As a host of soft drink lobbyists made clear at the task force meeting, making Kentucky healthy again will be a complicated ...

Kentucky has confirmed a new measles case, bringing the total to 12 this year. Local health officials continue to emphasize ...

According to the Kentucky Department for Public Health, during the 2024-2025 school year, 86.9% of the state's kindergartners received the MMR vaccine—approximately 6% lower than the national ...

The bill proposes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, but opponents say over 200,000 Kentuckians could lose Medicaid coverage.

Pediatrician Dr. Molly O’Rourke with Primary Care Centers of Eastern Kentucky supports the school’s decision, noting both short- and long-term health risks for kids who consume energy drinks.

Nick Barrett was referred to a Medicaid waiver program for kids with physical disabilities, but it has a massive waitlist.

East Kentucky Health Services Center was incorporated in November, 1971 as a not-for-profit healthcare program to serve the ...

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News News about how the passage of what President Donald Trump calls the “Big, Beautiful ...

Every day across Kentucky, thousands of students fail to show up for school. Some miss a few days a month. ... These are not just educational challenges — they are public health concerns.

The group Kentucky Voices for Health and the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy held a Zoom meeting Wednesday morning to ...

Union leadership across many trades were quick to raise their concerns about Kentucky House Bill 398. Chad Conley, rapid ...