Kentucky health officials are warning that a “public health crisis involving dangerous drugs” looms over the state, and could hit this weekend, the Department for Public Health said in a...
Medical helicopters are especially important to rural Kentucky because they get people to the medical care they need quickly, but this service comes at a cost that many can’t afford,...
Air ambulance services have enabled rural Kentuckians to get advanced emergency care more quickly, but there’s a catch. “Increasingly, the service also can mean the difference between getting well at...
UPDATE: SB33 passed the state House on consent March 28 and now heads to the governor’s desk for his signature. UPDATE: SB33 passed the state Senate on Jan. 28 by...
Nurse and EMT worker and baby Photo from Floyd MemorialHospital Facebook page A baby boy was born along Interstate 65 April 2 in Louisville because the road was closed for...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The General Assembly has sent Gov. Steve Beshear four health-related bills, and several more could reach his desk in the legislative...
Health professionals have used telemedicine to help delay Alzheimer’s disease and reduce hearing loss in Appalachia, especially among children. Now the new approach is helping students access health care, and mental-health...
The tribulations of rural hospitals in Georgia, and the response, could signal a new direction for saving such facilities. Four rural hospitals in Georgia “have closed in the past two...
Psychiatric patients’ demand for emergency-room care has been a concern in hospitals, and it’s going to get worse. Even though ERs are not properly equipped to help psychiatric patients, people...
The state House is considering a Senate bill that would allow trucks hauling poultry, other livestock and agricultural products to carry 88,000 pounds instead of the current 80,000. The Kentucky...