The Zika virus has come to Ky. through travelers, and could spread at any time, but few people know or do much about it

This species of mosquito carries Zika. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As temperatures and travel increase, so does the possible thr...

National survey finds many Americans can't identify mental-health problems, and even some who do are unfamiliar with treatment

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Fewer than half of Americans recognize symptoms of anxiety, and many don't know what to do about...

Community health workers aren't medically trained, but they help rural people manage their health care and their health

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As health advocates at the April 24 Kentucky Voices for Health annual meeting discussed how to reduc...

Free webinar on impact of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in Kentucky scheduled for Thursday, April 27

(Image from NeighborWorks.org ) The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky will offer a free webinar, "Impacts of Implementation of the Aff...

Kentucky lawmakers have passed several health-related bills to deal with the opioid epidemic, and could pass several more

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The 2017 General Assembly has passed several bills meant to put more "tools in...