Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
White House Coronavirus Task Force table; for a larger version, click on it —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health NewsKentucky is now in the worst danger zone for both its...
State animation shows infection-rate growth from green to red zones. —– By Lisa Gillespie Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear said he will impose new pandemic restrictions Wednesday, including limits...
Dept. for Public Health graph, relabeled by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear warned Monday that Kentucky...
Kentucky Department for Public Health graphic —– Because just about everything that involves a traditional Thanksgiving meal creates a perfect storm to spread the virus that causes covid-19, health experts...
Ky. Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– This story has been revised to correct a statement in the news release....
Photo: Kentucky Coalition for Healthy Children —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The third of five webinars about reducing disease and unhealthy behaviors in Kentucky’s children focused on policies...
Department for Public Health map, relabeled by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge it, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky continued to set records for coronavirus cases...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Masks not only protect people around the wearer from the spread of the coronavirus, but they also protects the wearer, the Centers for Disease Control...
Kentucky Health News chart; case numbers are from unadjusted initial daily reports. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The coronavirus pandemic in Kentucky exploded Friday, with record numbers of...
Ernie Scott —– Ernie Scott, director of the Kentucky Office of Rural Health, is this year’s recipient of the Dan Martin Award for lifetime contribution to rural health in Kentucky. “It...