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Children are at risk of death from being left in hot cars; health officials say don't do it in any circumstances, offer prevention tips-HEALTHYLIVE

Image from Huffington Post Every summer, children die from heat stroke because they are unintentionally left in a hot car, with t...
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Operation UNITE uses comprehensive approach to keep Appalachian kids off drugs; experts say it could be replicated-HEALTHYLIVE

Preventing kids from falling into addiction is a major goal for Operation UNITE , a nonprofit serving 32 counties in Eastern Kentucky -- a r...
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Tick season has arrived in Ky.; here are the most common ticks in our state and how to keep from getting the diseases they carry-HEALTHYLIVE

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentuckians are finally heading outdoors to enjoy the warm weather, but the higher temperatures a...
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As hepatitis A outbreak continues in Kentucky, health officials say vaccine is best way to protect yourself; and wash those hands!-HEALTHYLIVE

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Since state officials declared an outbreak of hepatitis A in November, Kentucky has had 577 confi...
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Another report on the upsurge of methamphetamine in Kentucky, this time from an eastern county: Johnson-HEALTHYLIVE

Methamphetamine image from Drug Enforcement Administration While most of Kentucky's focus has been on finding ways to combat...
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New law to encourage safe disposal of unused painkillers takes effect in July; similar initiatives across state are already in motion-HEALTHYLIVE

A new law to encourage the safe disposal of unused painkillers, and to make it easier to do so properly will take effect in mid-July. ...
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Bevin names Adam Meier, who as his deputy staff chief oversaw Medicaid change, to head Cabinet for Health and Family Services-HEALTHYLIVE

Adam Meier (picture provided to the Cincinnati Enquirer)  Gov. Matt Bevin has appointed Adam Meier secretary of the Cabinet for...
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Owenton convenience store pulls synthetic urine used to pass drug tests after issue is raised by police chief and local paper-HEALTHYLIVE

Following inquiries by the local newspaper and police chief, an Owenton convenience store has stopped selling "controversial items su...
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Law allowing petition for involuntary drug and alcohol treatment was passed in 2004, but is seldom used; big problem is cost-HEALTHYLIVE

Information about Casey's Law can be found at caseyslaw.org/KY_Files/About.htm A law that allows families and others to file...
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Meth resurges in Ky. and is cheaper and more lethal than ever -HEALTHYLIVE

"While Louisville frantically tries to rescue residents from heroin, fentanyl and pain pills, another drug is creeping back to prominen...
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Hepatiis A cases continues to spread in across state; proper hand-washing and a vaccine are best ways to prevent it-HEALTHYLIVE

New cases of hepatitis A, a highly contagious liver disease, continue to be reported in Kentucky, with 43 new cases and one death being repo...
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Ky.s oldest working dentist dies at 97; may have been nation's oldest-HEALTHYLIVE

Dr. J.M. Stephenson Julius Middleton Stephenson, who was Kentucky's oldest working dentist when he retired last year at 96, a...
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Most Ky. adults support court-mandated treatment for first or second time drug offenses; all but 5 counties have drug courts-HEALTHYLIVE

Most Kentucky adults favor court-mandated treatment programs for people with a first or second drug offense, programs that can be ordered in...
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Baptist Health closing deal for Elizabethtown hospital-HEALTHYLIVE

Hardin Memorial Hospital on Dixie Boulevard in Elizabethtown Baptist Health , Kentucky's largest hospital operator, is buying...
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