Kentucky had the greatest percentage increase in the number of residents who signed up for health insurance under the Patient Protection and...
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Reporters dig deep to tell the history of opioids and epidemic-HEALTHYLIVE
The history of "how painkillers became killers," as the Courier Journal 's print-edition headline put it, was told by CJ repor...
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House committee approves bill to keep doctors' reviews of other doctors from being used in malpractice lawsuits-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A bill to keep doctors' reviews of other doctors from being used in medical...
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Ky. leads nation in percentage of pregnant women who smoke; advocates of raising cigarette tax by $1 say it would cut that figure-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The best way to help pregnant women in Kentucky stop smoking is to increase the...
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Walter May, leader of Pikeville hospital's growth, is replaced-HEALTHYLIVE
May spoke at the 2014 opening of the Pam May Clinic Building. (File photo from the Appalachian News-Express) Walter May, who led...
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Health department says flu is epidemic in Ky.; schedules Facebook Live discussion on it Thursday, Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. ET-HEALTHYLIVE
The state Department for Public Health says this season's influenza activity is now considered an epidemic. The health department ...
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71% of Kentucky adults continue to support smoking ban-HEALTHYLIVE
Seventy-one percent of Kentucky adults support a comprehensive statewide smoke-free law, which is the same number as the last time the Kentu...
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Medicaid enrollees sue federal agencies and officials, alleging their approval of Kentucky Medicaid changes violated the law-HEALTHYLIVE
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Sixteen Kentucky Medicaid enrollees filed a class-action lawsuit in Washington on Wednesday, claiming th...
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CHIP funding extended six years-HEALTHYLIVE
After 114 days without a long-term budget, the Children's Health Insurance Program is getting funding for the next six years. The progra...
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Andy Beshear files suit against opioid distributor for 'false, deceptive and unfair' practices -HEALTHYLIVE
Kentucky's attorney general has filed suit against a San Francisco-based drug wholesaler, saying that the company employed unfair, misle...
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Bevin's budget boosts efforts against opioid abuse but would cut several health programs, including poison control center-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Matt Bevin's proposed budget would boost programs that fight substance-...
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Keys to fighting opioids in Appalachia: reducing stigma, educating the public and physicians, getting success stories in news media-HEALTHYLIVE
The stigma of opioid addiction in Appalachia "not only keeps some from seeking help, but follows those who did — putting them at risk f...
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Kentucky's new Medicaid program will have administrative hurdles that are likely to cost some their health coverage-HEALTHYLIVE
Critics of the Trump administration's decision to add work requirements to Kentucky's Medicaid program cite research to support thei...
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Bevin tells PBS requiring Medicaid enrollees to work will build character; foe says he's lowballed number who will lose coverage-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In a national television interview, Gov. Matt Bevin reiterated his assertion that the work requir...
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Senate health committee recommends $1 increase in cigarette tax; doctors say it would increase state revenue and save lives-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – What started as an information-only hearing about the benefits of raising tobacc...
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State health plan says online service has saved it $2.5 million-HEALTHYLIVE
The state says it has saved $2.5 million in the last two and a half years through a health-and-wellness service that allows 300,000 state em...
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Analyst think Kentucky's newly approved Medicaid work requirements poses little political risk-HEALTHYLIVE
"On Jan. 12, Kentucky became the first state to get federal permission to suspend Medicaid coverage for "'able-bodied' adu...
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Ky. crunches data to help fight opioid epidemic-HEALTHYLIVE
Kentucky has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic, but the state is trying to fight it with innovative efforts to gather more specific data...
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Bill requiring sex-ed classes to teach abstinence until marriage clears first committee; opponents want a comprehensive curriculum-HEALTHYLIVE
A bill requiring sex education classes in Kentucky to teach include abstinence until marriage passed out of a Senate committee, despite the ...
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HIV cases among N.Ky. drug users jump, sparking fear of an outbreak; health officials renew calls for syringe exchanges-HEALTHYLIVE
Health officials in Northern Kentucky have renewed their cry for syringe exchanges following a huge surge in cases of the human immunodefi...
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Weekly kicked off new year with front page all about health-HEALTHYLIVE
The week or two after Christmas is a slack time for weekly newspapers; some still take a week off. But the Adair County Community Voice t...
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Feds approve Bevin's plan for work requirements, premiums and penalties in Medicaid; changes start July 1-HEALTHYLIVE
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Some Kentuckians on Medicaid will have to work, perform community service or take job training to keep t...
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Foundation for a Healthy Ky. gave out almost $900,000 in 2017, with 40% of it going to smoke-free initiatives-HEALTHYLIVE
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky says it awarded grants in 2017 totaling almost $900,000, with more than $361,000 of it on efforts to ...
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