After a long fight to get medical marijuana in Louisiana, some patients are saying the people who need it can’t afford it. But, there could be help on the way at the first of the year
Gov. Andy Beshear joined advocates at the state Capitol to proclaim Lung Cancer Awareness Month in the commonwealth, and he encouraged Kentuckians to learn more about lung cancer, its risk factors, and screening options.
Next week, Americans will enjoy Thanksgiving with family and friends. While the COVID-19 pandemic is still top-of-mind, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds us all that it’s also important to keep family and friends safe from foodborne illness this Thanksgiving.
Donate Life KY is raising awareness about the lifesaving gift of Organ and Tissue Donation by challenging high school students across Kentucky to a “Duet for Life.”
In the latest installment of Bridging the Great Health Divide, WBKO News Reporter Kelly Dean is looking into Edmonson County EMS as the agency cites barriers.
The American Red Cross urges donors to continue to make and keep appointments now and in the weeks ahead to help overcome the ongoing emergency blood and platelet shortage that has significantly impacted the nation’s blood supply. In fact, the current blood supply is the lowest the Red Cross has seen this time of year in more than a decade.
The American Red Cross continues to experience an emergency blood and platelet shortage that has caused the blood supply to drop to the lowest post-summer level in at least six years.
American Red Cross has launched an initiative to grow the number of blood donors who are Black to help patients with sickle cell disease, an enduring and often invisible health disparity in the U.S.