Feb 27 Health Health Official: Budget Cuts Could Lead To Uptick In HIV, Hepatitis C Rates Metro Public Health and Wellness Director Sarah Moyer told a Metro Council committee Wednesday that budget cuts would be harmful to her department's work. By Lisa Gillespie Feb 27 Health Health Official: Budget Cuts Could Lead To Uptick In HIV, Hepatitis C Rates Lisa Gillespie
Nov 19 Politics Beshear Sues Another Opioid Company Over Marketing Practices Attorney General Andy Beshear says Arizona-based Insys Therapeutics fueled Kentucky's drug addiction epidemic through aggressive marketing and fraud. By Ryland Barton Nov 19 Politics Beshear Sues Another Opioid Company Over Marketing Practices Ryland Barton
Oct 2 Health Federal Grant To Help Louisville Health Center Fight Opioid Addiction The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is giving almost $5.6 million dollars to community health centers in Kentucky to fight the ongoing opioid epidemic. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 2 Health Federal Grant To Help Louisville Health Center Fight Opioid Crisis Lisa Gillespie
Sep 26 Community Jefferson Family Recovery Court To Open Next Month Eight years after state funding cuts ended Jefferson County’s family drug court, a group has raised enough money to open a new court next month. By Kyeland Jackson Sep 26 Community Jefferson Family Recovery Court To Open Next Month Kyeland Jackson
Sep 21 Health Surgeon General Says Opioid Crisis Requires Fight Against Stigma U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams has visited the Ohio Valley on several occasions since prioritizing the opioid crisis. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 21 Health Surgeon General Says Opioid Crisis Requires Fight Against Stigma Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 19 Health Senate Opioids Bill Takes Aim At Fentanyl Imports The legislation, which now must be reconciled with a similar measure approved by the House, proposes more treatment and recovery resources. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 19 Health Senate Opioids Bill Takes Aim At Fentanyl Imports Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 4 Recut Recut: Reporting On The Opioid Crisis In Small Towns Louisville has lots of resources for people battling addiction. But in rural communities there are fewer resources — and everyone might know if you seek them out. By Laura Ellis Sep 4 Recut Recut: Reporting On The Opioid Crisis In Small Towns Laura Ellis
Aug 8 Health After Clinic Closures, Louisville Medical Society Seeks Doctors Willing To Treat Pain Patients Following the sudden closure of a pain management clinic in Louisville, the Greater Louisville Medical Society is putting out a call for doctors willing to treat patients with chronic pain. By Lisa Gillespie Aug 8 Health Louisville Medical Society Seeks Docs Willing To Treat Pain Patients Lisa Gillespie
Jul 12 Politics Beshear Files Lawsuit Against Drug Manufacturer Mallinckrodt During a news conference on Thursday, Beshear said that St. Louis pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt underplayed the risk of addiction in order to promote its opioid products. By Ryland Barton Jul 12 Politics Beshear Files Lawsuit Against Drug Manufacturer Mallinckrodt Ryland Barton
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 15 Kentucky Politics Distilled Kentucky Politics Distilled: Poor People’s Campaign Goes To Frankfort This week in Kentucky politics, Kentucky State Troopers shut protesters out of the state Capitol, allowing only two people to enter the building at a time. By Ryland Barton Jun 15 Kentucky Politics Distilled Kentucky Politics Distilled: Poor People's Campaign Goes To Frankfort Ryland Barton
Jun 14 Politics Beshear Sues Walgreens For Allegedly Fueling Kentucky’s Opioid Crisis Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear says the company played a role in the opioid epidemic by failing to monitor large shipments of pain pills throughout the state. By Ryland Barton Jun 14 Politics Beshear Sues Walgreens For Allegedly Fueling Ky.'s Opioid Crisis Ryland Barton
May 21 Health UK Gets Money To Expand Opioid Pregnancy Care To Rural Eastern Kentucky The $4.9 million grant will expand the University of Kentucky's program that helps pregnant women with substance abuse disorders to rural Kentucky. By Lisa Gillespie May 21 Health UK Gets Money To Expand Opioid Pregnancy Care To Eastern Ky. Lisa Gillespie
May 10 Health Patients With Chronic Pain Feel Effects Of Opioid Crackdown As the opioid epidemic continues, doctors are prescribing fewer opioids which leaves patients with complex diseases and chronic pain few options for relief. By Lisa Gillespie May 10 Health Patients With Chronic Pain Feel Effects Of Opioid Crackdown Lisa Gillespie
May 7 Health Reversing An Overdose Isn’t Complicated, But Getting The Antidote Can Be The U.S. surgeon general recommends that an opioid overdose reversal drug be widely available to consumers. But there are several barriers to consumers' ability to acquire it. By Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media May 7 Health Reversing An Overdose Isn't Complicated, But Getting The Antidote Can Be Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media