Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
Nearly three in 10 working-age adults in Kentucky are not covered by any form of health insurance, and the number who get health insurance from their employer, or their spouse’s...
Injuries are the third leading cause of death nationally, the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 1 and 44. Kentucky is among the nation’s most problematic...
Patients too often leave the hospital without knowing how to care for themselves, leading to a preventable return. Here are tips to improve your chances of a successful recovery at...
State legislators in both parties say they expect Gov. Steve Beshear to expand Medicaid to cover several hundred thousand more Kentuckians who earn up to 138 percent of the federal...
A state Senate committee has approved a bill that would require lawsuits against nursing homes to clear a review panel before going to court, a move that has drawn very...
Genuine Kentucky fried platter: Cornbread, fried catfish, fried greentomatoes, fried apples and fried okra(Photo from Ramsey’s, Lexington) By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News People with a Southern diet, or one heavy on fried food...