It’s Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Most Kyians don’t know about lifesaving lung cancer screening
Survey data from the American Lung Association’s new Lung Health Barometer show that only 36% of people know that lung…
Health
Read More
Jean Edward: The importance of health literacy, and how it can improve the health of the community
Educating yourself and others about what health literacy is and how to improve health literacy skills can improve the overall…
St. E Healthcare receives largest donation in history naming Florence Wormald Heart & Vascular Institute
St. Elizabeth Healthcare and St. Elizabeth Physicians are bringing more than 30 multi-specialty Heart & Vascular Institute physicians and 30…
Gov. Beshear reports 1,711 new cases, 33 deaths and ‘favorable trends’ against COVID, urges boosters
Governor Andy Beshear reported 1,711 new COVID cases and 33 deaths, including a 25-year-old, as he urged Kentuckians to “continue…
Free program for athletes on ACL injuries offered by The Orthopaedic Institute at St. Elizabeth
Healthy Headlines/St. Elizabeth Healthcare Across fields and courts, inside locker rooms and gyms, ACL tears affect athletes everywhere. And while…
Study finds electronic smoking devices don’t help smokers stay off combustable cigarettes
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Switching to electronic cigarettes doesn’t help smokers stay off traditional cigarettes, according to a…
Beshear reports decreasing COVID cases, vaccines coming for kids under 11, urges boosters for qualified
Gov. Andy Beshear updated Kentuckians on the state’s COVID-19 vaccination rate, as well as Kentucky’s declining test positivity rate and…
Gaurang Vaidya: Diagnosis of rare underlying condition could change heart patient outcomes
Cardiac amyloidosis is considered rare. It is estimated to affect less than 200,000 people in the United States. With improvement…
Who should get a COVID-19 booster shot? The NKY Health Department provides graphic summary
The Northern Kentucky Health Department has provided a graphic summary in answer to the question: Who should get a COVID-19…
It’s the DEA’s National ‘Take Back Day’ — drop off old prescriptions drugs safely at a site near you
Today is the DEA’s National “Take Back Day,” a semi-annual event where you can clean out your medicine cabinet and…
COVID trends are positive, state getting ready for vaccines for kids, 1,796 new cases Thursday,
Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday that trends in the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be positive, and the state is gearing…
Family Nurturing Center gets grant to help children impacted by parental addiction get the help they need
Gov. Andy Beshear and Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Secretary Kerry Harvey announced $188,784 in grant funding to the…
Ky. Department for Public Health accepting student entries for 2021-2022 radon poster and video contest
By Audrie Lamb Kentucky Teacher The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) is inviting students to participate in the 2012-2022…
Beshear, Stack give updates on booster shots, say trends in right direction; 678 cases, 31 deaths Mon.
Gov. Andy Beshear and Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH), provided updates Monday on…
New report from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation identifies Kentucky as top state for childhood obesity
In Kentucky, 23.8 percent of youth ages 10-17 have obesity, the highest rate in the nation, according to the newest…
‘Take it from me’ campaign urges vaccinations as COVID-19 spreads, inundates Kentucky hospitals
With the surge created by the delta variant of COVID-19 sickening thousands and filling Kentucky hospitals to capacity, the Kentucky…
Samantha Bochenek: Your questions answered about the monoclonal antibody therapy and COVID-19
Dr. Samantha Bochenek, PharmD, director of infusion pharmacy services for UK HealthCare, answers questions about the monoclonal antibody therapy and…
Kyians can now shop plans on kynect, the state’s health insurance exchange; enrollment begins Nov. 1
Kentuckians are encouraged to visit kynect.ky.gov starting today to review and compare plans on the state’s new health care marketplace…
City of Dayton teams up with TANK, Health District for free bus rides to two free COVID-19 vaccine clinics
The City Dayton has teamed up with the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky and the Northern Kentucky Health District to…
KY Association of Health Plans offering ‘Healthy Together Through Vaccinations’ community grants
Kentucky Association of Health Plans (KAHP), the trade association representing all carriers offering health coverage in Kentucky, announced a new…
COVID report: Number of new cases below 1,000, deaths continue to decline, positivity rate is 8.26%
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today For the first time during the month of October, the daily number of new cases…
Clark Kebodeaux: How to best prepare for upcoming flu season amid COVID-19 pandemic
Is it safe to get the COVID-19 vaccine at the same time as the seasonal flu vaccine? Do I need…