New 988 behavioral-health crisis hotline number goes live July 16; Ky. plans large-scale rollout in 2023
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Starting Saturday, July 16, the new behavioral-health crisis hotline number will be 988, much…
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Omicron BA.5 subvariant now dominant strain of virus in U.S., expected to cause new surge
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As coronavirus cases continue to tick up in Kentucky, a new Omicron subvariant, reported…
Ticks are active in Ky. year-round, but this is prime time and they are getting more active and dangerous
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Public-health officials say ticks are emerging earlier and staying active longer because of changes…
Report shows Kentucky had second highest increase in deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide in 2020
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In the first year of the pandemic, the United States experienced the highest-ever combined…
Booster needed to protect against Omicron; infection may provide immunity, but docs say booster is better
If you haven’t gotten a booster shot following your “full vaccination” with the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines against COVID-19, you…
COVID-19 shots for children under 5 coming soon in KY, as FDA authorizes use of Moderna, Pfizer vaccine
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News COVID-19 vaccinations for children between the ages of 6 months to 5 years are…
Kentucky lawmakers discuss ways to help families struggling through baby formula shortage
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky families struggle to find baby formula for their infants and no immediate…
Studies show reducing your child’s screen time can help them be more physically active
Reducing screen time seems to encourage children to be more physically active, but it’s unclear whether it can help them…
FDA chief says baby formula shortage to remain through late July as impact in Kentucky worsens
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The baby formula shortage continues to worsen in Kentucky, with the state’s out-of-stock rate…
Appalachian counties continue to dominate lowest level of County Health Rankings in Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The annual County Health Rankings & Roadmaps report, showing how the health status of…
State’s COVID surge continues but at slower rate; vaccines for children lining up for approval
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s surge in coronavirus cases continued last week, at a slightly slower rate than the…
DEA says fentanyl, an addictive synthetic opioid, causes unprecedented overdose deaths; teens at risk
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In response to increase in overdose deaths caused by fentanyl, a highly addictive synthetic…
New Food and Drug Administration head says ‘Misinformation is now our leading cause of death’
Newly confirmed Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf says “the issue that keeps him up at night… is the…
Tick season is on the horizon; ten percent carry debilitating disease, quick action is key to prevention
Kentucky Health News Ticks are a threat in Kentucky year-round, but especially in the summer months. The next time one…
Ky. gets $4.19 million to expand AmeriCorps work in public health, with hope of driving interest in the field
Kentucky Health News Kentucky has received nearly $4.2 million to expand the public-health role of the AmeriCorps program in the…
COVID cases and positive-test rate rise in Kentucky; deaths and hospital numbers decline
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Daily cases and the share of Kentuckians testing positive for the coronavirus are rising…
Health bills among those passed and failed in the last two days of the legislative session
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Republican legislature overrode more than two dozen of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes…
COVID cases in state dropped again, but positive-test rate, deaths ticked up a bit
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations dropped again in Kentucky last week, but deaths and the…
COVID cases wane but influenza cases are on uptick in Kentucky; get a flu shot
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News COVID-19 cases are on the wane across Kentucky, but influenza cases are on the…
Most Americans say they have had coronavirus; but concerns about serious COVID-19 illness decline
Kentucky Health News Most Americans say they have contracted the coronavirus, and the infected are more likely to be Republicans,…
Pandemic numbers approaching levels seen before Omicron variant surge; positivity rate at 2.29 percent
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pandemic in Kentucky has declined to levels not seen since early last summer,…
CDC rates fewer KY counties at high COVID risk but some increased; state’s risk level still relatively high
Kentucky Health News Kentucky as a whole is at lower risk from the coronavirus than it was a week ago,…