Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
As America ages, more families face end-of-life decisions, and rural Americans are less likely to have their wishes known or followed by family members, reports Liz Carey of The Daily...
By Arthur Allen KFF Health News Everyone over the age of 6 months should get the latest Covid-19 booster shot, a federal expert panel recommended Tuesday after hearing an estimate...
A recent study highlights the burden of Covid-19 that continues to affect millions of people, showing that patients who were hospitalized with the disease are especially vulnerable to a long...
From January to July of this year, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services received reports of 13 abortions in the state, compared to 2,591 in the same time frame in...
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentucky is seeing an uptick in cases of pertussis, more commonly called whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory illness. The state Cabinet for Health and...
By Kevin Kavanagh As Kentucky’s fall school year commences it has achieved another first in the nation, first to have two school district closings associated with Covid-19. Politics, inaction and...
Kentucky Health News A young person in rural America who drinks heavily is 43% more likely to carrying a handgun in the following year, according to a study conducted in seven...
Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission will host what it calls its inaugural opioid symposium Oct. 9 and 10 in Lexington. The two-day conference will feature presentations...
By Erin Poteet University of Kentucky Kentucky has the nation’s highest rate of cancers caused by the human papillomavirus — a dire statistic considering HPV can be largely preventable through...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has seen an uptick in Covid-19 cases, and local outbreaks, along with other illnesses, have shut down several school districts. This has also...