By Michlle ChapmanAssociated Press The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms and their effects on young people’s lives, similar to...
By Dr. Callie L. Rzasa University of Kentucky More than 23,000 children in the United States suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest annually. Although the reported number of infant out-of-hospital...
By Heather Close Published June 17, 2024 FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH Kentucky Health News Independent community pharmacists have begun an advertising campaign to get Congress to rein in...
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Men’s Health Month in June is a reminder for men to think about their health and consider making some screening appointments that could lengthen,...
Kentucky Health NewsThe Southern Baptist Convention voted Wednesday to oppose the use of in vitro fertilization, in which many human embryos are created outside the body but only one...
Deaths from colorectal cancer in Appalachian Kentucky declined from 1999 to 2020, but far less than the rate of decline in the rest of the nation. That’s the upshot...
By Heather Close Published June 12, 2024 FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH Kentucky Health News The federal Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is proposing to eliminate medical debt from most...
Kentucky Health News Dr. Bruce A. Scott, an ear, nose and throat specialist from Louisville, was sworn in Tuesday, June 11, as the 179th president of the American Medical...
By Dr. John D’OrazioUniversity of Kentucky Spending time outside in the summer is a great way to stay active, reduce stress and get vitamin D. It’s also important to...
By Al CrossKentucky Health News In 2023, 9.8 percent fewer Kentuckians died from drug overdoses than the year before, according to an annual state report released Thursday. A preliminary...
