Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
The brand was removed from University of Louisville Hospital last year, and will be removed from other facilities in the city once they are sold or closed. (Image from WDRB-TV) —...
Rep. Kim Moser spoke at the tobacco-free-schools rally. (Photo by Charles Bertram, Lexington Herald-Leader) — At a Jan. 22 rally in the state Capitol, students, educators and health advocates asked...
The University of Louisville is talking with a Nashville health-care firm to “prevent a catastrophic health-care shakeup in Louisville,” the closure of Jewish Hospital, reports Louisville’s WDRB-TV. The potential deal is “offering a new survival scenario...
A majority of Kentucky adults continue to support a comprehensive statewide smoke-free law and favor raising the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 years, according to...
Stephanos Kyrkanides (University of Kentucky photo) — The University of Kentucky has removed the dental-school dean whose alleged retribution to a faculty member resulted in a $620,000 settlement with the professor and his...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s new Medicaid program, which includes controversial work and community engagement requirements was recently re-approved by the Trump administration after a judge rejected it....
State Sen. Damon Thayer (Northern Kentucky Tribune photo) — Kentucky legislators’ recent filing of anti-abortion bills isn’t just about the state; they hope the bills could make national impact. “Emboldened...
Mothers who smoke during pregnancy could increase the likelihood that their child will be obese later in life, a University of Kentucky study has found. The researchers have identified a potential cellular...
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The number of influenza cases confirmed in Kentucky rose by 65 percent in the first week of 2019, adding nearly 1,000 cases for a...
Parkway Regional Hospital before it closed in 2015 — In politics, if you want to know where things are coming from and where they are headed, one maxim is to...