Drug-overdose stats would be a lot worse without naloxone
The statistics on drug-overdose deaths in Kentucky are bad, but they could be a lot worse if first responders didn’t save so many drug users with naloxone, a drug that...
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The statistics on drug-overdose deaths in Kentucky are bad, but they could be a lot worse if first responders didn’t save so many drug users with naloxone, a drug that...
A Simpson County doctor has been sentenced to four years and two months in federal prison after being convicted of 15 counts of improper prescribing to patients who died of...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky leads the nation in the percentage of residents who get cancer and those who die from it, and the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is...
As of July 31, all federally funded housing projects are supposed to be smoke-free, a rule that has caused some controversy, but one that has helped some residents to quit...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News It’s long been established that exposure to secondhand smoke is harmful to babies and young children. Now a study shows that it’s bad for...