Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Surgeon general issues public-health advisory that warns about the dangers of social-media use to children’s mental health
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Concerns about the effects of social media on youth mental health prompted America’s top public-health official to issue a rare public-health advisory that calls...
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In dedicating memorial, Beshear says he intended it partly as a response to those who discounted the pandemic for political ends
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As he dedicated the state’s memorial to Kentucky’s 18,600-plus Covid-19 victims Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear said it was intended partly as a response to...
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Rabbi at dedication of pandemic memorial says ‘Denial can never cure disease, and … distortions can never change facts’
Wednesday’s dedication of the state’s pandemic memorial closed with a prayer from Rabbi David Wirtschafter of Lexington’s Temple Adath Israel, who first read his adaptation of Archibald MacLeish’s poem “The...
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U.S. Department of Agriculture gives Grace Community Health, a nonprofit, a $1 million grant to build a new clinic in Pineville
The U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s Rural Development program is giving $1 million to help build a medical clinic in Pineville for Covid-19 testing, treatment and vaccines, as well as integrated...
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Guthrie agrees to work on nursing shortage with Democrat on his subcommittee, saying it may be the biggest issue in health care
U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Bowling Green, in his role as chair of the major health subcommittee in the House, pledged last week to work with a rising Delaware Democrat to...
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Ky. kids still aren’t as immunized as they were before pandemic; pertussis threat rises; cancer-preventing vaccine rates still low
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Immunize Kentucky Coalition‘s Immunization Summit, held May 10 in Lexington, opened with a warning that Kentucky’s children fell behind on their immunizations during...
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Legislative task forces will examine Cabinet for Health and Family Services and certificate-of-need process for health-care facilities
The Kentucky General Assembly has created joint House-Senate committees to study specific topics, including the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the state’s certificate-of-need process for health-care facilities. The...
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Meet some of the Kentuckians answering the new 988 crisis line: they’re first responders driven by empathy
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern When...
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Marijuana is often used during pregnancy, but it can get the child off to a lower-than-average start on development and health
Users and sellers of marijuana may suggest that expectant mothers use it to alleviate side effects of pregnancy, especially morning sickness, and research has found that it is the drug...
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UK’s new Cannabis Center funds four research studies; two will look at marijuana use by pregnant women and cancer patients
By Lindsay Travis University of Kentucky Kentucky’s recently established center for cannabis research has awarded its first set of faculty pilot grants to support innovative and collaborative cannabis research. The University...