Rising flu cases drive increases in emergency-room visits, hospital admissions for respiratory illnesses
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News A big jump in influenza cases more than outweighed small declines in COVID-19 and…
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General Assembly being asked to strengthen laws on sale of cigarettes and vapes to minors
“When the General Assembly returns to Frankfort on Jan. 2, one of the many problems it’s been asked to address…
Calls to the state problem-gambling hotline have nearly tripled since sports betting became legal in KY
Kentucky Health News Since sports betting became legal in Kentucky on Sept. 7, calls to the state problem-gambling hotline have…
Incoming AG Russell Coleman appoints new head of opioid abatement commission, Christopher Evans
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The main proponent of using state opioid-settlement money to fund research into a psychdelic…
Steven Stack serves as master of ceremonies for private Beshear swearing-in, praises pandemic work
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News State Public Health Commissioner Steven Stack was master of ceremonies for Gov. Andy Beshear’s…
Legislators expect session to address youth vaping, maternal mortality, insurance, maybe abortion
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News State legislators expect to address youth vaping, workplace violence, data collection, maternal mortality, and…
New survey of students shows support of parents, too, when tackling substance-use problem
Kentucky Health News Kentucky high-school students in a recent study about substance abuse and its prevention offered some pointed advice…
Kentucky still ranks high on obesity rates — is now #2 for overweight children; health is impacted
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky ties with Wisconsin for the nation’s ninth-highest adult obesity rate, an improvement from…
Ben Chandler leads support for research into addiction treatment at opioid panel’s final hearing
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Twenty-three people spoke in favor of funding the development of an opioid-use disorder treatment…
New study: Burden of ‘long COVID’ is real, even after two years in those with severe and mild cases
Kentucky Health News A recent study highlights the burden of COVID-19 that continues to affect millions of people, showing that patients…
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month; American Cancer Society offers information
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News When prostate cancer is detected early, the odds of survival are high. That is…
New vaccines to be released next month for COVID, flu and RSV, to curb ever-mutating respiratory viruses
Kentucky Health News Americans will have access to several vaccines this fall to protect them against respiratory viruses, including COVID-19,…
‘Sandwich generation’ supports its children and cares for its parents — and its health pays a toll
Kentucky Health News America has Generation X, Generation Z and more, but it also has “the sandwich generation,” adults between…
Red-meat allergy under-diagnosed because clinicians have little working knowledge of it, say new studies
Kentucky Health News Thousands of Kentuckians are likely living with an allergy to red meat, and many of them probably…
Time to make sure your school-aged children are up-to-date on their required immunizations
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With just a few weeks left before school starts, it’s time to make sure…
US FDA approves first drug to slow progression of Alzheimer’s disease, opens door for Medicare to pay
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval for the first drug to slow…
New report shows how domestic violence is handled by courts, law enforcement at local, regional levels
Kentucky Health News “Kentucky has long had a problem with domestic violence,” the Lexington Herald-Leader reports. “A 2012 survey found that 45%…
Leapfrog Group ranks 61 acute-care KY hospitals; St. Elizabeth Healthcare-Ft. Thomas among 4 getting As
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Most of the Kentucky hospitals graded on a nonprofit group’s twice-a-year report card for…
Beshear seeks firm rules on how $842 million opioid settlement is spent; Cameron appointee says no
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s local and state governments continue to reap more millions from settlements with drug…
Newly dominant COVID variant may evade antibodies, but not seen as likely to cause more serious disease
With a new subvariant of the novel coronavirus now dominant in the U.S., vaccinated people may be more likely to…
Kentucky again 43rd in America’s Health Rankings, scoring lowest in behavior and health outcomes
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After not ranking states for two years due to the pandemic, America’s Health Rankings…
Flu has killed 27 adults and two children in Kentucky so far this season; activity continues to increase
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s latest flu report showed a smaller jump in cases than in previous weeks,…