Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday that Democrats should be willing to reallocate some unspent money from their previous pandemic relief bill to get more money to fight the coronavirus....
CDC map; click on it to enlarge. The state’s version of the map will be posted Friday. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Almost half of Kentucky’s counties are...
Beshear signing veto (Still image from Facebook video) —– By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed legislation that would end the state’s Covid-19 state...
The federal rule applies to transport hubs and conveyances. (Photo by Brandon Bell, Getty Images) —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The U.S. Senate passed Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s...
Senate President Robert Stivers signs resolution, sending it to the governor, as Douglas watches. (Photo: Douglas’s Twitter) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Much of what could have been Gov....
Ky. Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With almost every metric to...
Ky. Dept. for Public Health version of CDC map, adapted by Kentucky Health News —– Only 32 Kentucky counties have such a high risk of coronavirus infection and hospitalization that residents should...
Photo from American Nurses Association —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state Senate passed its version of a two-year state budget by a 30-6 vote Wednesday, the same...
Rep. Lynn Bechler —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to allow parents and guardians to opt their children out of mask mandates in public schools, and ban...
Daily state Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. For the latest weekly map showing risk of hospitalization, suggesting masking practices, click here....