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Kentucky has many “Healthy Kentucky Champions,” people recognized by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky for their efforts to make our state a healthier place. You may know someone worthy...
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Attorney General Daniel Cameron said Tuesday night that he could sign a medical-marijuana bill as governor if it law-enforcement and medical experts “can get...
An unvaccinated Jessamine County resident who attended the large, spontaneous revival at Asbury University has Kentucky’s third reported case of measles in three months, the state Department for Public Health...
The second Appalachian Gathering for Recovery Solutions aims to provide opportunities for in-person communication and networking among recovery programs and resources in Eastern Kentucky. It is a free, one-day gathering...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Proponents and opponents of a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky were on KET‘s Jan. 30 edition of “Kentucky Tonight,” with proponents saying...
Kentucky Voices for Health, an advocacy group, will hold a legislative forum at 3 p.m. ET Tuesday, Jan. 31. The forum will be held online and is free to attend,...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Thursday, Nov. 17 is 12th annual National Rural Health Day, a day set aside to bring an increased awareness of rural-health related issues. “National...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More than 100 people attended the fifth town hall of the Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission to suggest how to spend the state’s $478 million...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News It’s almost time to “fall back” one hour into standard time, which sleep specialists say is better for our health because it more closely...
Denise Hall of Trimble County is this year’s winner of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky‘s Gil Friedell Health Policy Award for her substance-use prevention efforts among youth. “Drug addiction is...