By Alexa WingateUniversity of Kentucky As part of the latest step to hire thousands of health care workers over the next decade, UK HealthCare has hired more than 300...
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Attorney General Russell Coleman has sued Express Scripts, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the nation and Kentucky, for its role in...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky 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...
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News This story discusses suicide. Anyone who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts can call or text the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, 24...
Research from an international team of scientists found that genetic evidence indicates that the coronavirus pandemic most likely originated from an animal or animals sold in a market in...
By Sarah LaddKentucky Lantern This story mentions suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or text the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Lifeline at...
By Nadia RamiaganKentucky News Connection A U.S. Department of Justice investigation has found Kentucky is failing to provide access to community-based mental health services for people who need them...
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Kentucky’s Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission voted to fund a $3.6 million youth drug prevention initiative proposed by Attorney General Russell Coleman at the commission’s...
By Sarah LaddKentucky Lantern A Western Kentucky University student has a confirmed case of measles and may have exposed others, according to the Barren River Health District and the...
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News A half million fewer young people vaped this year than last, according to an analysis of the 2024 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Brian King,...
