Tag: newspapers
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Coalition of health groups launches two-week ad campaign to drum up support for a statewide smoking ban
A geographically targeted newspaper and online advertising campaign calling for “a comprehensive, statewide smoke-free law” is hitting Kentucky media outlets this week, as the legislature convenes, and next week. The campaign...
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Painkiller epidemic was driven in part by drug makers’ financial relationships with researchers who discounted the risks
For almost a decade, medical officials and experts claimed OxyContin rarely posed problems of addiction for patients. The drug’s label, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration, said addiction...
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In starting its sixth package in series on prescription drug abuse, The Courier-Journal shows treatment programs fall short of need
Brittany Crouch suffers through withdrawal in Frenchburgbefore leaving for treatment in Lexington, as daughterKaylee Adams, 3, cries. (C-J photo by Alton Strupp) “In a state plagued by one of the...
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Do Kentucky families care about obesity? Louisville newspaper blog says yes; now comes the hard part
In The Prime, The Courier-Journal‘s collection of news, features, videos and blogs “that help you thrive as you age” has taken on a new crusade: obesity. It’s a brave initiative...
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Pikeville newspaper spotlights local doctors and pharmacists charged in prescription pain-pill epidemic, forecasts more action
The Appalachian News-Express, the thrice-weekly newspaper in Pikeville, has turned the spotlight on Pike County physicians and pharmacists who are aiding and abetting the abuse of prescription painkillers. We have...
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Doctors’ letter to the editor about the importance of physical activity is worthy of consideration from all Kentucky newspapers
Given its timeliness and message, Kentucky Health News encourages editors of Kentucky newspapers to consider publishing this compelling letter. Physical activity — a daily staple To the editor: The 2012...
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Six of 41 child-abuse fatalities show improper follow-up by Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Herald-Leader analysis finds
The way child-abuse deaths are reviewed in Kentucky continues to be problematic. Looking at the 41 child fatalities in 2009 and 2010, Lexington Herald-Leader reporters Beth Musgrave and Bill Estep...
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Herald-Leader dislikes mental health agency’s ‘clubby glow’
In an editorial today, the Lexington Herald-Leader criticized the “clubby glow emanating from the inner circle” of the Bluegrass Regional Mental Health-Mental Retardation Board, whose financial status was featured in...
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Couple shares ‘horrible journey’ of prescription drug abuse
Recovering pill addict Stacy Penningtonof Ashland is due to give birth next month.(Courier-Journal photo by Matt Stone) Stacy and James Pennington had to lose everything, including their children and home, before...
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Rural newspapers don’t write a lot of health stories — but they should, expert says
“If a newspaper can’t stand for better health and better health care, then what in the world can it stand for?” This was the galvanizing statement of a talk today...