Free rural health journalism workshop June 3 in St. Louis
Health journalists are invited to attend a free workshop in St. Louis, Mo., aimed at finding the “untold rural health stories,” on June 3. The workshop will provide journalists with...
Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
Health journalists are invited to attend a free workshop in St. Louis, Mo., aimed at finding the “untold rural health stories,” on June 3. The workshop will provide journalists with...
County governments are not allowed to prevent pain-management clinics from opening within their limits, the state attorney general’s office has found. “Because such local ordinances infringe on the state’s right...
Bans of smoking in all workplaces, including restaurants and bars, will probably be in effect nationwide by 2020, a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has concluded....
Contending it promotes binge drinking in young adults, Attorney General Jack Conway has joined the fight against a fruit-flavored malt beverage made by Pabst Brewing Co. Conway is one of...
Following the nationwide trend of independent hospitals joining larger organizations in order to stay viable, Hyden’s Mary Breckinridge Hospital will be acquired by Appalachian Regional Healthcare. ARH and the Frontier...
Kentucky is considering making tele-caregivers — off-site guardians who provide care by monitoring cameras and sensors in a patient’s home — available to some disabled Medicaid patients. The move is...
The Kentucky Rural Health Association has started a free Newspaper Reporting Contest to encourage print media outlets to bring attention to Kentucky’s rural health-related issues, such as unusually high disease rates and strategies for...