Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
By Trish Freeman University of Kentucky Chances are you or someone close to you has been directly impacted by the opioid epidemic, which continues to afflict Kentucky. In 2021, overdose...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News New coronavirus cases rose 46 percent in Kentucky last week, and deaths attributed to Covod-19 also increased. And after the state had a week...
Drug-overdose deaths in Kentucky workplaces tripled from 2019 to 2021, according to the latest annual report from the Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program. The program, part of the...
Did you know that children of mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy can undergo changes to their facial features, accompanied by a variety of lifelong mental and physical challenges? And...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Pregnancy-related deaths continue to be on the rise across the nation, going up nearly 40 percent between 2020 and 2021, according to the Centers for...
Kentucky Health News Those incessant ads and phone calls about Medicare, and other marketing devices that the federal government considers deceptive, are about to get makeovers. At least that’s what...
A new campaign encourages Kentuckians to boost their overall health and immunity to combat chronic conditions and Covid-19, the effects of which are still being felt across the state. “Raise...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Republican-controlled General Assembly stood by its repeal of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s expansion of dental, hearing and vision benefits for 900,000 Kentucky adults...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After years of failed attempts, on the last day of the 2023 legislative session legislators passed a bill to legalize medical marijuana for people...
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Fentanyl test strips will no longer be considered drug paraphernalia in Kentucky. Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday signed a bipartisan bill decriminalizing fentanyl test strips...