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Gov. Beshear Signs Measure Expanding Access to Health Care FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 20, 2023) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear was joined by health care leaders and lawmakers in the Capitol...

Senate committee passes medicinal cannabis bill FRANKFORT — The Senate Licensing and Occupations Committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would allow people with serious medical conditions to use medicinal cannabis...

FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2023 Bill to let advanced-practice registered nurses prescribe controlled substances on their own after four years passes, at long last Image from Kentucky Association of Nurse Practitioners and...

Friday, March 10, 2023 That time again: What to know about Daylight Saving Time, and other household things to do as we reset our clocks Electric Time technician Dan LaMoore adjusts...

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2023 Unvaccinated attendee of big revival has state's third case of measles in 3 months; Ky. ranks very low in measles vaccinations   An unvaccinated Jessamine County...

Kentucky’s Children and Youth Must Be Protected Louisville, February 8, 2023 - A bill to ban conversion “therapy” in Kentucky - HB 162 - was filed late yesterday by Representative...

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The 502 Hemp Wellness Center. (Spectrum News 1/Erin Wilson) HEALTH Medical cannabis becomes legal in 2023 for some Ken­tuckians BY ERIN WILSON KENTUCKY UPDATED 5:03 PM ET DEC. 31, 2022 PUBLISHED 3:42 PM...

Gov. Beshear: Pediatric Flu Deaths in Kentucky Reach Record High Kentucky on track to have worst flu season in at least 10 years FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 19, 2022) – Today,...

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2022 Taxpayers pay malpractice awards involving federally qualified health centers; in Kentucky, $7.7 million was paid in 2018-2021 By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health NewsFederally...

Friday, December 02, 2022 Officials, advocates push more rural health-care providers to prescribe Suboxone (buprenorphine) for drug addiction Bonnie Purk, left, meets with nurse practitioner Andrea Storjohann at the Primary Health Care...

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2022 Flu off to fast start in Kentucky, as cases keep more than doubling each week; flu, Covid-19 and RSV threaten a 'triple-demic' State Dept. for Public Health map,...

Spread holiday spirit, not sickness   By Ben Chandler, President and CEO, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Holiday cheer won’t be the only thing spreading this season. As the weather...

Amy Levan | Donor Recruitment Specialist 859-338-3207   ‘Tis the Season to be Giving with Kentucky Blood Center Donors will receive an exclusive KBC ‘Happy Y’allidays’ T-shirt LEXINGTON, Ky. –...

CDC survey shows more than 2.5 million young people used electronic cigarettes in 2022, and most were flavored products Graphic from Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News ...

15 years this morning for Willis N Tracy Fletcher at TRMC! So good to recognize our staff. Thanks for all you do Willis!!!!

Please join the Lawrence County Health Department and make lifestyle changes to live longer and healthier lives! The Diabetes Prevention Program uses CDC curriculum in support-group style meetings focusing on...

Lawrence County Health Department What you need to know about monkeypox...

Lawrence County Health Department 19m  ·  Happy World Breastfeeding Week, 1-7 August 2022 Breastfeeding offers a powerful line of defense against all forms of child malnutrition. It acts as a first...

SMARTER SCIENCE OF SLIM Science-Backed Health Information   POSTED ON JULY 20, 2022  BY BARBARA CHRISTIAN   The Chaos of Chain Restaurants: A Profit-Making Machine Before the reign of Applebees and...