Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Hospital Association‘s annual Workforce Survey Report says Kentucky suffers from an “acute shortage” of health care workers, with nearly 13,000 job vacancies in hospitals...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As we head into the full swing of the holiday season and people start to gather indoors to celebrate while taking fewer precautions to...
“The death of former first lady Rosalynn Carter on Sunday, and the survival of her husband, former president Jimmy Carter, have exposed one of the most achingly difficult questions faced...
A Bardstown woman waiting on a kidney transplant shared her story with Congress and asked them to support legislation that would allow more than one organization to manage the country’s...
By The Associated Press Americans can order more free Covid-19 tests online for home delivery starting Monday. The U.S. government is offering to send another round of four at-home virus...
By Rachana Pradhan KFF Health News The day her Medicaid coverage ended, Beverly Likens was in the hospital after a scary trip to the emergency room. The resident of Martin,...
By Dr. Timothy Mullett University of Kentucky Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., claiming more lives than prostate cancer, breast cancer, and colorectal cancer...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News State legislators expect to address youth vaping, workplace violence, data collection, maternal mortality, and prior insurance authorization for medical procedures during the legislative session...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The 2023 Kentucky Kids Count County Data Book, which looks at the well-being of children in each county, serves as a guidepost for how...
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News More Kentucky children are getting their basic vaccinations, after three years of decline, but the state remains below the national average, and below the...