Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Telecommunications The importance of empowering patients, increasing health education and collaboration were a few of the topics discussed at the...
Kentucky Health News welcomes a new reporter, writer and blogger: Molly Burchett, a master’s student in health communication at the University of Kentucky. Burchett graduated from Transylvania University in 2009...
A compelling four-part documentary delving into the obesity epidemic sweeping the country is being aired on HBO and can be watched free by clicking here. A reporter wanting to write...
A study appearing in Health Services Research shows physicians who speak English as a second language, an increasing phenomenon in the U.S. and parts of Kentucky, often overrate how well...
Nine programs in Central and Eastern Kentucky will share $360,000 for breast cancer screening, treatment, education and patient navigation. The grants go to breast cancer-specific projects of the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department; the...
Health literacy rates are increasingly gaining the attention of providers, organizations and lawmakers. A new report based on study of medical literature says people who are unable to understand and act on issues...
By Tara Kaprowy, Kentucky Health News BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The idea that people will be healthier if they can better navigate the boggy, confusing landscape of health care and...
The second annual Kentucky Health Literacy Summit will be held in Bowling Green Thursday and Friday. “The event will raise awareness about low health-literacy skills,” The Courier-Journal‘s Darla Carter reports....