At least 25 homicides in Kentucky’s annual domestic violence report for 2025
If you or someone you know has experienced domestic violence, call the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. Call…
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Misinformation threatens measles elimination status, overall health. Can Kentucky alter course?
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Louisville’s Maricia Richardson grew up hearing that she didn’t need to get vaccinated. She didn’t…
Kentucky children keep dying in ‘preventable’ drug overdoses — rate rises 100% over past five years
This story discusses child abuse. Report child abuse to Kentucky’s Statewide Child Abuse Hotline at 1-877-597-233. Kentucky’s poison control line…
Fewer Kentuckians covered by ACA health insurance plans as subsidies stall in U.S. Senate
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Fewer Kentuckians have health insurance through kynect after subsidies that helped millions of Americans afford…
Kentucky children living with ‘unacceptable’ levels of poverty and hunger, new data shows
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Many of Kentucky’s children continue to live in levels of poverty that child advocates call “unacceptable.”…
Kentucky trails nation in Commonwealth Fund’s latest climate and health scorecard
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentuckians stand to lose more years off their lives due to power plant emissions than…
988 help ‘still there’ for Kentuckians despite loss of dedicated LGBTQ+ support option
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or text the National Suicide and…
Kentucky community colleges working to meet students’ ‘severe’ need for mental health support
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern About two-thirds of Kentucky community college students surveyed last year say they have experienced depression…
A conversation with Dr. Steven Stack, Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services secretary
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT — Dr. Steven Stack says Kentucky, which already struggles with poor health, is “on…
US children struggle to catch up educationally while poverty further burdens Kentucky’s kids
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or text the National Suicide…
Kentucky Make America Healthy Again task force meets for first time
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern During the first meeting of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Kentucky Task Force, lawmakers…
Gun safety group says University of Louisville student lied about surviving high school shooting
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Everytown for Gun Safety says a man who spoke at a February rally for gun…
Ex-Gov. Matt Bevin barred from contacting adoptive son under order approved by judge
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern LOUISVILLE — Jonah Bevin has secured a six-month protective order against his adopted father, former…
Legislature ok’s late-breaking ‘clarification’ of state abortion law, heads to governor’s desk
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern In response to what one Republican called “a desperate need for clarity” in Kentucky abortion…
Proposal for protecting Kentucky kids from nicotine products draws cheers as children’s advocates rally
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Hundreds rallied in the Capitol rotunda Wednesday for Children’s Advocacy Day, calling on lawmakers to…
Gun violence survivors tell their stories, rally at Kentucky Capitol for solutions
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT — One after another, gun violence survivors and anti-violence advocates told their stories in…
Bill establishing freestanding birth centers moves ahead, easily approved by Senate committee
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern A bill that could pave the way for Kentucky to get freestanding birth centers sailed…
American Lung Association report says Kentucky is not doing enough to prevent smoking and vaping
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern The American Lung Association gave Kentucky mostly failing grades when it comes to preventing tobacco…
Kentucky deaths still outnumber births, though gap narrows as COVID numbers normalize
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern While Kentucky had more deaths than births in 2023, according to preliminary data, deaths declined. …
With Norovirus cases on the rise is on the rise, here are steps you can take to protect yourself
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern There have been more cases of the highly infectious norovirus this season than totals in…
A conversation with new Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky President Allison Adams
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Most health outcomes are decided not in a clinical setting, says Allison Adams, but by…
‘Overwhelmed and frustrated,’ Louisville woman sues to overturn Kentucky’s abortion ban
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern A pregnant woman who wants an abortion is suing in Jefferson Circuit Court to challenge…
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