Eight suicides in a month make for ‘mental health crisis’ in PIke
Pike County (Wikipedia map) By Stan Ingold, WEKU Officials in Eastern Kentucky are dealing with what they are calling a “mental health crisis.” In Pike County, over the last...
State’s high maternal-death rate gets study; pregnancy-related deaths mostly from violence, substance use, anxiety, depression
UK researchers studying the state’s high maternal-mortality rate include (front row, left to right) Anna Chamberlain, Ann Coker, Linda Berry, Heather Bush; (back, left to right) John O’Brien, Cynthia...
State Senate restores most Medicaid cuts made in the House
Dr. Bill Collins treats a patient at the Red Bird Mission dentalclinic in Clay County. The Senate budget would increasedentists’ Medicaid fees. (Ky. Lantern photo by Deborah Yetter) By...