Despite waiting list, a shortage of nurses and plenty of money, governor and legislature don’t fund new building for KSU nursing
Kentucky State University’s nursing program has outgrown the Betty White Health Center, opened in 1971. Nursing classes are spread in buildings across campus. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Jamie Lucke)...
Database lists opioid-settlement payments to local governments
Screenshot of first page of KFF Health News database of settlement payments in Kentucky through March 4 shows the top 15 recipients. How much money are your local governments getting from...
Sports betting has taken off in Kentucky, but counselors for people with a gambling disorder remain in short supply in the state
Churchill Downs Race and Sports Book opened in downtown Louisville in September. (J. Munoz, LPM) By Jacob MunozLouisville Public Media Legal sports wagering launched in Kentucky in September. Residents can...
Medical-cannabis ‘cleanup’ bill passes House; critics disappointed more qualifying conditions not added and say it increases hurdles
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News In what the sponsor calls a bill to “clean some things up,” more restrictions are being added to the state’s medical-marijuana law and provisions...
Kentucky Children’s Hospital at UK opens center to treat children who are harmed by abuse and neglect, in which Ky. ranks 14th
University of Kentucky and Kosair for Kids representatives celebrate opening of the Kosair for Kids Center for Safe & Healthy Children & Families at Kentucky Children’s Hospital. (Photo by...
Anthem loses court fight to keep managing Medicaid for 172,000
Table from Kentucky Medicaid dashboard, which has county-level numbers Kentucky Health News Anthem Kentucky has failed in its attempt to remain as the manager of Medicaid coverage for about 170,000 Kentuckians,...
Website that helps Kentuckians find addiction treatment now helps them find naloxone, the drug that reverses opioid overdoses
Photo from Kelley-Ross Pharmacy Group Kentucky Health NewsThe state’s FindHelpNowKy.org website, which helps Kentuckians find addiction treatment, now also can help them find places to get naloxone, which reverses...
Website that helps Kentuckians find addiction treatment now helps them find naloxone, the drug that reverses opioid overdoses
Photo from Kelley-Ross Pharmacy Group Kentucky Health NewsThe state’s FindHelpNowKy.org website, which helps Kentuckians find addiction treatment, now also can help them find places to get naloxone, which reverses...
State health chief says measles risk stems from pandemic’s anti-vaccine ‘ideologies’; talks about weight-loss drugs, need for sleep
WKYT news anchor Bill Bryant interviews state Health Commissioner Steven Stack, M.D. By Al CrossKentucky Health News In a wide-ranging TV interview, state Health Commissioner Steven Stack warned Kentuckians...