The Kentucky General Assembly, led by supermajorities Republicans, approved $4.5 million in state funds and $4.5 million in federal funds in the 2022-24 state budget to set up the program.
Rural women are more likely than their urban peers to be impoverished, less likely to have the time or money to drive long distances across state lines to obtain an abortion, and more likely to face stigma over the decision to end a pregnancy.
The Department of Justice’s appeal of a Florida judge’s decision could set the parameters for the CDC’s authority in the next outbreak, and public health experts fear the lower court’s decision effectively closes "off future actions for a disease like this one."
Beshear said he and his family will carry masks with them to the Derby and use them as needed, and that was his advice for others: use a mask if they feel uncomfortable.
In Kentucky 10% of ticks carry a pathogen that cause diseases like Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and alpha-gal, which causes an allergy to red meat.
An infectious diseases specialist reviews the data behind the CDC's latest recommendations for how long people should isolate following a COVID-19 infection or exposure.
