DEA National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday to offer free disposal of unneeded medications
The Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30, offering free, anonymous…
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Tick season is on the horizon; ten percent carry debilitating disease, quick action is key to prevention
Kentucky Health News Ticks are a threat in Kentucky year-round, but especially in the summer months. The next time one…
Do you suspect a child has been the victim of abuse? Here are some rules to follow if you see red flags
Christina Howard UK Healthcare Kids are kids, sometimes they play in ways that result in minor cuts, scrapes and bruises….
Ky. gets $4.19 million to expand AmeriCorps work in public health, with hope of driving interest in the field
Kentucky Health News Kentucky has received nearly $4.2 million to expand the public-health role of the AmeriCorps program in the…
All counties now green on COVID; cases uptick slightly but hospitalizations down and cases milder
While cases of COVID-19 have seen a slight uptick this week, there are several other measurements that show Kentucky is…
Kenton among eight KY counties to realize major impact of UK’s HEALing Communities Study
By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky More than two years into the University of Kentucky’s $87 million HEALing Communities Study…
Dr. Heidi Murley, esteemed surgeon, breast health expert, named president of St. Elizabeth Physicians
Heidi Murley, MD, has been named president and CEO of St. Elizabeth Physicians, the St. Elizabeth Healthcare’s multi-specialty physician organization…
First-ever Nurse Aides Apprentices program in NKY at St. E Healthcare is big success, funded by state
By Judy Clabes NKyTribune editor Seven area high school seniors became a special group of new associates of St. Elizabeth…
Newport’s Ethos Labs to invest $2.2million to expand pain diagnostic laboratory healthcare services
Ethos Laboratories, which provides laboratory testing services for the health care industry, will expand its presence in Campbell County with…
COVID cases and positive-test rate rise in Kentucky; deaths and hospital numbers decline
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Daily cases and the share of Kentuckians testing positive for the coronavirus are rising…
Students in UK’s Textile Testing Laboratory help develop durable PPE for healthcare workers
By Jordan Strickler University of Kentucky University of Kentucky students in the Textile Testing laboratory are helping develop durable, reusable…
Pain patients, doctors worry CDC’s revised opioid prescription guidelines won’t help patients enough
Kentucky Health News Opioid prescriptions in the U.S. have fallen more than 40 percent over the past decade in response…
Health bills among those passed and failed in the last two days of the legislative session
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Republican legislature overrode more than two dozen of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes…
Three NKY charitable organizations partner with Anthem to COVID test kits to the homeless
The Brighton Center, Welcome House, Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid are joining…
FHK seeking nominations for 2022 Healthy Kentucky Champions awards program; deadline May 20
Calling all health leaders! The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is seeking nominations for Kentuckians working to make a difference…
COVID cases in state dropped again, but positive-test rate, deaths ticked up a bit
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations dropped again in Kentucky last week, but deaths and the…
COVID cases wane but influenza cases are on uptick in Kentucky; get a flu shot
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News COVID-19 cases are on the wane across Kentucky, but influenza cases are on the…
Natalie Deering: Learning to meditate can have immediate and lasting benefits for mental health
How do you meditate? I remember asking myself this question when I was studying psychology at the University of Kentucky…
Inflatable Lung Exhibit kicks off statewide tour on Lung Health Day at St. E. Healthcare; check it out
In honor of Lung Health Day on April 12, St. Elizabeth Healthcare is kicking off the statewide tour of the…
Madison Ave. Christian Church partners with groups to host free Community Health Fair, April 11
Madison Avenue Christian Church (MACC) will join Northern Kentucky University’s Nurse Advocacy Center for the Underserved (NACU), Transitions, University of…
Kelly Taulbee: Thousands of Kentucky children at risk of losing health insurance; here’s what’s needed
For more than two years, the pandemic has brought no shortage of challenges to our Commonwealth. One silver lining, however,…
Gov. Beshear says $4million grant will help build public health AmeriCorps, increasing local services
Governor Andy Beshear announced a public health grant of $4,193,100 to expand the AmeriCorps presence in the Commonwealth, a partnership…