Day: April 15, 2019
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Keynoter at harm-reduction summit says syringe exchange programs need to partner with drug users to be truly successful
Nearly 500 people attended the 2019 Harm Reduction Summit on April 9 in Northern Kentucky. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News COVINGTON, Ky. – Syringe exchange...
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Bevin signs bill making all Ky. school property and events free of tobacco and e-cigs by July 2020, unless school boards opt out
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Matt Bevin has signed into law to ban the use of tobacco products in all Kentucky public schools and events, a policy that...
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CDC says ground beef likely source of E. coli outbreak, but hasn’t been able to identify the source; Kentucky has most cases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map —– Investigation of people stricken by the recent outbreak of E. coli “suggests that ground beef is the source of this outbreak,” the Centers for Disease...