Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
A study has found that small, rural hospitals with the “critical access” designation have poorer patient outcomes and lower quality of care. The analysis, performed by researchers at the Harvard...
The adage “birds of a feather flock together” seems to apply when it comes to the obesity, with a study concluding that overweight people tend to befriend others who are overweight....
“It’s official: Kentucky is a mecca for blubber,” The Courier-Journal‘s Darla Carter reports. The state has the sixth highest rate of obese adults, is one of just six states whose...
University Hospital in Louisville has been forced to stop providing some free or deeply discounted care to patients who live outside Jefferson County. The number of low-income patients coming to...
Though the overhaul of Kentucky’s Medicaid program has its critics and could potentially be confusing to patients, the program itself is very important, acording to a new study. It found...
In an effort to save $1 billion in the next three years, and fill a hole in the current state budget, Gov. Steve Beshear announced Thursday that Kentucky’s Medicaid program...
How can you find by-county health statistics and other other key health resources? That will be the focus of a July 13 webinar, hosted by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. The free webinar,...
Dr. Samuel Matheny has received the 2011 Distinguished Service Award from the Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians. “It is his peers recognizing him for some of his unselfish activities, particularly...
Recent commanders of the Kentucky National Guard say the country could be at risk because America’s youth is too fat to fight, and they urge Congress to take action. A...
More than 50,000 students in 128 Kentucky elementary schools will be served fresh fruits and vegetables in the coming school years as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s Fresh...