Dr. Steven Stack, state commissioner of public health —– 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...
Gov. Andy Beshear showed this chart of cases by state, highlighting Kentucky and South Dakota. The scale is logarithmic; rising numeric values occupy increasingly less vertical space. Note case numbers...
Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center is in Leitchfield. —– Owensboro Health, which absorbed Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville five years ago, is preparing to do likewise with Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Grayson...
Dr. Steven Stack, the state health commissioner, listened as Gov. Andy Beshear talked Friday. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Some restrictions against the coronavirus in health care may...
CNN chart using Johns Hopkins data shows trend since 50th case was reported. Chart scale is logarithmic: rising numeric values occupy increasingly less vertical space. Note case numbers on left. —– As news develops...
By Kevin Kavanagh, M.D., for Infection Control Today Last week there were several revelations which caused grave concerns. The covid-19 virus was found to be more infectious, more dangerous; and at...
By Trudy Lieberman Community Health News Service The growing numbers of unemployed Americans – likely to hit 20 million or more due to the coronavirus – bring with them a...
An intubation box, similar to one shown by Dr. Steven Stack at the governor’s daily briefing, is used to limit health-care workers’ exposure to the coronavirus when intubating a patient. (WDRB...
Rep. Danny Bentley, Sen. Stephen Meredith (Melissa Patrick photo) —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News In its waning hours Wednesday, the General Assembly passed a bill to...
Kentucky’s only abortion clinic often sees protests. (CNN) —– By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As it headed home Wednesday night, the Republican-run legislature sent Democratic Gov. Andy...