Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
Schools in Kentucky and across the nation have been hit hard by a slew of respiratory viruses, and some parents are sending their children to school sick or sending them...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The number of Kentuckians with Covid-19 nearly doubled last week over the prior week, but fewer people were hospitalized with it. The state Department...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Influenza continues to spread across Kentucky, and three more residents of the state have died from it, according to the state Department for Public...
By Ben Chandler President and CEO, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Holiday cheer won’t be the only thing spreading this season. As the weather cools and people start spending more...
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News For every eight cases of Covid-19 that were reported in Kentucky in the first week of November, only five cases were reported last week....
Last week’s cases will be reported on Friday. By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Influenza is spreading quickly in Kentucky, raising the threat of a “triple-demic” of flu, Covid-19 and...
The U.S. Department for Health and Human Services “on Friday signaled it will extend the Covid-19 public health emergency beyond Jan. 12,” the scheduled date for its expiration, Inside Health Policy reports. “Health and...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health NewsNew coronavirus cases in Kentucky increased by nearly 9 percent last week and the number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals jumped 25%, but the positive-test...
By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Covid-19 appears to leveling off in Kentucky, just as other respiratory viruses ramp up. At his weekly press conference, Gov. Andy Beshear noted that Covid continues...
By Katelyn Jetelina About 2,600 Americans are still dying each week from Covid-19. The vast majority are older and vaccinated but not up to date on their boosters. As an epidemiologist, I refuse...