Feb 11 Health Health Experts Say Poor Practice By Company Likely Source Of Vaccination Infections Infectious disease experts say poor practices in vaccine delivery are the likely cause of infections reported by some people who received vaccine shots at their places of employment in the Ohio Valley. Kentucky health officials are investigating a link between the infections and a private Kentucky company hired to deliver vaccinations in the workplace. Location […] By Mary Meehan Feb 11 Health Health Experts Say Poor Practice By Company Likely Source Of Vaccination Infections Mary Meehan
Jan 28 Health Black Lung Clinics Call For Action But Top Regulator Plans No New Measures In the wake of an NPR and PBS Frontline investigation into the surge in cases of black lung disease, a coalition of black lung clinics is calling for action to better protect coal miners from dust exposure. NPR reports that more than 2,300 miners in central Appalachia are sick with the most serious form of […] By Jeff Young Jan 28 Health Black Lung Clinics Call For Action But Top Regulator Plans No New Measures Jeff Young
Jan 25 Health Dairy Dilemma: Food Shelters Awash In Surplus Milk They Can’t Afford To Store Cyndi Kirkhart has some 26,000 square feet of warehouse space at the Facing Hunger Food Bank in Huntington, West Virginia, where she is executive director. That sounds like a lot of space. But very little of it is cooler space. “This is the only cooler we have,” Kirkhart said, stepping into a walk-in cooler the […] By Glynis Board Jan 25 Health Dairy Dilemma: Food Shelters Awash In Surplus Milk They Can’t Afford To Store Glynis Board
Jan 23 Health Food Aid A Concern As Government Shutdown Affects SNAP Payments The partial shutdown of the federal government is affecting families depending on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program program, or SNAP. Benefits for February have come early as a temporary fix to avoid anticipated disruptions should the shutdown drag into another month. But the leader of God’s Pantry Food Bank in Lexington, Kentucky, said the […] By Mary Meehan Jan 23 Health Food Aid A Concern As Government Shutdown Affects SNAP Payments Mary Meehan
Jan 18 Health Still Fighting: These Widows’ Stories Show Larger Effects of Black Lung Epidemic Nancy and Rich Potter had the kind of marriage that made other couples jealous. He’d take her on spontaneous trips. She’d wear her Daisy Dukes just for him. Joyce Birman said her late husband, George, made a terrible first impression. It was his apology for it that made her fall for him, hard. Vickie Salyers’ […] By Sydney Boles Jan 18 Health Still Fighting: These Widows’ Stories Show Larger Effects of Black Lung Epidemic Sydney Boles
Jan 11 Health The Vexing Vape: Officials Say Small Vaping Device Juul A Major Health Risk To Youth A slender, black, rectangle, the Juul fits easily in the palm of your hand. You don’t light it, you trigger it with a click of a finger. The mist that is exhaled is so fine it’s hard to see. The nicotine is delivered via a pod the size of a AAA battery, with each pod […] By Mary Meehan Jan 11 Health The Vexing Vape: Officials Say Small Vaping Device Juul A Major Health Risk To Youth Mary Meehan
Jan 8 Health Ohio Valley Senators Again Aim to Shore Up Shaky Pension Plan For Coal Miners Following a failed attempt to address a looming crisis in many multi-employer pension programs, two Ohio Valley lawmakers have introduced a bill in Congress to shore up the shaky pension plan for coal miners. The bill also aims to protect health benefits and restore funding for the federal trust fund providing benefits for thousands of […] By Becca Schimmel Jan 8 Health Ohio Valley Senators Again Aim to Shore Up Shaky Pension Plan For Coal Miners Becca Schimmel
Dec 20 Health Sensitive Santa: A Kinder, Gentler Kringle For Kids With Special Needs I’m not usually one to name-drop but my brother Pat Meehan is Santa Claus. A real, professional Santa. Sitting in his home office fresh from work, he’s wearing black suspenders and a red T-shirt. There at least six other Santa outfits in his closet including beach Santa. His thick, white beard (yes, a real one) […] By Mary Meehan Dec 20 Health Sensitive Santa: A Kinder, Gentler Kringle For Kids With Special Needs Mary Meehan
Dec 19 Health Still, They Persist: Black Lung Advocates Demonstrate At McConnell’s KY Office With just days left before a Congressional deadline, advocates for black lung treatment are still pushing Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell to secure funding for miners’ benefits. About two dozen people demonstrated Wednesday near McConnell’s regional office in London, Kentucky, carrying placards reading “Black Lung Kills” and singing along with a banjo tune modified for the […] By Sydney Boles Dec 19 Health Still, They Persist: Black Lung Advocates Demonstrate At McConnell’s KY Office Sydney Boles