Morgan Watkins
Health ReporterMorgan is WFPL's health reporter. Email Morgan at mwatkins@lpm.org.
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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Kentucky’s Democratic governor joined a White House event to showcase how the state changed the rules for “middlemen” businesses that influence prescription drug prices. -
A Kentucky Democrat introduced legislation Wednesday that would repeal years’ worth of anti-abortion laws and add protections for people who get abortions out-of-state. -
A new legislative proposal would require Kentucky Medicaid to cover certain midwife services. It just cleared its first hurdle. -
State GOP leaders say Kentuckians charged in connection to the riot at the U.S. Capitol have been wrongfully detained. Experts disagree and court records show scope of violence. -
A recent report estimates how abortion bans in states like Kentucky and Missouri affected birth rates during the first half of 2023. It’s an early indicator that the bans aren’t equal in terms of impact. -
The ACLU announced Tuesday that the woman at the center of a new lawsuit against Kentucky’s strictest abortion bans has experienced a change in the condition of her pregnancy.
