Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
Kevin Kavanagh, M.D —– By Dr. Kevin Kavanagh The news media has extensively reported the federal courts’ reversal of government’s attempt to mandate the closing of church services and schools...
Dr. Thomas Frieden —– This is excerpted from The Wall Street Journal. The full version is here. By Dr. Tom Frieden Vaccines that have been developed with amazing speed now offer us...
Lisa Edwards, a clinical nurse researcher at the University of Kentucky, spoke with UK’s Carl Nathe for “UK at the Half” Saturday about a clinical trial of an investigational coronavirus vaccine...
By Al Cross It’s rare for a high-ranking official to seek advice publicly, but that’s exactly what Gov. Andy Beshear did Wednesday at his daily coronavirus briefing, seemingly at wit’s...
Kentucky Health News graph, from unadjusted initial daily reports —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky has had more new cases of the novel coronavirus this week than any...
State Department for Public Health map shows confirmed flu cases so far this season. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has confirmed one-sixth as many flu cases this season as...
By Jordan Tong Commonwealth Policy Center As numbers of new covid-19 cases have risen in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear has once again put the clamps on the commonwealth. The newest...
Kentucky Health News graph; dates are those on which deaths were confirmed. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pandemic set no daily records in Kentucky Friday, but the...
Michelle Thompson —– A Kentucky nursing-home worker who died of covid-19 after volunteering to care for patients with the disease figures prominently in a national story about long-term-care facilities, their...
State Department for Public Health map, with additional labels by Kentucky Health News —– By Al CrossKentucky Health News As the pandemic set more records in Kentucky and the nation, Gov. Andy...