KY. RANKS LOW IN BENEFITS FOR THE POOR, HUGE IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES

October 30, 2023

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2023 Flu and RSV cases increasing in Kentucky, but Covid-19 cases are still by far the leader...

NEW OPIOD ADDICTION PSYCHEDELIC DRUG PANEL HAS FINAL HEARING

September 18, 2023

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2023 At opioid panel's final hearing, Ben Chandler leads endorsers of funding research into psychedelic drug as...

Ky. Covid hospitalizations more than double, hospitals say they have been small and ‘manageable’

September 4, 2023

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 Ky. Covid hospitalizations more than double, and exceed U.S. rate, but hospitals say they have been...

European quit-smoking drug proven safe, effective in U.S. study

July 24, 2023

SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2023 European quit-smoking drug proven safe, effective in U.S. study Medpage Today photo By Melissa Patrick Kentucky...

E-cigarettes get bigger and badder, nicotine content up 76% in last 5 years

June 26, 2023

FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2023 E-cigarettes get bigger and badder: Sales up rose 47% in last 3 years, nicotine content up...

Opioid panel to hold public hearings on funding ibogaine drug research

June 19, 2023

Opioid panel to hold hearings on funding ibogaine drug research, including a promoter; member sees a conflict, chair quashes talk...

Ky. is getting older; sees more deaths than births for several years

June 12, 2023

THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2023 Ky. is getting older; sees more deaths than births for several years Kentucky State Data Center...

CAMERON, BESHEAR CLASH OVER NEW DRUG TO CURE OPIOID ADDICTION

June 5, 2023

Opioid commission leader suggests it use at least $42 million to get exotic psychedelic drug approved to treat opioid-use disorder...

BILL TO ALLOW NURSE PRACTITIONERS TO PRESCRIBE CONTROLLED DRUGS PASSES 92-1

March 13, 2023

FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2023 Bill to let advanced-practice registered nurses prescribe controlled substances on their own after four years passes,...

Governor wants firm guidelines on how to spend opioid settlement money, now up to $842 million

January 23, 2023

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2023 Governor wants firm guidelines on how to spend opioid settlement money, now up to $842 million;...

BESHEAR ISSUED MEDICAL MARIJUANA ORDER ALLOWING IT AS ‘WEDGE ISSUE’ AND TOOL FOR RE-ELECTION, GOP SENATOR SAYS

December 19, 2022

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Medical cannabis bill will start in Senate; sponsor says Beshear issued order allowing it as 'wedge issue' and tool for...

DON’T FORGET TO TURN YOUR CLOCK BACK ONE HOUR NOV. 5-6; MOST AMERICANS DON’T LIKE IT, STUDY SHOWS

November 1, 2022

Don't forget to turn your clock back one hour Nov. 5-6; sleep experts say standard time is the better one...

2.5 MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE USED ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES IN 2022

October 10, 2022

CDC survey shows more than 2.5 million young people used electronic cigarettes in 2022, and most were flavored products Graphic...

Behavioral-health hotline for suicide prevention, mental health and substance-use crises will go live on Saturday, July 16; call 988

July 11, 2022

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Starting Saturday, July 16, the new behavioral-health crisis hotline number will be...

NEW KY. ABORTION LAWS AMONG ‘STRICTEST IN NATION’

April 18, 2022

SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2022 Kentucky's two clinics suspend abortions as lawsuits challenge new law that is called 'one of the...

KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS: Covid-19 vaccine is ‘best tool in toolbox’ for kids

October 18, 2021

Covid-19 vaccine is 'best tool in toolbox' for kids to fight infection, but monoclonal antibodies are available for some who...

Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 49% in 2020

August 9, 2021

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Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 49% in 2020; fentanyl and methamphetamine remained the biggest drivers of death By Melissa...

Six of the state’s 61 health departments are losing their directors;

June 29, 2021