Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said Friday at the University of Kentucky, “It’s fair to be critical of the FDA” regarding the...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Because breast cancer often shows up without any symptoms, getting a mammogram is one of the most important things a woman can do to...
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – What would it mean if Kentucky voters changed the state constitution Nov. 8 to say that nothing in the document shall be...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Open enrollment to make changes to Medicaid, Medicare or federal-state subsidized Marketplace health-insurance plans is just around the corner. Experts encourage participants in each...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey found that 2.5 million middle- and high-school students, or about 9 percent of the total, said they used electronic...
Planned Parenthood plans to start a mobile abortion clinic in Illinois that will travel close to the borders of Kentucky and other adjoining states that have banned abortions, The Associated Press reports. “The...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The latest federal risk map says most of Kentucky has a low risk of Covid-19 transmission, with only only eight counties at high risk...
“Health care providers, nursing-home representatives, and advocates for residents say Medicare Advantage plans are increasingly ending members’ coverage for nursing home and rehabilitation services before patients are healthy enough to...
A new study shows that smoking increases the risk of viral infections and respiratory illnesses, including one type of the coronavirus, this supporting efforts to curb tobacco use as a...
Norton Children’s Hospital and the Lift a Life Novak Family Foundation announced Oct. 5 the creation of the Wendy Novak Diabetes Institute. The foundation has given the hospital $15 million as the...