close Published February 19, 2024 FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH By Sarah LaddKentucky Lantern Kentucky Medicaid would begin covering licensed certified professional midwife services under a bill...
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News A bill to raise the annual purchase limit on pseudoephedrine, the active ingredient in the decongestant Sudafed, has passed the state House and is...
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News After weeks of overall decline, three major respiratory illnesses increased in Kentucky during the week ended Feb. 10, with children between the ages of...
By Grace SowardsUniversity of Kentucky The Food as Health Alliance at the University of Kentucky has received a grant from the American Heart Association. UK is among the first recipients...
By Melissa Patrick, Kentucky Health News Attorney General Russell Coleman has sued the Kroger Co. for its role in the opioid epidemic in Kentucky. The lawsuit, filed in state court...
By Charlotte HuffKFF Health News Dr. Tony Stumbo’s heart sank after the doctor shared his mother’s chest X-ray. “I remember that drive home, bringing her back home, and we...
Like other factors such as age, sex and genetics, smoking has a major impact on immune responses, say a team of French scientists in a research paper that they...
By Heather Close Published February 12, 2024 FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, YOUR HEALTH Kentucky Health News Norton Healthcare of Louisville is buying Bowling Green Internal Medicine and Pediatric Associates as...
By Heather Close Published February 12, 2024 FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, YOUR HEALTH The Kentucky Rural Health Association has a new executive director. She is Jaime Parsons, “a seasoned leader...
