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Effects Of Continuous Use Of Painkillers On Your Body  Painkillers are meant to help ease pain, but what if they're doing more harm than good? Recent studies have shown that...

June is National PTSD Awareness Month: Hope & Healing Are Within Reach   This National Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month, Rich Goddard, a registered nurse and trauma specialized clinical...

Amanda Smart By Amanda Smart, Executive Director, Colon Cancer Prevention Project   It’s not news anymore to report that Kentucky has more cancer deaths than any...

COVINGTON— State public health leaders testified before the Interim Joint Committee for Health, Welfare and Family Services in Covington Thursday on how they’re helping Kentucky families locate infant formula. In...

Left to right Mountain Comp Care, Rep (trying to get his name), Madison Arrington , Pathways, Matt See, TRMC, Louisa Mayor Harold Slone, Elicia Napier, Pathways,...

SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2022 Kentucky's two clinics suspend abortions as lawsuits challenge new law that is called 'one of the most restrictive in the nation'   Rep. Randy Bridges, R-Paducah,...

Governor Beshear Announces More Than $4.19 Million to Build Public Health AmeriCorps in Kentucky Funding will support 275 AmeriCorps members to meet public health needs of local communities and help...

  FRANKFORT— Doctors may soon be permitted to prescribe medicinal cannabis to Kentuckians with certain medical conditions.   House Bill 136 would legalize medicinal cannabis as a treatment option for...

    The past few decades have been marked by a significant technological advancement that has impacted people's lives in more ways than one.  Despite this, the medical profession appears...

Gov. Beshear Provides Update on COVID-19 FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 7, 2022) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear said that there has been a substantial decrease in Kentucky’s new COVID-19 cases, however...

Gov. Beshear Provides Update on COVID-19, Tornado Relief FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 24, 2022) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear said that his son, Will, tested positive for COVID-19 and is generally...

Highly contagious omicron variant continues to spread rapidly; highest ever test positivity rate reported today Lawrence Health Dept. reports two more Covid-19 related deaths FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 10, 2022) –...

 FIFTY-SIX (56) NEW POSITIVE CASES IN LAST SEVEN DAYS AS LATEST PAIR OF VARIANTS OF THE VIRUS ONSLAUGHT WORSENS, STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS ISSUE NEW RECOMMENDATIONS IN CONNECTION FROM U,S. GOVERNMENT...

Health reporter writes 'Five things about Omicron that I want my friends and family to know' Dan Diamond, a health reporter for The Washington Post, recently posted a Facebook thread about...

Gov. Beshear Says Fast-Spreading COVID-19 Omicron Variant Confirmed in Multiple Counties, Urges Masking in Schools and Workplaces ​​​​​​​Governor also provides updates on Western Kentucky storm response FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 18,...

91 NEW COVID CASES IN LAST 7 DAYS IN LAWRENCE COUNTY; 299 NEW CASES IN LAST THREE WEEKS VACCINATION NUMBERS FINALLY IN THE MAJORITY FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY, BUT INFECTION RATE...