Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
Beshear showed a video of nurse practitioner Katie Rogers asking Kentuckians to take care at Thanksgiving in order to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health...
University of Louisville graph, relabeled by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A new study shows that compliance with...
State Dept. for Public Health map, relabeled by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky recorded the most cases of the...
Many in downtown Glasgow wear masks; many don’t. (Courier Journal photo by Michael Clevenger) —– Health officials are working “to convince a skeptical public in south-central Kentucky of the risk of...
Diagram illustrates possible misconceptions about vulnerability during gatherings. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health NewsAs Kentucky reported the second-highest daily number of coronavirus cases Saturday, state officials scrambled to get...
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s Nov. 17 tweet —– U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is being taken to task for a series of remarks he has made about the novel...
Kentucky Health News graph; virus case numbers are from initial, unadjusted daily reports —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News New cases of the novel coronavirus, hospitalizations for its disease...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News When it comes to the health of Kentucky’s children, who make up about one-fourth of the state’s population, the good news is that most...
Dept. for Public Health map, relabeled by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear reported what he...
One of the slides Gov. Andy Beshear used during his news briefing Wednesday. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As coronavirus cases surge across Kentucky and the number of...