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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2022 Taxpayers pay malpractice awards involving federally qualified health centers; in Kentucky, $7.7 million was paid in 2018-2021 By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health NewsFederally...

Friday, December 02, 2022 Officials, advocates push more rural health-care providers to prescribe Suboxone (buprenorphine) for drug addiction Bonnie Purk, left, meets with nurse practitioner Andrea Storjohann at the Primary Health Care...

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2022 Flu off to fast start in Kentucky, as cases keep more than doubling each week; flu, Covid-19 and RSV threaten a 'triple-demic' State Dept. for Public Health map,...

Spread holiday spirit, not sickness   By Ben Chandler, President and CEO, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Holiday cheer won’t be the only thing spreading this season. As the weather...

Amy Levan | Donor Recruitment Specialist 859-338-3207   ‘Tis the Season to be Giving with Kentucky Blood Center Donors will receive an exclusive KBC ‘Happy Y’allidays’ T-shirt LEXINGTON, Ky. –...

CDC survey shows more than 2.5 million young people used electronic cigarettes in 2022, and most were flavored products Graphic from Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News ...

15 years this morning for Willis N Tracy Fletcher at TRMC! So good to recognize our staff. Thanks for all you do Willis!!!!

Please join the Lawrence County Health Department and make lifestyle changes to live longer and healthier lives! The Diabetes Prevention Program uses CDC curriculum in support-group style meetings focusing on...

Lawrence County Health Department What you need to know about monkeypox...

Lawrence County Health Department 19m  ·  Happy World Breastfeeding Week, 1-7 August 2022 Breastfeeding offers a powerful line of defense against all forms of child malnutrition. It acts as a first...

SMARTER SCIENCE OF SLIM Science-Backed Health Information   POSTED ON JULY 20, 2022  BY BARBARA CHRISTIAN   The Chaos of Chain Restaurants: A Profit-Making Machine Before the reign of Applebees and...

    Kentucky COVID-19 Vaccine Extravaganza: Lawrence County one of 16 Kentucky health departments participating in vaccine clinics   WHAT: The Lawrence County Health Department will hold vaccine clinics on...

Senate Majority Caucus Chair Julie Raque Adams (LRC photo) By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of its Roe v. Wade decision means more work for the Kentucky General...

Meeting to be held July 14 in Campbell Co. FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 12, 2022) – The Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee appointed by Gov. Andy Beshear to travel the state and listen to...

  By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News   Starting Saturday, July 16, the new behavioral-health crisis hotline number will be 988, much like 911 for medical crises and other emergencies....

Kentucky Coronavirus Monitoring Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) has coordinated state guidance with the recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease...

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...