Dec 23 Health Overdose Deaths Hit New Highs As Pandemic Worsens Opioid Crisis New federal data shows the coronavirus pandemic has contributed to the country’s deadliest 12-month period for drug overdose fatalities, including a sharp increase in overdose deaths in the Ohio Valley. According to the latest data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 81,000 people died due to drug overdoses in the 12 months from […] By Suhail Bhat Dec 23 Health Overdose Deaths Hit New Highs As Pandemic Worsens Opioid Crisis Suhail Bhat
Jul 6 Health Masking Questions: How Pandemic Health Measures Became Politicized Robert Wood Johnson Foundation CEO Richard Besser addresses the politicization of public health measures and the region's high vulnerability to COVID-19. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 6 Health Masking Questions: How Pandemic Health Measures Became Politicized Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 29 Economy Questions And Anxiety Mount Over COVID-19 Workplace Safety As More Businesses Reopen Workers across the Ohio Valley face difficult choices now that states are gradually reopening workplaces. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource May 29 Economy Questions And Anxiety Mount Over COVID-19 Workplace Safety Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 8 Health Kentucky Officials Urge People To Quit Vaping As Number Of Disease Cases Rise Kentucky’s Department for Public Health announced Tuesday that it is now investigating 25 cases of a lung disease associated with vaping. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 8 Health Kentucky Officials Urge People To Quit Vaping Lisa Gillespie
Sep 30 Health Amid Outbreak Of Lung Illness, Louisville Officials Urge Residents To Quit Vaping The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week said there are now more than 805 cases of these lung illnesses across 46 states. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 30 Health Amid Outbreak Of Illness, Officials Urge Residents To Quit Vaping Lisa Gillespie
Sep 27 Health Flu Season Starts Sunday; Kentucky Officials Urge Vaccines The flu season usually lasts until mid-May, and last year’s season was the longest recorded at 21 weeks. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 27 Health Flu Season Starts Sunday; Kentucky Officials Urge Vaccines Lisa Gillespie
Sep 4 Health Louisville Doctor Says He’s Seen Two Patients With Possible Vaping-Related Illness Over the past two weeks, pulmonologist Ehab Haj Ali said he’s treated two patients that may be part of a nationwide outbreak. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 4 Health Louisville Doc Says He's Seen Two Patients With Possible Vaping Illness Lisa Gillespie
Aug 20 Health Study Finds Smoking Health Effects Linger Longer Than Previously Thought A new study released Tuesday from Vanderbilt University found it takes 10 to 15 years for the bodies of heavy smokers to recover. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 20 Health Study Finds Smoking Effects Linger Longer Than Previously Thought Lisa Gillespie
Apr 29 Health Amid Measles Outbreaks, Debate Grows Over Religious Exemptions From Vaccination Kentucky is among 22 states that have reported cases of measles this year. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 29 Health Debate Grows Over Religious Exemptions From Vaccination Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 23 Health Businesses And Health Officials Respond As Ohio Valley’s Hep A Cases Climb The region’s Hepatitis A outbreak is approaching 2,000 confirmed cases in the Ohio Valley, with the bulk of them in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 23 Health Businesses, Health Officials Respond As Hep A Cases Climb Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 21 Community Mother Of Slain 7-Year-Old Says Gun Control Could Help End Violence “We can do what we can to prevent it, but as long as shops — like pawn shops and all of that — are selling guns, it’s not going to stop.” By Kyeland Jackson Jun 21 Community Mom Of Slain 7-Year-Old Says Gun Control Could Help End Violence Kyeland Jackson
Mar 3 Community New Data Show Stark Health Disparities In East, West Louisville The data comes from the 500 Cities Project, a partnership between the Centers for Disease Control and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. By Lisa Gillespie Mar 3 Community New Data Show Stark Health Disparities In East, West Louisville Lisa Gillespie
Sep 20 Health Elevated Levels Of Chromium Found In Kentucky Drinking Water, Report Says The Environmental Working Group analyzed data collected from samples of drinking water from all 50 states by the Environmental Protection Agency. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 20 Health Elevated Levels Of Chromium Found In Ky. Drinking Water, Report Says Lisa Gillespie