By Al Cross Kentucky Health News   Mostly-green maps have become a symbol of the decline of the Covid-19 pandemic. With the end of the national public-health emergency on Thursday, Kentucky remains fully green on the new federal map that tracks Covid-19 hospitalizations, now the leading way to track the disease. The previous map, which…

Photo by Pete Comparoni, University of Kentucky By Trish Freeman Professor, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy Chances are you or someone close to you has been directly impacted by the opioid epidemic, which continues to afflict Kentucky. In 2021, the state’s overdose deaths reached an all-time high of 2,250, with 90% involving an opioid.…

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While Kentucky nursing homes’ Covid-19 booster rates are higher than the national rates, many staff and residents remain vulnerable to the disease because over 80% of staff and nearly 40% of residents have not received booster shots. In the week ending April…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – To mark April as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, highway safety officials in Kentucky are driving home a life-saving message for all drivers: “Buckle up and put the phone down.” “Kentuckians can help protect themselves and all our families by buckling up every time they enter a vehicle and choosing to…