Health

A cousin of smallpox​​ Monkeypox is caused by the monkeypox virus, which belongs to a subset of the Poxviridae family of viruses called Orthopoxvirus.

Baby-formula scammers may use ploys similar to those used by online-purchase scammers who pose as legitimate sellers and claim to have scarce products.

Experts warn new variants threaten the vaccinated as well as the unvaccinated.

The higher rate of post-COVID symptoms in older adults is likely due to a higher incidence of chronic disease and physical vulnerability.

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.

As the country approached 1 million COVID-19 deaths, health officials urged people to be aware that the virus is still present.

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.

Boosters shots are administered on Thursdays. Appointments are not required.

In a deviation from the majority of previous deaths, both individuals were vaccinated.