May 10 Coronavirus The FDA Has Approved Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine For Kids Ages 12 – 15. Here’s Where To Find One In Kentucky. Kentucky’s top public health official, Dr. Steven Stack, said studies show that the vaccine is safe for children. By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource May 10 Coronavirus The FDA Has Approved Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine For Kids Ages 12 – 15. Here’s Where To Find One In Kentucky. Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 29 Health FDA Moves To Ban Menthol Cigarettes And Flavored Cigars Menthol has been the last allowable flavor in cigarettes and the FDA says marginalized communities are far more likely to use these products. By Laurel Wamsley, NPR Apr 29 Health FDA Moves To Ban Menthol Cigarettes And Flavored Cigars Laurel Wamsley, NPR
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
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
Apr 5 Health FDA To Weigh Pros And Cons Of E-Cigarette Flavors Research shows many teenagers start using electronic cigarettes — or vaping — because of the variety of flavors. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 5 Health FDA To Weigh Pros And Cons Of E-Cigarette Flavors Lisa Gillespie
Sep 11 Environment Trouble In The Air: Herbicide Dicamba Blamed For Crop Damage The EPA is reconsidering its approval of a controversial new form of herbicide that farmers say is damaging millions of acres of soybeans. By Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 11 Environment Trouble In The Air: Herbicide Dicamba Blamed For Crop Damage Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 28 Economy FDA Proposes Cutting Nicotine Amounts In Cigarettes It would be the first time in the agency's history that it has sought to regulate the amount of nicotine in cigarettes. By Bill Chappell, NPR Jul 28 Economy FDA Proposes Cutting Nicotine Amounts In Cigarettes Bill Chappell, NPR
Jul 6 Health Sounds Good: Study Finds Some Drugstore Devices Work As Well As Prescription Hearing Aids Hearing aids are expensive, but there could be cheaper options. That's according to findings from a new study by Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 6 Health Study: Some Retail Devices Work As Well As Prescribed Hearing Aids Lisa Gillespie
Sep 23 Health Attorney General Andy Beshear Joins Multistate Suit Against Maker Of Suboxone Kentucky joins 35 other states in an antitrust lawsuit against the makers of Suboxone, a prescription drug used to treat heroin and other opioid addiction. By Lisa Gillespie Sep 23 Health AG Beshear Joins Multistate Suit Against Maker Of Suboxone Lisa Gillespie
Dec 11 State of the News FDA Ban on Blood Donations By Gay Men Examined: State of the News Laura Ungar at the Courier-Journal wrote extensively this week about the FDA’s ban on blood donations from men who have had sexual contact with other men. She joined us Friday on State of the News to talk about the reasoning behind the rule, and why it seems to be continuously under fire. By Laura Ellis Dec 11 State of the News FDA Ban on Blood Donations By Gay Men Examined: State of the News Laura Ellis
Dec 9 State of the News Overtime Investigation, Daeschner’s Contract Not Renewed, FDA Ban on Blood Donations from Gay Men, Congress Debates Payroll Tax: Today on State of the News Mayor Greg Fischer called for an investigation into the city’s use of overtime pay, and MSHA finished its investigation of Upper Big Branch and found assey to blame. We’ll recap and analyse this week’s metro news with the WFPL news staff. News and Tribune editor Shea Van Hoy joins WFPL’s Devin Katayama to talk about […] By Laura Ellis Dec 9 State of the News Overtime Investigation, Daeschner’s Contract Not Renewed, FDA Ban on Blood Donations from Gay Men, Congress Debates Payroll Tax: Today on State of the News Laura Ellis
Dec 7 Here and Now Age Restrictions Could Be Lifted on Plan B, Walmart Strives for Sustainability in China, Chief White Reflects on His Time With LMPD: Today on Here and Now 1:06pm: Should the morning-after pill be available on drug store shelves, next to condoms and other over the counter birth control? Right now “Plan B” emergency contraception is not. To get it, women have to prove they’re at least 17 years old or have a doctor’s prescription. But today the Food and Drug Administration is […] By Laura Ellis Dec 7 Here and Now Age Restrictions Could Be Lifted on Plan B, Walmart Strives for Sustainability in China, Chief White Reflects on His Time With LMPD: Today on Here and Now Laura Ellis