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In its February 12th meeting, Council unanimously approved the Lexington Preservation and Growth Management Program, establishing a formal process for deciding whether and when to expand the Urban Service Area. 💡 What is the Urban Service Area?The Urban Service Area is the part of Fayette County that can be developed and receive city services…

📣 Update – March 13, 2026: During March 12th’s Council meeting, a pair of ordinances requiring carbon monoxide detectors in existing buildings and single and multi-family homes won final approval. The new regulations apply to single and two-family homes, apartments, hotels, boarding houses, assisted living facilities, hospitals, daycares, and commercial businesses with potential sources…

By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Health bills continue to move in week six of the legislative session. Here are some of them: Health care worker investment fund – House Bill  266, sponsored by Rep. Peyton Griffee, R- Mt. Washington, would include speech-language pathology or audiology licenses as eligible expenses in the health care worker…

By Elizabeth ChapinUniversity of Kentucky University of Kentucky researchers have been awarded a five-year grant, projected to total $7.2 million, from the National Institutes of Health to test overdose prevention strategies for women transitioning from jail back into rural Kentucky communities. The new project is supported by the NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse as part of its Justice Community Overdose Innovation Network…

By Sarah LaddKentucky Lantern Fewer Kentuckians have health insurance through Kynect after subsidies that helped millions of Americans afford health insurance expired late last year, but the decline is not as drastic as advocates had feared. Overall, about 89,000 Kentuckians enrolled in an Affordable Care Act health plan for 2026, down from about 97,000…

By StatePoint Living to 100 may sound extraordinary, but research suggests it’s more achievable — and enjoyable — than many people think. Studies show the majority of centenarians rate their health as good, and large numbers of people in this age group are mobile, active and optimistic. According to the American Medical Association, adopting…

Kentucky Health News Kentuckians can learn how to save lives during a free, educational “Stop the Bleed” event, hosted by the UK HealthCare Trauma Program. At the event, members of the trauma team will provide hands-on simulations to teach participants basic actions to stop life-threatening bleeding following everyday emergencies and human-made and natural disasters.…

By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Since Feb. 5, the Kentucky Drug Overdose Alert System has released three nonfatal drug overdose alerts. The most recent alert was issued on Feb. 13 for Jefferson County after 32 suspected nonfatal drug overdose EMS encounters occurred Feb. 12 and Feb. 13. “As a result, people who use drugs…

Kentucky Health News Saint Joseph Health is offering 14 scholarships totaling more than $34,000 to support aspiring health care professionals across Kentucky, including Bardstown, Berea, Lexington, London, Nicholasville and Mount Sterling. “We’re excited to again this year offer scholarships to support the next generation of health care workers,” Delaine Thiel, vice president of philanthropy,…

In December, the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced his office would begin rolling out the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding, but rural health advocates are divided on what it will mean for rural communities. The RHTP funding aims to replace cuts from the One…