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To combat staffing shortages, officials are using accommodations and amenities to retain staff and draw interest from new prospects.

“It’s important to get [the] vaccine now because we want kids to have protection when flu season starts,” said Dr. Kristina Bryant, a pediatrician with Norton Children’s Infectious Diseases.

“Polling suggests 90% of Kentucky adults support legalizing medical cannabis,” Gov. Andy Beshear said in a news release. “Our team traveled the state to talk directly to Kentuckians, and they found our people do indeed overwhelmingly support it.”

Kentucky’s abortion access has shifted multiple times this year. In April, after the legislature passed a more than 70-page omnibus abortion bill, providers stopped services for a week. That bill was later partially blocked, but clinics stopped again in June after the Roe decision, setting in motion the state’s trigger ban.

A Kentucky lawmaker has filed a sweeping omnibus bill that would make it harder for minors to get access to abortions, limit physicians’ ability to…

Kentucky continues to see a drop in new COVID-19 cases and positivity rates as the omicron variant appears to loosen its hold on the region. At a news…

Staffing shortages continue to cripple some Tennessee hospitals dealing high COVID numbers among patients and their own staff. The pinch is being felt by…

The pressure on Kentucky hospitals from the COVID-19 omicron variant is unrelenting. “Hospitalization is near a record high. We are close to the height of…

Western Kentucky health departments have scaled back or completely stopped making check-in calls in recent weeks to those who test positive for COVID-19…

Gov. Andy Beshear reported new record-high COVID-19 case counts Monday, as the omicron variant spreads through the state. He said during a news conference…