Health

Eyes exams are required for first-time students, new drivers and anyone renewing a driver’s license.

Nearly 50 years of research shows that male violence against women knows no geographical or demographic boundaries. It occurs among all socioeconomic groups and in almost all communities. Yet, crime in rural and remote places is reported to the police at lower rates than in urban areas.

Program director Sarah Francis will become executive director following the retirement of Tracey Clark.

Several medical providers and others with expertise in health topics have been invited to speak and answer questions

Most of Kentucky, including Christian County, is in an area with the highest rates of confirmed alpha-gal in the United States.

It was disclosed in April that agreements authorizing use of Energy Department supercomputers for the Million Veteran Program remained unsigned and that some will expire in September.

An independent analysis found that Kentucky will suffer the biggest hit of any state — a decline of $10 billion in Medicaid payments to rural providers over 10 years as 130,000 rural Kentuckians are expected to lose their Medicaid coverage.

The most recent survey shows the percentage of vaccinated Kentucky kindergarteners is well below the national average.

In his new role, Stack will oversee a state agency that employs about 8,000 people and wields a multi-billion dollar budget.

The Kentucky General Assembly created the MAHA Kentucky Task Force this year as a way to implement the Trump administration’s principles in the commonwealth. Sen. Craig Richardson, R-Hopkinsville, is among its members.

Public health organizations have raised concerns about the change in policy. 

Older adults will continue to receive yearly COVID-19 shots, but lower-risk groups will not, says the FDA.