Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
By Caitlin Owens Axios Doctors and medical experts are leading a rapid cultural shift around obesity, viewing it as a disease rather than a lifestyle choice. That shift is opening...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Three-fourths of Kentucky counties have a low risk of Covid-19 transmission, and only two of the 120 counties are at high risk, according to...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The executive director of the state Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission spent a fair amount of time at its latest meeting assuring attendees, both in...
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Abortion in Kentucky remains illegal in almost all cases while a lawsuit by the state’s two abortion providers over the issue...
Now that President Biden and Republicans agree they won’t cut Medicare and Social Security, the federal-state Medicaid program will be on the table as Republicans try to get concessions for...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News New cases of the coronavirus in Kentucky have dropped for two weeks in a row, but deaths from the virus have increased, bringing the...
“The pandemic highlighted ineffective data infrastructure across the U.S. health system,” reports Sam Whitehead of Kaiser Health News. “Coronavirus case reports sent by fax machine. Clunky tech for monitoring vaccine...
he Kentucky laws banning abortion “do not legally permit the standard-of-care treatment for a nonviable pregnancy,” writes Alex Acquisto of the Lexington Herald-Leader. “As a result, doctors must refer patients...
What is it like for Kentuckians to buy cannabis in another state under Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive order? WUKY‘s Karyn Czar, who has one of the 21 medical conditions specified...
The U.S. is experiencing a record outbreak of bird flu, a virus that is currently deemed a low risk to humans, but has hiked prices of eggs and poultry. The...