By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network will ask legislators in the upcoming General Assembly session to spend a lot more on tobacco prevention...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As illness from the three respiratory viruses tracked by Kentucky health departments — influenza, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) — continue to pile...
This story mentions suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern A...
OPINION By Katelyn Jetelina Your Local Epidemiologist This week, Kate Cox got an abortion but had to leave Texas, where she lives, to get it. She joined more than 9.3 million...
“The nation’s largest pharmacy chains have handed over Americans’ prescription records to police and government investigators without a warrant, a congressional investigation found, raising concerns about threats to medical privacy,”...
About two and a half million people may have been affected by a ransomware attack on Norton Healthcare, the Louisville hospital company said Tuesday. It said they will get letters soon,...
UPDATE, Dec. 18: Lacking a plaintiff, the ACLU of Kentucky has dismisssed the suit. Abortion-rights advocates are seeking a new plaintiff for their Kentucky class-action lawsuit because the plaintiff, who...
By the Antimicrobial Stewardship Team UK HealthCare Pharmacy Services In the U.S., more than 2.8 million antimicrobial-resistant infections occur each year. Antimicrobials — a group of essential medications including antibiotics,...
Kentucky Health News The Cigna Group has pulled the plug on its planned merger with Louisville-based Humana Inc., which would have created a huge health-insurance company. “The companies couldn’t come...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As illness from the three respiratory viruses tracked by the state — influenza, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) — continue to increase in...