Mar 26 Health Ohio Valley Facing Pandemic With A Health System Hollowed Out By Hospital Closures The region’s capacity to treat serious illness has been sharply reduced by the closure of some 21 hospitals over the past 15 years. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 26 Health Ohio Valley Facing Pandemic Hollowed Out Health System Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 24 Health Black Lung Benefits Drop For Kentucky Coal Miners After Controversial Law Change Since the change, the percentage of Kentucky miners diagnosed with black lung fell from 54 percent before the law change to just 26 percent. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 24 Health Black Lung Benefits Drop For Ky. Coal Miners After Law Change Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 14 Environment More Unpaid Appalachian Miners Stage A Coal Train Blockade Another group of coal miners in eastern Kentucky is blocking a trainload of coal to protest their lack of pay. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 14 Environment More Unpaid Appalachian Miners Stage A Coal Train Blockade Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 3 Health New Kentucky Attorney General Joins Abortion Opponents In Pivotal Supreme Court Case Daniel Cameron joined 20 other states in supporting a law requiring doctors who provide abortions to have hospital admitting privileges. By Lisa Gillespie Jan 3 Health New Ky. AG Joins Abortion Opponents In Pivotal Supreme Court Case Lisa Gillespie
Dec 28 Health Study: Laws Limiting Opioid Prescriptions Have Mixed Results The study looked at two states that implemented opioid prescribing deadlines – Massachusetts and Connecticut. By Lisa Gillespie Dec 28 Health Study: Laws Limiting Opioid Prescriptions Have Mixed Results Lisa Gillespie
Dec 23 Health Innovating Recovery: Group Highlights New Approaches To Addiction Crisis Experts say it’s time to focus on solutions that are forward-thinking, collaborative and can be recreated in other communities. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 23 Health Group Highlights New Approaches To Addiction Crisis Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 9 Health Mountain Air: Youth Help Identify Causes Of Ohio Valley’s High Lung Disease Rates Young people in eastern Kentucky set out with digital cameras to document contributors to lung disease in their communities. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 9 Health Youth Help Identify Causes Of Ohio Valley’s High Lung Disease Rates Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 15 Health Abortion Rights Supporters Renewing Push For Safety Zones Around Louisville Health Facilities The proposal would include a 10-foot-wide space in front of all health care facilities going from the sidewalk to the property line. By Lisa Gillespie Nov 15 Health Abortion Rights Supporters Renewing Push For Safety Zones Lisa Gillespie
Nov 13 Health Kentucky Leads Nation In New Lung Cancer Cases Kentucky has the nation’s worst rate of new lung cancer cases, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. By Lisa Gillespie Nov 13 Health Kentucky Leads Nation In New Lung Cancer Cases Lisa Gillespie
Nov 11 Economy Portal 31: How A Closed Mine Opened New Prospects For One Coal Town Like many former mining towns, in recent years Lynch has turned its sights on tourists through attractions like Portal 31. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 11 Economy Portal 31: How A Closed Mine Opened New Prospects For One Coal Town Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 30 Health Analysts Say Humana Is Strong. Why Are 800 People Losing Their Jobs? Increased competition and a reinstated federal tax could be behind the layoffs. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 30 Health Analysts Say Humana Is Strong. Why Are 800 People Losing Their Jobs? Lisa Gillespie
Oct 14 Economy Grassroots Growing: Hemp Farmers Form Cooperatives Amid Growth And Uncertainty Many Ohio Valley hemp growers are choosing to join cooperatives to give small growers a better shot in a competitive marketplace. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 14 Economy Hemp Farmers Form Cooperatives Amid Growth And Uncertainty Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 11 Health Government Report Questions $270 Million Estimate For Kentucky’s Medicaid Changes Kentucky estimates that it will spend $271 million in 2019 and 2020 alone to overhaul the state’s Medicaid program. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 11 Health Report Questions $270 Million Estimate For Ky.’s Medicaid Changes Lisa Gillespie
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
Oct 7 Economy Rethinking Retraining: Why Worker Training Programs Alone Won’t Save Coal Country Economists argue that a more broad-based approach to jobs, public investment, and wages will be necessary for coal country. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 7 Economy Why Worker Training Programs Alone Won’t Save Coal Country Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource