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Lt. Gov. Coleman reflects on her preventive double mastectomy
BY SARAH LADD KENTUCKY LANTERN Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman knew for a long time that one day she might learn cancer was at her door. Her family history put her on heightened alert; her mother, aunt and cousin all had breast cancer. So she “wasn’t shocked” when, in September, a routine mammogram — her…
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Martin County students shine on MSU dean’s list
MOREHEAD — Several students from Martin County made the dean’s list at Morehead State University for the fall 2023 semester. The list includes Scott Ryan Allen of Inez; Haileigh Tristan Jade Ball, Pilgrim; Abigail Faith Crum, Inez; Sarah Makylynn Dingess, Warfield; Matthew Taylor Fitch, Inez; Carley Ann Fraley, Inez; Justus Colton Goble, Inez; Malcee Ryann…
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Sophomore art exhibit opens at MSU
MOREHEAD — Morehead State University’s annual sophomore art exhibit, “Works in Progress,” opened Monday at the Golding-Yang Art Gallery in the Claypool-Young Art Building. The exhibit features the work of sophomore art and design students and runs through Thursday, Feb. 15. The exhibit features paintings, sculptures, drawings, ceramics, digital art and mixed media pieces. A…
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Seasonal respiratory illness in Kentucky declined for three weeks
Numbers still considered elevated BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS Emergency department visits and hospital admissions for respiratory disease in Kentucky have dropped for three weeks in a row, but the Kentucky Department for Public Health still considers the rate of respiratory virus activity to be elevated and the number of hospitalizations to be high.…
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Test your home for invisible radon gas
BY STACY STANIFER UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY January is National Radon Action Month, making it a great time to prioritize the health of those in your household by testing for the presence of radon gas. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. and the leading cause of lung cancer among never-smokers.…
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Warfield Elementary announces Students of the Month
WARFIELD — Principal Jessica Jewell, teachers and staff recently announced the Students of the Month at Warfield Elementary. Star students are Kobe Adkins, Regan Baisden, Kyle Evans, Kami Fletcher, Payzlee Fletcher, Jace Jude, Reighlynn Judd, Adam May, Pailyn Maynard, McKenna Meade, Emma Nichols, Payden Hodge and Braydin Sheppard. Head Start Students of the Month are…
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One of Kentucky’s most iconic moments celebrates 30th anniversary: ‘Ordinary Angels’ hits theaters Feb. 23
Louisville’s Snow Baby received lifesaving transplant during 1994 snowstorm On Jan. 17, 1994, a historic and deadly snowstorm hit Kentucky at the same time a liver transplant became available in Nebraska for a dying 3-year-old Louisvillian named Michelle Schmitt. With the family unable to travel to Nebraska while Kentucky was at a standstill, community members…
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‘Blue Monday’ is a myth, but Seasonal Affective Disorder is not
KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS Monday, Jan. 15, is considered by some to be “Blue Monday,” the most naturally depressing day of the year as people feel “blue” from holiday bills, bleak weather and forsaking their New Year resolutions, says Hackensack Meridian Health of New Jersey in a press release. It’s common for all these factors to…