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Morgan Watkins
Health ReporterMorgan is WFPL's health reporter. Email Morgan at mwatkins@lpm.org.
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A therapy model developed in Louisville helps kids and adults heal from emotional distress caused by repeated exposure to racism.
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The Kentucky Legislature outlawed gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender children last year. Now, the U.S. Supreme Court will scrutinize a ruling that has kept that law in effect.
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An organization based in the South has relaunched a fund that supports people of color in Kentucky who are either pregnant or within one year postpartum.
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Polling locations across Kentucky will open Thursday through Saturday so people can vote early in this month’s primary election.
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The 150th Run for the Roses gave thousands of visitors a classic experience at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May.
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Spring is heating up across Kentucky, and low-income families can get help paying their air-conditioning bill through a seasonal program.
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Research documents a big expansion of Kentucky’s syringe services programs, which protect people who use drugs from infections like HIV and viral hepatitis.
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Carrying naloxone can be a literal lifesaver for someone experiencing an opioid overdose. Kentucky’s state government set up a website to help people find local providers.
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Research shows COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. But Kentucky Senate Republicans falsely suggested they aren’t while promoting a ban on vaccine mandates this week.
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Kentucky lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday to protect health care professionals who refuse to provide virtually any non-emergency medical treatment, if it violates their principles.