Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
The General Assembly has passed three bills to limit the governor’s power in emergencies, including the current pandemic. Gov. Andy Beshear is expected to veto them, and the legislature seems...
Kentucky Health News graph; case numbers are based on initial, unadjusted daily totals —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Sunday’s Kentucky pandemic report was much like Saturday’s, with most...
State Corrections Department chart, with shading applied by Kentucky Health News. Chart is updated on weekdays at https://corrections.ky.gov/facilities/pages/covid19.aspx. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky recorded 3,096 new cases of the novel...
Kentucky coroners aren’t required to issue annual reports, but some do, and the 2020 report from Franklin County Coroner Will Harrod suggests it’s a good time to ask your coroner...
Radon gas comes from rocks, so this geological map suggests risk levels, but there are other factors such as construction and ventilation. For details and more about the map, click here....
RT.live website says Kentucky has the third highest virus reproduction rate among the states. A rate of 1.09 means that on average, 100 infected people will infect 109 others. (Click to enlarge) —–...
Vince Venditto in the College of Pharmacy building —– By Mallory Olson University of Kentucky Over the past year, a novel, highly contagious virus has spread across the world. Scientists...
Kentucky Department of Public Health graph; 172,537 doses have been administered. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As the specter of Covid-19 deaths grew larger, Gov. Andy Beshear announced progress...
Lexington lawyer Corey Fannin killed himself on Christmas. (Lexington Herald-Leader photo illustration) —– Four Kentucky lawyers have committed suicide in the last three weeks, according to the Kentucky Bar Association. “The suicides have...
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported the fourth largest number of new coronavirus cases Wednesday, along with the third largest number of additional deaths. “We’re going to pass...