Aprile Rickert

The African American Initiative, Kentucky AARP and other partners hosted the Health Disparities Summit this week in Louisville.

In the coming weeks, researchers will begin new testing methods allowing them to detect pathogens such as polio, influenza and RSV.

Some pharmacies and health departments began offering the shots earlier this month, with rollout expanding as more doses become available.

The study found that one in five Indiana residents experience mental illness, with around 20% going untreated.

Some Midwest states have bans that could come into play in the coming weeks, leaving Illinois as the only place for abortion in the region.

The majority of Kentucky counties show low levels of COVID-19 spread, but researchers continue to monitor wastewater for new variants.

Abortion access has wavered in Kentucky and Indiana for months as new laws restricting services have gone into effect and faced lawsuits.

Louisville organizations are trying to prevent the harmful exposure to lead, which can affect children’s growth and development.

400+ health care providers signed a letter opposing a ballot initiative that would amend the state’s constitution to say there is no right to an abortion.

The results are boon to abortion rights advocates, who hope courts will interpret a right to abortion under the state constitution.