Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
Nancy Schoenberg —– By Alicia Gregory and Ben Corwin University of Kentucky The best solutions begin when you listen to the people whose problems you’re trying to solve. That community-based...
Rep. Kim Moser —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky leads the nation in lung cancer. In an effort to get more eligible Kentuckians screened for it, to catch...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state House of Representatives passed a two-year state budget Thursday that includes a number of provisions for health, including many that were in...
Kentucky page of report from United Health Foundation; to enlarge or download, click on it. —– By Ben Chandler Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky As we move into another year, the...
“Quitting tobacco is one the most common New Year’s resolutions made each year, but often proves to be one of the most difficult to keep,” Baptist Health says in a news release...
Sen. Paul Hornback —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky lawmakers can expect another bill to be filed in January to give local governments the ability to regulate tobacco...
At 89 cases per 100,000 residents, Kentucky is No. 1 in the rate of new lung cancer cases. The national rate is 58. (Map from the American Lung Association 2021 State of Lung Cancer report) —–...
Photo: Getty Images/Wavebreakmedia —– Smoking’s negative health consequences are well known, but smokers can reduce―or even erase―their risk of dying from lung cancer by quitting at a young age, and...
truthinitiative.org photo —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Switching to electronic cigarettes don’t help smokers stay off traditional cigarettes, according to a recent study. “Our findings suggest that individuals...
New York Times photo —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized three electronic-cigarette products for sale in the United States, marking the first time...