There is no vaccine to protect against hepatitis C, getting tested could save your life
By Dr. Takako Schaninger University of Kentucky The hepatitis vaccines you receive as a child don’t protect you from getting…
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The Northern Kentucky Health Department releases annual report, highlights accomplishments
The Northern Kentucky Health Department has released its 2018-2019 Annual Report, highlighting the work it has accomplished to prevent disease,…
CHFS announces new option for Kentucky, Tennessee patients seeking treatment for Hepatitis C
A new Hepatitis C treatment service will provide an immediate impact for people living in southeast Kentucky and northeast Tennessee….
DPH holds statewide Hepatitis C elimination meeting, aimed at strategy to cut down high instances
Kentucky’s Department for Public Health, in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, hosted a statewide Hepatitis C (HCV) elimination meeting…
KY has 59 operating syringe exchanges and six in the wait; public-health advocates credited for increase
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky is lauded nationwide for its embrace of syringe exchanges to thwart the spread…
Mobile syringe access exchange program begins next week in NKY, open house in Covington Thursday
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor The Northern Kentucky Health Department (NKY Health) hosted an open house for its mobile…
Grant County syringe exchange program continues to reduce threat of disease, connect to treatment
Since it began in March of 2016, the Grant County syringe access exchange program has helped 322 people prevent infectious…
Ky leads nation in counties with local syringe exchanges, but not in most vulnerable communities
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky has long ranked high among the states in the number of counties with…
Rural Blog: Appalachia at high risk of HIV, hep C, but many factors hamper testing, monitoring, treatment
Bloodborne diseases like HIV and hepatitis C are an increasing threat to public health in Appalachia, but the stigma associated…
Covington Commission urged to move forward with needle exchange; vote on social media policy tabled
By Ryan Clark NKyTribune reporter A day after celebrating the approval of a needle exchange program in Newport, area residents…
NKY and state health officials renew call for syringe exchange, education, with disclosure of HIV cluster
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor Tuesday’s disclosure of a cluster investigation of HIV infections among people who inject drugs…
52 Weeks of Public Health: Campaign focused on World Hepatitis Day, highlighting the silent killer
As part of the 52 Weeks of Public Health campaign, the Kentucky Department of Public Health (DPH) within the Cabinet…
Syringe exchanges coupled with drug therapy, treatment could virtually eliminate hepatitis C
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky leads the nation in new infections of hepatitis C, a liver disease now…
Kentucky DPH 52 Weeks of Public Health campaign focuses on opioid abuse, overdoses, Narcan
As part of the 52 Weeks of Public Health campaign, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH), within the Cabinet…
Rural Blog: Small counties overcome opposition to start successful syringe exchange programs
Small, rural counties are leading the way in establishing syringe exchanges to prevent outbreaks of HIV and hepatitis C among…
State of Northern Kentucky at Chamber’s Eggs ‘N Issues focuses on region’s successes, challenges
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor Northern Kentucky remains among the most prosperous regions in the state, but there are…
Cheaper than pain pills, heroin making inroads in southern, eastern KY — disease risks follow
Partly because it’s much cheaper than pain pills, heroin is “quickly making inroads in Southern and Eastern Kentucky,” the head…
Hepatitis C cases among Kentucky women of childbearing age more than tripled from 2011-14
Hepatitis C among Kentucky women of childbearing age more than tripled from 2011 to 2014, while the national rate among…
Brent Cooper: Support syringe access exchange — our collective health (and lives) are at stake
Before you make up your mind about the proposed syringe access exchange program (aka needle exchange), you need to first…
Northern Kentucky Health Department releases plan for Grant County syringe exchange program
The Northern Kentucky Health Department and NKyTribune staff The Northern Kentucky Independent District Health department has released its plan to…
Hepatitis C outbreak spreads; Health Department steps up efforts as rate is among highest in country
Northern Kentucky’s rate of hepatitis C infection is among the highest in the country, with more than 1,100 cases diagnosed…
Lifting federal ban on funding needle-exchange programs hasn’t yet benefitted Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky’s top Republicans in…
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