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Alex Li/Side Effects Public MediaRecent surveys suggest that half of U.S. adults experience loneliness –– and the impact is not equal based on age and demographics. As more attention has been brought to the impact of loneliness and social isolation on people’s mental and physical health, some researchers, congregations and health organizations are taking steps to address it as part of preventative care. -
Lily Burris/LPMA family said a property manager failed to repair their home’s air conditioner. Their son died after he spent the night in the family’s car to beat the heat. Now, a local lawmaker wants to strengthen the city’s outdated housing code.
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers agree: Medicare and Medicaid are failing 12 million of the country's most vulnerable patients. -
People will be able to go to COVIDTests.gov and get four free tests per household, starting Monday. The Biden administration says it is trying to prepare for the fall and winter COVID season.
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An aerospace company with operations in Floyd County announced it bioprinted a knee meniscus — essentially, a chunk of cartilage — on the International Space Station.
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Baptist Health and Humana faced a deadline Friday to reach an agreement for continued in-network health insurance coverage.
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A new service added to the 988 Lifeline will offer suicide prevention and mental health crisis counseling through American Sign Language for people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing without the need for an interpreter.
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State departments of health across the region have taken some action and issued advisories as the synthetic drug-involved overdose death toll has risen in recent years.
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The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission heard from more than a dozen people about their personal and professional experiences with ibogaine, an experimental psychedelic treatment for opioid addiction.
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Federal public health agencies greenlit new vaccines for COVID-19 this week. Experts say they’ll help people protect themselves against the latest coronavirus variants.
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In Kentucky, many people are working to expand access to harm reduction services and calling for more action to stop overdoses.
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Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear began airing a new ad last week attacking GOP challenger Daniel Cameron for supporting Kentucky’s near-total ban on abortion.It’s a change in strategy for the incumbent, and many Democratic politicians in the South, who have avoided going on the offensive over abortion rights.
