A new Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Murray State University will expand diagnostic and treatment options for families in western Kentucky, while helping train future health care leaders.
Kentucky Health News
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Everyone knows summer is a season of travel. For pet owners like myself, a dog or cat is another layer of logistics when it comes to deciding where to go and how to get there.
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From boxing to ballet, there’ve never been more ways to get fit. Want to try them all? Here’s a sampling of Louisville’s trials, with notes on what you can try at no cost. Gyms in your city may have similar offers.
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If you had to leave home in 60 seconds, do you have a plan? For you? For your pets?
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Last year, for the first time in Kentucky’s 226-year history, a statewide elected official had a baby while holding office. And then it happened for a second time.
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Many of us associate pinwheels with lazy spring days or summer festivals from childhood. For hundreds of Kentucky agencies, this whimsical object represents a topic that’s far from idyllic – child abuse.
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Kentucky might be known for horses and basketball, but lately it has been receiving attention in another area – organ donation. A Kentucky patient and University of Louisville Hospital were featured in an episode of HBO’s “Vice News Tonight,” helping dispel some myths about donation.
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Pediatric abusive head trauma – usually caused by the violent shaking of a baby – is a leading cause of child abuse deaths in children under 5. With education and awareness, these cases are preventable.