State officials have confirmed Kentucky’s first case of the Caribbean virus chikungunya—or CHIK-V. The first case is an Anderson County man who recently went to Haiti. Though CHIK-V is not native to...
Bronchitis is a viral infection, and antibiotics are not effective for treating viral infections. Doctors know this, yet they continue to prescribe antibiotics to patients with bronchitis and other viral...
Alzheimer’s disease may contribute to almost as many deaths in the U.S. as heart disease or cancer, says a recent study published in Neurology. Alzheimer’s is listed as the nation’s sixth leading...
Kim DeCoste (photo via AADE) Kentucky is the first state to issue a diabetes educator license, according to a press release from the Kentucky Board of Licensed Diabetes Educators. Kim...
The American Cancer Society‘s annual Great American Smokeout will be held Thursday, Nov. 21. The event encourages smokers to quit smoking, or make a plan to quit smoking, that day. Quitting,...
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News School districts across the country are adopting policies that say students diagnosed with live head lice or nits (louse eggs) can remain in school...
Fruit bat roosting in a home Northern Kentucky health officials are warning residents to be more wary of bats after an unusually high number of residents have made contact with...
Although researchers and clinicians have long known about an association between two prevalent chronic inflammatory diseases – periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis – the microbiological links have been unclear; a...
Hancock with CDC Director Tom Frieden A 38-year-old Elizabethtown mother’s response to a federally funded anti-smoking advertising campaign has been featured in national news this week, showing that these graphic ads...
The ongoing national epidemic of addiction to prescription painkillers is spreading more quickly among women, and it is killing more women than ever before. Kentucky ties Utah for the fifth...