By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Three Kentucky hospitals, in the state’s three largest metripolitan areas, have been named among the nation’s “Best Regional Hospitals” in the annual ranking...
By Stu Johnson, WEKU Homelessness is a reality in virtually every section of Kentucky. Although often thought of as an urban challenge, rural Kentucky also finds the plight of...
Jennifer Redmond Knight, who serves as co-principal investigator for the lung-cancer screening project under the Kentucky Lung Cancer, Education, Awareness, Detection, Survivorship Collaborative, said one reasons lung-cancer screening remains...
Increasing state cigarette taxes has proven to be an effective policy to decrease smoking rates, and it appears that is also true in Kentucky. Nearly 30 percent of Kentucky...
By John McGary, WEKU “Estill Medical. This is Madisyn. How may I help you?” It’s a few minutes before lunch at Estill Medical Clinic, in Irvine. The practice is owned...
By Al CrossKentucky Health News Four more Kentucky counties have been certified as Recovery Ready Communities, signaling that they have the services needed to help their residents recover from...
Kentucky Health News Brooke A. Flinders, who earned her advanced degrees from Frontier Nursing University, has been named the next president of the Versailles institution. Flinders has extensive experience as...
By Lisa AutryWKU Public Radio More than 16,000 Kentucky veterans struggling with their mental health have used the national 988 hotline since it launched two years ago. The suicide...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Attorney General Russell Coleman has reappointed two members to the state opioid commission, thus not changing the balance of votes on the issue...
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News The CHI Saint Joseph Health hospitals in Kentucky are accepting applications for local nonprofit organizations to apply for grants aimed at supporting services to...
