McConnell says all Senate Republicans are working on health bill, invites Democrats to join them

McConnell used a graphic on the floor to drive home his point. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that all Republican senat...

Poll provides more evidence that heroin use is increasing in Ky.; Chandler calls state's opioid epidemic 'truly shocking'

People in health care and law enforcement know that heroin use in Kentucky has increased, and that the state still has a big problem with pr...

About half of Kentucky adults support syringe exchanges, meant to decrease the risk of outbreaks of HIV and hepatitis C

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More Kentucky adults favor syringe exchanges than oppose them, and the more they know about them, th...

Support for statewide smoking ban rises to 71%

Seventy-one percent of Kentucky adults favor a statewide smoking ban, up 17 percentage points since the Kentucky Health Issues Poll began as...

County Health Rankings show troubling trend of more premature deaths, contrasting trends among some counties

By Danielle Ray Kentucky Health News The premature death rate is getting worse in 44 of Kentucky's 120 counties and improving in 12 coun...

More than half of Kentuckians have a gun in the house,15% are loaded and unlocked; among those with children, 12%

More than half of Kentucky adults have a firearm in the home and 15 percent of those guns are loaded and unlocked, according to a the latest...

How Medicaid came to cover 1 in 3 people in Ky., 1 in 5 in U.S., and how it could be changed despite health bill's failure

Medicaid is the main reason many more people have health insurance, especially in Kentucky. These New York Times maps are interactive, with ...

Poll finds that most Kentucky adults have access to healthy foods, but most also don't eat enough fruits and vegetables daily

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Most Kentucky adults don't eat enough fruits or vegetables every day, even though most of them s...

Poll finds that 22 percent of Kentucky adults say they delay or forgo health care due to cost

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Two in 10 Kentucky adults continue to report that someone in their household has delayed or skipped ...

With Obama gone, emphasis is on 'care,' not him; Rep. Guthrie says voters want a replacement 'that creates a better opportunity'

"With President Barack Obama out of office, the debate over 'Obamacare' is becoming less about 'Obama' and more about ...

Ky. uninsured rate has dropped significantly under Obamacare, but many struggle with maintaining stable coverage

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Many more Kentuckians have health insurance because of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Ac...