A patient in Missouri who was hospitalized after an infection with bird flu had the H5N1 strain of the virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Friday.
Inspection reports from the Boar’s Head facility in Jarratt, Virginia, have described insects, mold, “blood in puddles on the floor” and a “rancid smell in the cooler” at various points since 2022.
The US Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will examine the potential harm to women of heavy metals such as lead and arsenic found in tampons.
Republicans are more likely to trust Donald Trump and his campaign over government certified election results, according to a new survey from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts. And while most Americans trust government-certified election results, they are also heading into the November election with concerns about misinformation and a low trust in the information they receive from presidential candidates and the federal government. Many find it difficult to access information about presidential candidates but easier to find information about how and where to vote.
Healthcare providers and patients at Baptist Health in Paducah created the first "Chalk the Walk" mural on Monday to express support for individuals dealing with suicidal thoughts.
A Tennessee resident who is a student at Western Kentucky University is confirmed to have measles, the Barren River Health District in Bowling Green and the Kentucky Department for Public Health announced Tuesday.
Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency. According to the CDC, at least 1.7 million adults in the US develop sepsis and nearly 270 thousand die as a result.
Ballot measures on abortion access could attract voters to polls in November who otherwise might sit out the election — and even a small number of additional voters could make a difference in close races for offices from the state legislature to president.
The Kentucky Medical Cannabis Program received 4,998 applications for medical cannabis business licenses during the two-month application period in July and August, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday. The state collected more than $27 million in application fees.
In an effort to bring awareness to the nationally-recognized month, Paducah Mayor George Bray issued a proclamation Wednesday that September will be recognized as Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Awareness Month in Paducah.
According to S7, free services available on the WOW Van include NARCAN training, blood pressure check, home colorectal cancer tests (FIT), medication disposal packets, COVID test kits, and condoms.
Doctors told an 88-year-old man he was too old for back surgery and would have to live with severe pain for the rest of his life. Now he’s defying the odds and inspiring hope for elderly care.
A professor in the School of Biological Sciences and Fermentation Science Institute recently received a grant from the National Science Foundation worth up to $624,500 that will fund equipment, supplies, and a handful of student researchers on the project.
Three law enforcement officers were exposed to an unknown opioid in Lyon County, and the Lyon County Sheriff's Office is now investigating the case.
Two deaths from West Nile virus have been reported in Wisconsin and one in Illinois, the first such deaths in those states this year, according to the state health departments.
As much of the country gears up to travel for Labor Day, Kentucky State Police highlighted the importance of safety on the road on Thursday. AAA forecasts a big weekend, with 9% more people traveling compared to 2023.
The American Red Cross says that it supplies about 40% of the nation’s blood, and the organization has issued an emergency declaration warning that donations are dangerously low, leading to critical shortages.
At least eight people have died after being infected with listeria from eating Boar's Head deli meats tied to a massive recall last month. Five new deaths were reported in four states: Florida, New Mexico, South Carolina and Tennessee. Federal health officials announced those deaths on Wednesday. They had previously connected three deaths — in New Jersey, Illinois and Virginia — to the outbreak. It's the largest listeria outbreak since 2011, with at least 57 people sickened and hospitalized. Boar's Head officials recalled more than 7 million pounds of deli-sliced and prepackaged meat products.
The U.S. Department of Justice says Kentucky is likely violating federal law for failing to provide community-based services to adults in Louisville with serious mental illness. The report released Tuesday says the state “relies unnecessarily on segregated psychiatric hospitals to serve adults with serious mental illness ...” The DOJ says it would work with the state to remedy the report’s findings. But if a resolution cannot be reached, the government said it could sue Kentucky to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The report said more than 1,000 people had multiple admissions to psychiatric hospitals in a year.
Missouri Planned Parenthoods are challenging the state over a new law that kicked the organization out of the Medicaid program. Planned Parenthood Great Plains and Planned Parenthood Great Rivers said Monday that they are filing complaints with the state's Administrative Hearing Commission. At issue is a new law to ban Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood. Republicans have tried the move for years in a state where almost all abortions are banned. The law aims to make it illegal for Missouri’s Medicaid program to reimburse Planned Parenthood for health care services to low-income patients.
Starter doses of the weight-loss drug Zepbound are now available in single-dose vials, drug manufacturer Eli Lilly announced Tuesday, a move the company says will “significantly” expand supply as it sees continued high demand.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Severe weather like Hurricane Debby, western wildfires, and extreme heat across the nation has canceled multiple blood donation events nationwide, and the American Red Cross is urgently seeking blood donors amid an ongoing shortage.
Nearly $5 million was fraudulently spent in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in the four-state region in just the first three months of this year. When a SNAP recipient's benefits are stolen, the state reimburses that money so they can buy food.
With each party trying to one-up the other on its family friendliness, the popular child tax credit has become a major point of rivalry in this year’s presidential election.
Human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, according to a preprint posted online in May.
Ultra-processed foods are everywhere. Their convenience and cost are appealing. But health experts say that long list of ingredients should make you think twice.
As a summer wave of Covid-19 continues to hit the United States, the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday signed off on updated Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech.
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Four Rivers Behavioral Health has opened a new sober living home, Lily's House, for women in recovery who are pregnant or who have small children. One woman says the structure and support she's receiving her will continue to benefit her and her children once she leaves.
Scientists have found that human beings age at a molecular level in two accelerated bursts – first at the age of 44, and then again at 60.
Despite the clear benefits of sunscreen, questions about sunscreen safety — and even its necessity — have been debated for years. These doubts have been fueled in part by a growing number of social media influencers, as well as the 2021 discovery of the carcinogen benzene in a handful of since-recalled sunscreens.
A study published in the Journal BMI Oncology found that from 1990 to 2019, new cancer cases among younger ages increased by about 79 percent globally! So why are so many more young people being affected?
Public health experts from some of the nation’s leading research universities have deployed a massive medical trailer to rural parts of the South as part of an ambitious and unusual new health study. The researchers aim to test the heart and lung function of roughly 4,600 residents of 10 counties and parishes in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Local pharmacies said the price drop will make a big difference for people on Medicare in the area — and patients can save until those changes kick in.
People born in the US today can expect to live an average of 79 years. A century ago, that age was closer to 54. We've learned a lot about what will help us reach 70, 80, 90 and even 100.
Medicare’s new power to negotiate drug prices will lead to an estimated $6 billion in savings for the federal government and a $1.5 billion reduction in out-of-pocket costs for seniors when the lower prices take effect in 2026, the Biden administration announced Thursday.
The number of new cancer cases in men aged 65 and older is projected to increase significantly, from 10.3 million to 19 million — an 84% increase. Factors such as poor environmental areas, population growth, obesity, and substance use can all be attributed to the spike.
Many new mothers want the option to breastfeed but might not feel they can because they don't have enough resources or support to do so. That's why the Southern 7 Health Department has new resources to help those moms, including with its new mobile nursery tent.
More than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms have been turned away or negligently treated since 2022. That's according to an Associated Press analysis of federal hospital investigations. In Texas, where doctors face up to 99 years in prison if convicted of performing an illegal abortion, medical experts worry the law is complicating decision-making around emergency care for pregnant women. The latest cases come from two women who say they were not treated for dangerous ectopic pregnancies when they sought help at two different emergency rooms in Texas. Both women lost parts of their reproductive system when the ectopic pregnancies ruptured.
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The US Food and Drug Administration approved the first nasal spray epinephrine drug for severe allergic reactions known as anaphylaxis, providing a needle-free alternative to EpiPens and similar medicines.
The threat assessment — prepared jointly by the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies, including local police in Illinois — outlines various potential security concerns surrounding the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
As many as 1 million people are estimated to have lived or worked at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune between August 1953 and December 1987, when the drinking water was heavily polluted with cancer-causing industrial solvents like trichloroethylene, or TCE, and tetrachloroethylene, or PCE.
Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospital and Baptist Health Paducah are utilizing Contrast Enhanced Mammography to check patients with dense breast tissue for cancer, which will help radiologists find the disease sooner rather than later. Click to read the impact the new technology will have on local patients.
As the fall semester begins for local schools, children must adapt to packed schedules, and balance home and social lives, academic studies and extracurricular activities.
The latest boil advisory is one of several in various parts of the area over the last few months, totaling more than 10 since June 17. Meanwhile, MEWS continues its maintenance and optimization project of the two Fancy Farm water towers to bolster the infrastructure integrity in Graves County, and inspects, cleans, paints and makes necessary structural repairs.
Some recent studies seem to suggest taking a new and more cautious look at plastic water bottles and frozen meal containers. A surge in research into plastics in food and water is raising questions about the accumulation of microplastics in the body. But the field is young and studies so far are limited. The World Health Organization report concluded two years ago that there was no clear risk to human health. But researchers only started measuring plastics in the human body — and trying to assess the health effects — in recent years.
The hospital resumed services, including in the emergency department, on Tuesday, Aug. 6. Ferrell Hospital Family Practice, the clinic within the hospital, is slated to reopen later in August.
A new FDA-approved procedure to help with high blood pressure is on the market. It worked for farmer Billy Mason. He says, "I'm 73, still kicking it."
Consumption of the products, often made to look like candy or familiar food products, can put consumers at risk of intoxication, accidental poisoning, and impaired driving.
Courtney, who admitted to diluting medications for over 4,000 patients, was found to have administered only a fraction of the prescribed doses. Many of his patients experienced severe health complications, and some families believe their loved ones died as a result of the tampering.
Among adults born between 1920 and 1990, there is a significant difference between each generation in the incidence of cancer rates and cancer types, including breast, colon and rectal, pancreatic and uterine cancers, according to the study published Wednesday in the journal The Lancet Public Health.
