UK HealthCare hires over 300 nurses in program aimed at addressing workforce shortage
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...
Attorney General Coleman Sues Express Scripts for Role in Opioid Crisis
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...
LFCHD to spray for mosquitoes Sept. 25 & 26
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department will spray for mosquitoes early on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 25, and Thursday, Sept. 26, after mosquito traps at Dogwood Trace, Sycamore Road...
Calloway, Daviess, Fayette and Pulaski counties are certified as Recovery Ready Communities, totaling 18 since May 2023
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...
Free, online suicide prevention training aims to reduce the more than 800 yearly suicides in the state
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...
Washington Post: New study links Covid-19 pandemic origin to Wuhan market animals
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...
Gov. Beshear signs order banning conversion therapy on Kentucky minors
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...
Investigation finds Ky. relies too much on psychiatric hospitals instead of community mental health services
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...
Kentucky Attorney General Coleman to launch $3.6 million youth drug prevention initiative
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...
Measles case confirmed at Western Kentucky University
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...