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FILE - A vial of a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is seen in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Friday, May 17, 2019. The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 that measles deaths globally spiked by more than 40% last year. The number of cases also rose by nearly 20% after immunization levels dropped to their lowest in 15 years during the COVID pandemic. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)
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Kentucky hasn't joined the seven states with official measles outbreaks, but with at least one known case in the commonwealth and two neighboring states with outbreaks, it's a good time to review your vaccination history. But it can get a bit tricky.
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Radio Shows & Music
  • Windborne Productions presents The Music of Pink Floyd with the Lexington Philharmonic. The event will feature a kaleidoscopic fusion of live orchestra and progressive rock with the Music of Pink Floyd. The director of the Lexington Philharmonic, Mélisse Brunet, will conduct.She joins WUKY’s Joe Conkwright to talk about her career in music and her love of Pink Floyd.
  • This week's episode of the Crunkadelic Funk Show was a look back at some favorites from 2024! Featured new music from Leon Bridges, The Marias, Al Green, Marcus King, Ariana Grande Featuring Brandy & Monica, Joy Oladokun, Sade Adu, Kendrick Lamar, Brittany Howard, Stevie Wonder, & more!
  • This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from The Slim Kings (Togetherness), Denison Witmer Featuring Sufjan Stevens (Focus Ring), Deep Sea Diver (Billboard Heart), Gigi Perez (Sailor Song), Cameron Winter (Love Takes Miles), Cunningham Bird (Long Distance Winner), & Sammy Rae & Friends (Thieves)!
  • This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from The Rolling Stones (I Got The Blues), Dylan Dunlap (Holding Hands), Deep Blue Something (Saint Morrissey), Bebe Stockwell (Minor Inconveniences), Abigail Rose (Edges), Jack White (Archbishop Harold Holmes), & Al Green (Everybody Hurts)!
  • This week: Rock & Roots featured new music from Nick Lowe & Los Straightjackets (Different Kind Of Blue), Freak Slug (Sexy Lemon), The Courettes (You Woo Me), Michael Kiawnuka (Small Changes), Say Lou Lou (Blue Ruin), Patterson Hood Featuring Lydia Loveless (A Werewolf And A Girl), & Father John Misty (Josh Tillman & The Accidental Overdose)!
Podcasts
  • Podcasts
    Ashley Smith (she/her), Executive Director and Co-Founder of Black Soil KY, discusses her success in agribusiness, event management, and cultural responsiveness.
  • Podcasts
    In the eighth episode of Writing Lessons, host Silas House speaks with acclaimed poet and editor Rebecca Gayle Howell about finding the balance of making a living and making art.
  • Podcasts
    The department of behavioral science at the University of Kentucky has created a fellowship called the health disparities research training fellowship in order to enhance medical students' understanding of health and health care disparities experienced by disadvantaged and underserved populations. Doctor Raven Piercy, faculty member in the UK department of behavioral sciences in the College of Medicine, talks about it with our Dr. Greg.
  • Podcasts
    Bringing a baby into the world is often portrayed as one of life’s happiest moments. While this is true for many, it’s also normal to feel overwhelmed during the postpartum period. Mental health conditions are the most common complication of pregnancy and childbirth and affect 1 in 5 mothers/childbearing people (800,000 people) annually in the United States. This week Dr. Greg talks post partum mental health with Brittney Gray, Psy.D., assistant professor of pediatric psychology in the UK College of Medicine and psychologist with Kentucky Children’s Hospital.
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