Seasonal respiratory illness in Kentucky has declined but numbers still considered ‘elevated’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Emergency-department visits and hospital admissions for respiratory disease in Kentucky have dropped for three…
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Kentucky leads nation in use of new class of drugs that fight diabetes, obesity, though questions persist
Kentucky Health News Kentucky has the nation’s highest rate of dispensed prescriptions for a new class of diabetes and obesity…
First Opioid Abatement meeting under new leader draws big crowd, largely to support ibogaine study
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Nearly 130 people attended the first Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission meeting under the group’s…
Are you having a ‘Blue Monday’? It may be a myth, but seasonal affective disorder is not
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Monday, Jan. 15, is considered by some to be “Blue Monday,” the most naturally…
Flu up 33% in final week of ’23, continues to drive jumps in respiratory illness; not too late for flu shot
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Like the rest of the nation, Kentucky saw another big jump in influenza cases…
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…
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%…