WEKU | By Stan Ingold A new booster against COVID-19 has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It was also signed off on by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. This booster is designed to help fight the original strain of COVID-19 as well as current subvariants. Jim Hallahan is the assistant…
By Aprile Rickert Researchers at the University of Louisville will soon expand the scope of infections they test for in Jefferson County wastewater. In the coming weeks, UofL’s Center for Healthy Air, Water and Soil will begin new testing methods allowing them to detect pathogens such as polio, influenza and RSV. Since the summer of 2020, the researchers…
by Stephan Johnson LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That’s why health officials are sharing tools to help navigate children through mental health crisis. According to the CDC, the rates of suicide, self-harm, anxiety and depression…
(WKYT) By Ethan Sirles FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) – On Tuesday, Governor Andy Beshear ordered all state buildings to lower flags to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday. The order is part of Overdose Awareness Day in Kentucky. According to a release from the Governor’s office, the Governor’s Mansion will be lit purple, which is the…
Listen here. With the recent discovery of the polio virus in the water supply in New York state, how worried should Kentuckians be of a possible new outbreak of a disease long thought eradicated? Dr. Greg talks polio and vaccination with Ilhem Messaoudi, Ph.D., a UK College of Medicine immunology and virology expert who serves…
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today New cases of COVID-19 in Kentucky, as well as the number of deaths and other metrics, reversed a two-week trend of reductions, according to the Department for Public Health’s weekly report, issued this week. There were 14,312 new cases reported during the period ending Sunday, Aug. 28, an increase of…
As more people head back to work after the worst of the pandemic, Fayette County outranks Kentucky’s two other biggest counties for year-over-year increases in average weekly wages.(WBRC) By WKYT News Staff WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKYT) – As more people head back to work after the worst of the pandemic, Fayette County outranks Kentucky’s two other biggest…
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Housing displacement and emotional trauma from natural disasters in the past year are likely worsening kids’ mental health in the Commonwealth, experts say, and new data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count Data Book show the state already saw a 28% increase in children’s anxiety or depression between 2016…
WEKU | By Stu Johnson A major tool in fighting coronavirus continues to be vaccination. A new COVID booster is expected to be available soon. Kentucky Public Health Commissioner Steven Stack said upwards of 80 to 90% of Kentuckians are either vaccinated or have had COVID. He noted a new version of the vaccine is anticipated…
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS | KENTUCKY PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (AP) — Nearly a month after deadly flooding engulfed their houses, some eastern Kentuckians sheltering at state parks continue to wrestle with the same life-defining question — whether to rebuild at the place they call home or start over somewhere else. What You Need To Know Eastern Kentuckians displaced…
