Opinion – Karena Cash: Youth employment is good, but not if health, safety are at risk
Entering the labor force young has its benefits. Having a job as a teen (ages 16-18) can predict higher quality jobs and…
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Sunday read: A look at vaccine misinformation — it abounds as measles spread
By Amy Maxmen and Céline Gounder KFF Health News Measles is on the rise in the United States. In the first quarter of…
Bird flu’s spread from poultry to cattle to humans provokes worry among feds, states
By Jennifer Shutt States Newsroom Dairy farmers throughout the country are on guard and the federal government is mobilizing after…
Tips to prevent drowning, #1 cause of unintentional injury-related deaths among children under 5
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As summer approaches and people begin to head to pools, lakes, ponds and streams,…
Two leading compilers of abortion data issue unique reports giving insight into U.S. abortion incidence
By Tessa Redmond Kentucky Today Two of the nation’s leading compilers of abortion data published unique reports providing insight into…
Virus suppressed by pandemic making a resurgence in the South, CDC advises residents to be vigilant
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising people in Kentucky and states to the south to look out…
Study finds rural seniors less likely than those in urban areas to follow COVID guidelines
Rural adults 65 and older were less compliant than their urban peers when it came to following some of the…
Kentucky expected to be part of predicted national surge in COVID hospitalizations after holiday
Kentucky Health News Kentucky is expected to be part of a predicted national surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations after the Thanksgiving…
DPH continues to promote Hepatitis A vaccination; statewide outbreak continues, more deaths reported
People who are considered high risk for exposure to the Hepatitis A virus should get vaccinated as soon as possible…
CDC: Follow these four simple steps to food safety to be sure you and your family are protected
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Following four simple steps at home — Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill — can help…
Flu activity rises in Kentucky to widespread levels; get a shot, stay away from others, see a doctor
The Department for Public Health (DPH), within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), now reports “widespread” flu activity…
Opioid epidemic rampant in Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties, FindHelpNow.org can help
The national opioid overdose epidemic was declared a public health emergency in 2017, and the state of Kentucky continues to…
CDC reports that smoking rates for adults in U.S. has reached historic low– 14%; young adults, 10%
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reported that the cigarette smoking rates for adults in the United…
Resources available to help smokers quit as cigarette tax increases go into effect
Now that the tax on a pack of cigarettes sold in Kentucky has risen from 60 cents to $1.10, many…
Guide to Bug Repellents can help you fend off disease-carrying ticks, mosquitoes as diseases rise
A number of factors should come into play when you’re choosing a bug repellent: what part of the country you…
More deaths from Hepatitis A; CDC recommends vaccination for children living in outbreak counties
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Three deaths are being blamed on the hepatitis A outbreak in Kentucky, according to the…
Robert Couch: Expanding access to naloxone will help save lives from drug overdoses
Expanding Access to Naloxone Will Help Save Lives In 2016, more than 1,400 Kentuckians died from drug overdoses. Sadly,…
ZIKA travel advisory: State Dept. of Public Health reminds pregnant women to avoid risky destinations
As mosquito season comes to an end and the holiday and winter travel season begins, the Kentucky Department for Public…