Category: FEATURED
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Early data show 7.9% fall in overdose deaths in Ky. in 2023 was much more than national drop, but number of ODs remained high
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest provisional overdose-death data say drug-overdose deaths in Kentucky fell by 7.9 percent in 2023, more than the national decline of...
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Kentucky tobacco-free advocates win Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids’ national Group Youth Advocates of the Year award
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids named the #iCANendthetrend Youth Advisory Board Group Youth Advocates of the Year. Front, from left: Saumya Sikhwal, Jasmin Hernandez, Sarah Larkin and Philena Ash. Back: Jordan Joslin, Chloe Brady,...
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Tips to prevent drowning, No. 1 cause of unintentional injury-related death among children under 5; swim lessons reduce risk
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As summer approaches and people begin to head to pools, lakes, ponds and streams, it’s important to remember that drownings can happen to anyone...
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15% fewer med-school grads applied for residencies in Kentucky this year; med-school association attributes that to abortion ban
By Sylvia Goodman Kentucky Public Radio The Association of American Medical Schools says 15 percent fewer U.S. medical-school graduates applied to Kentucky residency programs in the 2023-24 academic year, part of...
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As new Covid-19 variants become dominant and boosters are needed, vaccine misinformation continues; here are the facts
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern In the last month, new Covid-19 variants emerged as the dominant strain in the United States. Covid-19 vaccines are still recommended for protection against the...
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Food-as-medicine effort at UK gets a boost from new endowment
By Christopher Carney University of Kentucky One of the first two Gatton Foundation endowed professors at the University of Kentucky is Alison Gustafson, who directs the Food as Health Alliance....
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Health-care industry is most at risk from cyberattack, study says
Health care is increasingly more at risk of cyberattacks than other industries, according to a recent study by Soax, a data-collection platform, reports Cara Smith of Inside Health Policy. As cyberattacks against Change...
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University of Kentucky doctor explains bladder cancer and how to prevent it; May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
By Dr. Zin W. Myint University of Kentucky Kentucky has one of the highest rates of new cancers in the U.S., with bladder cancer in the top 10 list of...
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Falling immunization rates pose threats to Kentucky and the rest of nation; immunization climate remains ‘turbulent,’ observer says
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The immunization crisis in Kentucky is not just a Kentucky issue, but is happening nationwide. “It’s not going to take long before we see...
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AMA president-elect, from Louisville, lays out his ideas for getting more physicians in rural areas, reforming prior authorization
With about 46 million people in the U.S. living in rural areas and new research showing they are more likely to die early from the five leading causes of death...