Kentuckians are invited to virtual June town-hall meetings on helping families with complications from substance useHealthy Care

By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentuckians with ideas to improve outcomes for children placed in foster care because of substance use co...

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Expert panel finds screen use impairs the sleep health of youth; National Sleep Foundation offers advice to reduce impactHealthy Care

Getty Images photo via Stony Brook University An expert look at research around screen use at bedtime, which has ballooned since ...

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Today is World No Tobacco Day; youth group coordinated by UK pharmacy student aims for tobacco-free future for KentuckyHealthy Care

Members of the #iCANendthetrend Youth Advistory Board with Gov. Andy Beshear at the state Capitol. (UK photo) By Rosa Mejia-Cruz ...

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Kentuckians’ access to mental health care lags. Paying providers more would help, psychologists' group says in report.Healthy Care

By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentuckians are far more likely to pay out of pocket for mental and behavioral health services than for su...

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Drug-overdose death rates were more common among service-industry employees before pandemic, but not afterwardHealthy Care

By Allison Rogers University of Kentucky Drug-overdose deaths spiked following Kentucky’s Covid-19 stay-at-home and business-closure orde...

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Eastern State Hospital is 200 years old; ex-patient, who says it saved his life, urges those who need mental-health care to get itHealthy Care

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News This story mentions suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or t...

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Lexington has outbreak of whooping cough, which can be deadly for babies and prevented with vaccine that some adults need tooHealthy Care

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News An oubreak of whooping cough has been declared in Fayette County after nine cases have been conf...

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Hospital association, Department of Agriculture start 'Food as Medicine' effort to get more local food into Kentucky hospitalsHealthy Care

Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Hospital Association and the state  Department of Agriculture have started an effort to get more local...

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Repeat Covid-19 shots help ward off variants, even other virusesHealthy Care

Photo illustration Kentucky Health News The virus that caused the Covid-19 pandemic is still here, sending thousands of American...

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Korean study finds former smokers who use e-cigarettes or vapes have higher risk for lung cancer than ex-smokers who don'tHealthy Care

Photo by Steve Helber, The Associated Press Kentucky Health News Former cigarette smokers who use electronic cigarettes or vaping...

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Study: E-cig use raises risk of early development of asthma 252%Healthy Care

Studies show vaping may contribute to the development of asthma. (Image from Very Well Health )   Kentucky Health News There is ...

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Tips to prevent drowning, No. 1 cause of unintentional injury-related death among children under 5; swim lessons reduce riskHealthy Care

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As summer approaches and people begin to head to pools, lakes, ponds and streams, it's import...

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Kentucky tobacco-free advocates win Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids' national Group Youth Advocates of the Year awardHealthy Care

The University of Kentucky #iCANendthetrend Youth Advisory Board was named the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids ' Group Youth Advoc...

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Kentucky treatment and recovery leaders honored with awardsHealthy Care

By Melissa Patric k Kentucky Health News Six Kentuckians were honored with 2024 Champions of Recovery Awards at the  Kentucky Chamber of C...

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Nursing-home referral service, A Place for Mom, is funded by nursing homes and has no information about their violationsHealthy Care

Image from home page of A Place for Mom website Kentucky Health News The nation's largest nursing-home referral service, A P...

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15% fewer med-school grads applied for residencies in Kentucky this year; med-school association attributes that to abortion banHealthy Care

Photo by Phallin Ooi, Creative Commons By Sylvia Goodman Kentucky Public Radio The Association of American Medical Schools  say...

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As new Covid-19 variants become dominant and boosters are needed, vaccine misinformation continues; here are the factsHealthy Care

Photo from Getty Images via Kentucky Lantern By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern In the last month, new Covid-19 variants emerged as...

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