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Baptist Health has received $873,982 from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act to expand telehealth services at its hospitals. It can use the money for technology, software and network...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday that he will restart the state health-insurance exchange that his father, then-Gov. Steve Beshear, began in 2013 under the...
KHN chart shows two-week decline in May followed by a 10-day rise and a plateau higher than before. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this...
As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official state guidance is at kycovid19.ky.gov By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After announcing 203 new...
Norton Healthcare has announced a five-step plan to address health care and racial inequalities in its own organization and the Louisville communities it serves: Establishing the Norton Healthcare Institute for Health Equity,...
Kentucky Health News chart shows cases for last three weeks and seven-day rolling average. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item will be updated....
As people across the nation have been asked to shelter in place because of the novel coronavirus, never before has the importance of telehealth, especially for mental-health care, become more...
The New York Times posts a running chart of trends in every county. For the whole chart, click here. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this...
Kentucky Health News chart shows coronavirus cases for the last four weeks and the seven-day rolling average accumulated on each day. For a larger version of the chart, click on...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A project aimed at finding out the true extent of the coronavirus in Louisville has moved into its second phase after receiving a $1.5...