Kentucky has nation’s highest rate of a type of cancer that can be prevented with a vaccine recommended for 11- and 12-year-olds
By Erin Poteet, University of Kentucky Kentucky has the nation’s highest rate of cancers caused by the human papillomavirus — a dire statistic considering HPV can be largely preventable...
Death rates for people under 40 have skyrocketed. Blame fentanyl.
Accidental overdoses are now the No. 1 cause of death for young people in 37 states, including Kentucky. by Tim Henderson, Kentucky Lantern A new Stateline analysis shows that...
Large shipment of meth & fentanyl, bound for Lexington from Detroit, was seized in Scott County
Lexington, KY — A significant drug bust in July led to the seizure of a large shipment of methamphetamine and fentanyl, believed to be headed to Lexington from Detroit, Michigan....
Lexington officials say health insurance funding plan continues to work
by Stu Johnson | WEKU During a time when health care costs continue to rise, Lexington Council members have been advised the City’s health insurance strategy continues to work....
Will McConnell’s proudest accomplishment be his party’s political undoing?
by Jamie Lucke, Kentucky Lantern A Louisville audience last month applauded U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell as he touted his historic success in remaking the federal courts. But McConnell’s proudest accomplishment could also prove...
Ky. Covid hospitalizations more than double, and exceed U.S. rate, but hospitals say they have been small and ‘manageable’
By Melissa Patrick, Kentucky Health News Kentucky has seen an uptick in Covid-19 cases, and local outbreaks, along with other illnesses, have shut down several school districts. This has...
Lexington’s Opioid Abatement Commission has a choice between harm reduction and systems of harm
By Paul Oliva, The Lexington Times LEXINGTON, Ky. — As the opioid crisis continues to ravage communities across the United States, the allocation of settlement funds has become a...
Cameron declines to give more details of plan for work rules in Medicaid; Beshear says Cameron ‘heck-bent’ on cutting benefits
by Kentucky Health News Staff Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday that Attorney General Daniel Cameron, his opponent in the Nov. 7 election, appears “heck-bent” on changing the Medicaid program...
Overdose Awareness Day was opportunity to raise awareness and reduce stigma of drug use; now it’s National Recovery Month
By Melissa Patrick, Kentucky Health News Each year, the last day of August is observed as International Overdose Awareness Day, to raise awareness of overdoses, acknowledge the grief felt...
Lexington’s Opioid Abatement Commission will soon begin its work. Meet the members.
by Paul Oliva LEXINGTON, Ky. — In response to a question last week about the takedown of a major poly-drug trafficking organization in Lexington, Kevin McWilliams, Public Information Officer for the...