Study finds electronic smoking devices don’t help smokers stay off combustable cigarettes

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Switching to electronic cigarettes doesn’t help smokers stay off traditional cigarettes, according to a recent study. “Our findings suggest that individuals who quit smoking and switched to e-cigarettes or other tobacco products actually increased their risk of a relapse back to smoking over the next year by 8.5 percentage…

State leaders, education advocates launch initiative to boost graduation rates, close equity gaps

State leaders and education advocates gathered virtually on Monday to launch the Kentucky Student Success Collaborative. The collaborative is the first statewide center in the country to link two- and four-year higher education institutions with policy and industry leaders to increase graduation rates, close equity gaps and strengthen workforce readiness. Funded by a $2.1 million grant from the…