Updated: 6:41 PM Studies show Eastern Kentucky is one of the most unhealthy regions in the state, and now some people in Pike County are trying to fight back.

Updated: 8:26 PM Doctors say a new bug is making people in our area very sick.

Updated: 6:15 PM A hospital system in eastern Kentucky gets some new technology to help doctors on the front lines of battling breast cancer.

Posted: 4:20 PM WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health regulators are limiting a key ingredient found in Vicodin, Percocet and other prescription painkillers that have been linked to thousands of cases of liver damage each year.

Updated: 9:34 AM Scientists in Boston joined forces with Johnson & Johnson Monday to announce the development of a new blood test to detect cancer.

Posted: 6:02 PM The number of people coming down with the whooping cough is going up and now health officials are urging Kentuckians to get vaccinated.

Updated: 7:35 PM Nurses across the country are finding jobs even with the economy at an all time low.

Updated: 7:06 PM The childhood obesity epidemic is a hot topic on the house floor.

Posted: 11:29 PM State officials had to shut down the Corbin Career Center this week due to a bed bug infestation.

Updated: 7:32 PM Health officials at Highlands Regional Medical Center held a health fair Wednesday.

Updated: 7:17 PM The annual HOT Conference was held at Hazard Community and Technical College.

Posted: 6:30 AM If you are worried about catching a cold ... you might want to hit the treadmill this morning. A good workout could prevent you from getting sick.

Updated: 7:46 PM The flu season has officially begun and health officials say getting a flu shot is easier than you might think.

Posted: 5:30 PM LONDON (AP) - Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are twice as likely to have missing or extra chromosomes than other children - the first evidence that the disorder is genetic, a new study says.

Updated: 4:44 PM WASHINGTON (AP) - Fisher-Price is recalling more than 11 million tricycles, toys and high chairs over safety concerns.

Updated: 7:30 PM New substance abuse treatment centers are on the way in Floyd County.

Updated: 6:08 PM The Kentucky Hospital Association is teaming up with hospitals across the state to reduce the rate of blood stream infections, such as MRSA.

Updated: 6:37 PM The first line of defense against illness is our skin. That was the message during the third annual "Wound Care Fair" in Hazard.

Posted: 4:37 PM Kentucky Hospital Association officials say Kentucky hospitals will lose more than one billion dollars in revenues in the next ten years because of health care reform.

Posted: 10:09 PM In a state wide survey reported by the Washington Post on unhealthiest Kentucky counties, Clay County ranked number one.

Updated: 8:18 PM The virus causes gastroenteritis, which is the inflammation of the lining of the stomach and intestines.

Updated: 8:00 PM WYMT's Annual blood drive was held on July 1st at the station.

Posted: 4:46 PM In recognition of its level of expertise in caring for patients who arrive in its emergency department with chest pain or other symptoms of a heart attack, the Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center has earned Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC), an international organization dedicated to eliminating heart disease as the number one cause of death worldwide.

Posted: 4:18 PM Around 28 million boxes of Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Froot Loops, and Honey Smacks cereals are affected by the voluntary recall.

Updated: 12:47 AM A local college will start a new program this summer for those want to go into the nursing profession.