Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Study: If you’re obese or diabetic, and get over 20% of calories from fast food, you’re more likely to get a deadly liver disease
People who are obese or diabetic and get 20 percent or more of their calories from fast food are more likely to get non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a potentially life-threatening...
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University of Kentucky researchers find Covid-19 vaccinations and boosters protects mothers and babies
By Lindsay Travis University of Kentucky University of Kentucky researchers have found that maternal vaccination against COVID-19 works to protect both the mother and baby. National Institutes of Health grant,...
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Kentucky’s child-vaccination rates are sixth worst in the nation
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News When it comes to influenza and Covid-19 vaccinations, Kentucky’s children are less protected than children in other states. Kentucky’s children have the sixth lowest...
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Black Kentuckians need more information about colon cancer screening, especially the availability of in-home tests, study finds
By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky A recent study at the University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center highlights the need for increased outreach and education to reduce colorectal cancer screening disparities...
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Study: 42% of dual smoker-vapers quit vaping early and kept on smoking; 10% quit both; 15% went back to using both
Adults who vape and smoke at the same time are likely to continue smoking in the long run, counter to the electronic-cigarette industry’s message that vaping can help current smokers...
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Senate President Robert Stivers, leading foe of medical cannabis in Kentucky, suggests he could be for it in end-of life cases
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News State Senate President Robert Stivers suggested Monday night that he might be willing to approve medical marijuana in Kentucky on a very limited basis,...
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Covid-19 cases up nearly 76% in Ky.; hospital numbers inched up
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported a nearly 76 percent increase in new coronavirus cases last week, and hospital numbers inched up. The state Department for Public Health‘s...
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Pfizer’s $1 million leads big corporate givers to state Republican Party’s building fund, which has no limits on contributions
By Tom Loftus, for Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT, Ky. – In what may be the largest political contribution ever given to a political party in Kentucky, the drug maker Pfizer Inc....
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Flu cases are on the decline in Kentucky, but still too high and the season runs through May; it’s not too late to get your flu shot
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Influenza cases in Kentucky declined in each of the last four weeks of 2022, but Gov. Andy Beshear said cases are still too high...
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FDA OKs Alzheimer’s drug, which may not be available soon, and carries some risks; UK testing on patients with marker of disease
Kentucky Health News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug that has been found to help people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease and is being...