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By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News In partnership with the University of Kentucky HealthCare Pharmacy Services team, Kentucky Voices for Health is offering a free vaccine clinic on Tuesday, Dec. 9, in Lexington. The clinic is open to everyone ages 5 and up, with a reminder that minors must be accompanied by a parent or…

By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Year two of the state’s Our Healthy Kentucky Home campaign will focus on the various programs and resources available to all Kentuckians that work to improve health. November kicked off the second year of the campaign, with a focus on community health workers, who act as liaisons between health…

Facility will produce nation’s first domestically manufactured premium sterile surgical gloves for the U.S. health-care market   FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 8, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted further growth of the state’s manufacturing industry as Glovesafe OpCo Inc., doing business as GLVUS, announced plans to locate its North American headquarters in Louisville, with…

By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear said Kentucky expects to open its first medical marijuana dispensary “within the next couple of weeks.” During his weekly press conference, Beshear said the first dispensary will likely be in Ohio County and is set to have “product on its shelf” in weeks. “We believe it’s…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 8, 2025) — University of Kentucky Transportation Services is once again offering free, covered storage over Winter Break for vehicles and bicycles. Students with a valid UK parking permit who wish to move their vehicle to Cornerstone Garage (PS #5) — a covered parking structure — over Winter Break should stop by the UK Transportation…

As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves…

Matthew Bush, M.D., Ph.D., is chair of the UK College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery. Mark Cornelison | UK Photo As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at…

As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves…

In a Tuesday, December 2nd meeting, Council narrowly advanced a public-private partnership (P3) proposal to build a new city hall on Vine Street.  The 8-7 Council vote in favor of the proposal was contentious. Opponents questioned whether Lexington should commit $152.5 million over the next 35 years given uncertainty at the federal level and other pressing…

The City of Lexington is again awarding capital project grants to nonprofit agencies, Mayor Linda Gorton announced today. “The City’s nonprofit capital grants provide critical resources to local agencies doing great work in our community,” Gorton said. “In many cases, traditional grants available to nonprofits grants do not allow for capital expenditures. That is…