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MAHA Kentucky Task Force approves recommendations December 16, 2025 Rep. Matt Lockett, R-Nicholasville, speaks Tuesday during a meeting of the Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force. A high-res version can be found here. FRANKFORT — The Make America Healthy Again Kentucky Task Force unanimously approved recommendations Tuesday for lawmakers to consider during the…

By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News As Kentucky gears up to implement the changes to Medicaid brought about by Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Kentucky Voices for Health convened health officials, consumers and lawmakers at its annual meeting to discuss the act’s impact and what happens next. Kentucky Health Secretary Dr. Steven Stack opened…

Announcement marks the first project launch for an Uzbekistani manufacturer in the United States   FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 15, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted a historic milestone for the state’s manufacturing industry, as AKFA Aluminum Solutions, a division of Uzbekistan’s AKFA Group, announced plans to become the first Uzbekistani company to establish…

By Sarah LaddKentucky Lantern Many of Kentucky’s children continue to live in levels of poverty that child advocates call  “unacceptable.” The Kids Count Data Dashboard, released by Kentucky Youth Advocates Thursday, shows that about 21% of children are living in food-insecure households, 20% live below the poverty level and 44% live in low-income households.…

Kentucky Health News Kentucky is experiencing a surge in students pursuing health-related degrees, according to new data released by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. Enrollment in health-related majors across all public and private colleges and universities has increased 22.8% — or by 6,953 students — since 2022, according to a CPE news release.…

Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s first medical marijuana dispensary officially opened Saturday, Dec. 13, nearly one year after it became legal in the state on Jan. 1. The Post Dispensary, located in Beaver Dam, a small city in Ohio County, opened at 10 a.m. with plans to stay open until supplies ran out. People traveled…

By StatePoint Media In a time of confusion and inconsistent information, healthcare professionals want you to know that it’s not too late to get vaccinated this respiratory season. Getting vaccinated helps protect against potentially serious diseases like influenza (flu), Covid-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and pneumococcal disease. A recent survey from the National Foundation…

By Dr. Nouran SorourUniversity of Kentucky  As a cardiologist, I see this far too often: Women come to us later in the course of heart disease, sometimes after weeks or even months of vague symptoms that were dismissed or misdiagnosed. We’ve made significant advances in cardiology, but one thing hasn’t changed enough: Heart disease…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 15, 2025) — During National Lung Cancer Screening Awareness Month, University of Kentucky researchers were traveling across the Commonwealth to talk to Kentuckians about lung health. It’s a project built for and with Kentuckians. Through community-engaged, participatory research, the team is gathering information directly from residents about resonant messaging and how to…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 15, 2025) — The University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is home to researchers pushing the field of Alzheimer’s science forward — among them, soon-to-be graduate Bernardo Aguzzoli Herbele, who will earn his doctorate in neuroscience this month. Working in the lab of Mark Ebbert, Ph.D., Bernardo focuses on understanding RNA isoforms…