Kentucky's cigarette tax goes up 50 cents a pack, to $1.10; health advocates say it's a great time to quit smoking

Coalition for a Smoke-Free Tomorrow Kentucky's cigarette tax just went up 83 percent, from 60 cents per pack to $1.10 a pack. Anti-smoki...

Federal judge blocks new Medicaid plan, which was to go into effect Sunday

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News A federal judge has blocked Kentucky's new Medicaid plan, which was to go into effect Sunday, July 1. U...

Adam Meier, the state's new health secretary, has moved from creating policy to delivering it

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state's new health secretary moved from a policy job that he loved to one that puts him squa...

Feds charge 10, mainly in Louisville, with various health-care fraud schemes, call them 'drug dealers in lab coats'

A doctor, a psychiatrist, a chiropractor, a medical assistant and six other people in Louisville and Cave City have been indicted as part of...

Kentuckians are encouraged to let the pros handle the fireworks; even sparklers, firecrackers and bottle rockets are dangerous

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Fireworks are often synonymous with the Fourth of July, but they are also a common cause of injury, ...

"Kentucky Substance Use Epidemic: A Solutions Update" is title of Bost Health Policy Forum to be held in Lexington Sept. 24

As Kentucky continues to struggle with the health and economic impacts of the opioid epidemic, the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky 's ...

Both Affordable Care Act insurers in Kentucky seek rate hikes; Anthem is returning to 17 unspecified counties, for a total of 76

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The two health insurers offering government-subsidized health plans in Kentucky's individual mar...

National HIV Testing Day is Wednesday, June 27, a reminder for everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 to get tested

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The only way to know for sure if you have the human immunodeficiency virus is to get tested, and her...

House passes 58 opioid bills, 2 from Rogers; work continues in Senate, where McConnell aide says it's a priority for the leader

The U.S. House passed a massive opioids package Friday that includes two measures sponsored by Rep. Hal Rogers, Republican from Eastern Kent...

In a region and state with many teen births, E. Ky. program helps young women teach sex education outside the classroom

All Access EKY trains young Eastern Kentucky women to push reproductive health. ( Photo by Hero Images/Getty Images ) A group called All Acc...

Major drug distributor Cardinal Health gives seven grants in Ky. to teach students about being safe with prescription drugs

Seven Kentucky health-care or social-service organizations are recipients of  Cardinal Health Foundation grants to teach students in kinder...

Health secretary says some benefits will likely be cut if Medicaid changes are ruled illegal; three counties to start a month early

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky's new Medicaid plan is set to kick in July 1, but the state's top health official s...

Bevin featured at Washington event to unveil Obamacare repeal-and-replace effort; leaves door open to challenging McConnell

Bevin on CNBC , where he disagreed with Sen. McConnell's view about tariffs on bourbon. Most congressional Republicans appear to have gi...

Murray City Council passes a smoking ban on 8-2 vote, but the mayor, who pledged to pass it, says it could still be 'tweaked'

Murray City Council members voted 8-2 on June 14 to prohibit smoking in all public places and places of employment within the city limits, b...

Clinton County's obesity rate falls after years of foundation-funded program for improvement of the community's health

Five years ago , the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky gave the Clinton County schools the first installment of a $400,000 grant to help im...

Hepatitis A keeps spreading; 'Wash your hands,' editor says

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Philanthropist Christy Brown gives U of L $5 million for institute to study environmental conditions that affect human health

Christy Brown, U of L President Neeli Benapudi and Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar, director of the Envirome Institute. (U of L photo) With a $5 million...

Weekly newspaper tells the story of a transgender woman, 19

Crystal Stine Hahn (CMW Photography) The Lebanon Enterprise , which under Editor-Publisher Stevie Lowery has a record of tackling sensitive...

Fewer Ky. teens smoke, but the rate is still high, and new vaping products like the Juul create worry that this trend will reverse

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky's high-school students continue to smoke at higher rates than their national counterpar...