Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Weight-loss drugs carry high prices, many questions for seniors
By Judith Graham KFF Health News Corlee Morris has dieted throughout her adult life. After her weight began climbing in high school, she spent years losing 50 or 100 pounds...
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European quit-smoking drug proven safe, effective in U.S. study
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Cytisinicline, a drug to help people stop smoking, was found to be safe and effective when used at a higher concentration than is traditionally...
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Excess Covid-19 deaths grew in 2nd year despite vaccines; study cites shortage of rural vaccinations; Ky. fared worst during Delta
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Scientists generally believe that the number of deaths attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic has been understated, and they point to what they call “excess...
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Libertarians want to repeal ‘certificate of need’ permit process for health-care facilities; they say it needs reform, not repeal
Kentucky Health News Should Kentucky have a permitting process for health-care facilities or allow free-market competition? Or something in between? The General Assembly has begun debating the question, amid lobbying...
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‘Disrupting Addiction: A KET Forum’ premieres Monday, July 24, to discuss the work being done to ease this public-health crisis
Kentucky Health News According to the state’s annual Overdose Fatality Report, 2,135 Kentuckians died from a drug overdose in 2022. That was 5 percent fewer than in 2021, but many...
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State finds several water systems, most on the Ohio, have levels of ‘forever chemicals’ above a limit being considered by EPA
By Liam Niemeyer Kentucky Lantern Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” are in Kentucky’s rivers and lakes. The chemicals are accumulating inside Kentucky’s fish. They...
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Ky. ranks 3rd lowest in nation for seniors’ health and well-being; shows health-care access goes deeper than having insurance
By Ben Chandler President and CEO, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Having access to quality health care is crucial for a person’s well-being. But it’s a complex issue that goes...
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UK study finds intimate-partner violence raises risk of developing diabetes, due to stress; Ky. has high rate of domestic violence
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern People who experience intimate-partner violence, or the threat of it. are much more likely to end up with diabetes, due to increased stress. So says...
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State, far behind on nursing-home inspections, focuses on responding to complaints, but that often takes too long
“As of June, 73 percent of Kentucky’s 277 nursing homes were listed as going more than two years without a so-called ‘annual’ inspection. It’s putting patients at risk,” the Lexington...
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Mosquito repellents tested: DEET is best; plant-based alternatives to it work fine in lower-risk areas if they are reapplied as needed
By Immo A. Hansen and Hailey A. Luker For The Conversation Now that summer is in full swing, mosquitoes have come out across the United States. The use of mosquito repellents...