Oct 23 Environment ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found In Louisville Drinking Water An environmental group found 10 PFAS compounds, the so-called "forever chemicals" linked to some health risks, in Louisville drinking water. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 23 Environment 'Forever Chemicals' Found In Louisville Drinking Water Ryan Van Velzer
Oct 16 Health Louisville Clinic Offers Ketamine For Depression, But Experts Want More Research The long-term effects of the treatment are still unknown. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 16 Health Louisville Clinic Offers Off-Label Ketamine Infusions For Depression 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
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 9 Health August Is National Breastfeeding Month, And Louisville Is Celebrating With A Picnic Saturday Louisville’s Department of Public Health and Wellness is throwing a picnic Saturday to raise awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 9 Health Louisville Is Celebrating National Breastfeeding Month With A Picnic Lisa Gillespie
Jul 30 Health New Anthem Program Offers In-Home Addiction Recovery Instead of having to go to a brick-and-mortar location, Anthem enrollees will stay at home to receive substance abuse treatment. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 30 Health New Anthem Program Offers In-Home Addiction Recovery Lisa Gillespie
Jul 1 Health Kentucky Group Gives Out Emergency Contraception As Abortion Access Tightens These “morning after” pills have made their way into Louisville coffee shops, eastern Kentucky community centers and festivals in Lexington. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 1 Health Ky. Group Gives Out Emergency Contraception As Abortion Access Tightens Lisa Gillespie
Apr 28 Health Louisville’s Health Department Faces Cuts Amid City Budget Crisis Mayor Fischer's proposal includes shrinking the health department staff and eliminating a program that helps people with mental illness. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 28 Health Louisville's Health Department Faces Cuts Amid City Budget Crisis Lisa Gillespie
Apr 7 Health Louisville Health Department Holding Two Low-Cost Vaccination Clinics The clinics later in April will provide low-cost vaccinations for chickenpox and measles, mumps and rubella. By Lisa Gillespie Apr 7 Health Louisville Health Department Holding Two Low-Cost Vaccination Clinics Lisa Gillespie
Feb 6 Health Passport, State Officials Continue Talks Over Reimbursement Rates The state cut Passport’s Medicaid reimbursement rates by 4.1 percent in the Louisville region, compared to an average .8 percent increase statewide. By Lisa Gillespie Feb 6 Health Passport, State Officials Continue Talks Over Reimbursement Rates Lisa Gillespie
Oct 10 Community City Officials Want Residents To Submit Neighborhood Improvement Ideas City leaders have released a new online tool for residents in Metro Council districts 6 and 8 to submit ideas on how to improve health in their neighborhoods. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 10 Community City Wants Residents To Submit Neighborhood Improvement Ideas Lisa Gillespie
Aug 21 Health Louisville Plans Community Training On Suicide Prevention The free training will be offered September 9 to 15, which is National Suicide Prevention Week. It comes as deaths by suicide have been on the rise both nationwide and in Kentucky. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 21 Health Louisville Plans Community Training On Suicide Prevention Lisa Gillespie
Jun 17 Health U of L Hospital May Prescribe MAT For Opioid Use, Following Study Recommendations For people who overdose in Kentucky, getting taken to the emergency room doesn’t necessarily mean starting treatment to help their addiction. Now, a new study says that if ERs could prescribe medicines to help people quit, more people would likely enter treatment. By Lisa Gillespie Jun 17 Health U of L Hospital May Prescribe MAT For Opioid Use, Following Study Recommendations Lisa Gillespie
Jun 5 Community Just A Nuisance? Research Says Bedbugs Could Cause Serious Health Effects Bedbugs are nuisance bugs, at least that’s the current message from the medical community. But new research shows there may be more reason for action to control the bugs. By Lisa Gillespie Jun 5 Community Research Says Bedbugs Could Cause Serious Health Effects Lisa Gillespie
Feb 24 Community Update: Dozens Rescued In Louisville As Flood Waters Rise Louisville Division of Fire crews have received more than 100 calls for assistance over the past 24 hours and have rescued dozens of people from vehicles and homes. By Kyeland Jackson and Rick Howlett Feb 24 Community Update: Dozens Rescued In Louisville As Flood Waters Rise Kyeland Jackson and Rick Howlett