Melissa Patrick

1 week ago | kentuckynewera.com | Melissa Patrick

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1 month ago | pmg-ky2.com | Melissa Patrick

In 2024, 30.2% fewer Kentuckians died from drug overdoses than the year before, marking the third year in a row the state’s overdose rate has declined. The 2024 Drug Overdose Fatality Report, released Thursday, May 1, shows 1,410 Kentuckians died from an overdose last year, down from 2,020 in 2023. The 2023 number reflects adjustments made to last year’s report from death certificates that came in after it was originally released.

1 month ago | franklinfavorite.com | Melissa Patrick

Public health officials continue to urge Kentuckians to ensure their children are immunized against measles, as they announced the state’s second confirmed measles case in 2025. The case was a child who was traveling through the state when they sought treatment, according to a news release. The child, who is not a U.S. resident, was diagnosed at a health care facility in Kentucky, which is why the case is counted as a Kentucky incident.

1 month ago | pmg-ky1.com | Melissa Patrick

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Following a panel featuring several Kentucky congressmen, Attorney General Russell Coleman delivered a keynote address at the 14th annual Rx and Illicit Drug Summit in Nashville on April 22, highlighting Kentucky’s new youth-focused prevention effort called “Better Without It.” Funded by the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission, the two-year, $3.6 million program features college athletes and other influencers to show the young people of...

1 month ago | pmg-ky1.com | Melissa Patrick

Public health officials continue to urge Kentuckians to ensure their children are immunized against measles, as they announced the state’s second confirmed measles case in 2025. The case was a child who was traveling through the state when they sought treatment, according to a news release. The child, who is not a U.S. resident, was diagnosed at a health care facility in Kentucky, which is why the case is counted as a Kentucky incident.