Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Twenty-three people spoke in favor of funding the development of an opioid-use disorder treatment using the psychedelic drug ibogaine with some of the state’s...
A strong and robust health-care workforce is fundamental to ensuring access to high-quality care, but many areas of Kentucky have a shortage of this vital resource. Kentucky’s health-care workforce shortage...
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Anna Cox had just graduated from the University of Kentucky when she was diagnosed with blood cancer in 2018. She first sought emergency care for...
Kentucky ranks in the top 20 states for loneliness, which can involve far more than feelings of sadness from being alone. Research shows it is linked to strokes, heart disease,...
Kentucky Health News The University of Kentucky’s cancer center has received the highest designation from the National Cancer Institute, making it the first such center in Kentucky, it announced Friday....
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...