Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
Leana S. Wen, M.D. (Twitter photo) —– By Dr. Leana S. Wen, for The Washington Post A new variant of the coronavirus, even more contagious than previous strains, is now dominant in...
Kentucky Health News graph from state data; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News All the metrics used to measure the coronavirus in...
Photo illustration from Sussex Travel Clinic —– By Dr. Lindsay Ragsdale University of Kentucky If you have with children under the age of 5, you may be now looking to...
gavi.org graphic —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As coronavirus cases continue to tick up in Kentucky, a new Omicron subvariant, reported to be the most transmissible yet, is...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map shows estimated risk. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that just over two-thirds of Kentucky counties...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As of July 6, only 2.5% of Kentucky Army National Guard soldiers have refused a Covid-19 vaccine, thus missing the June 30 federal deadline to get...
Kentucky Health News graph from state data; click to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Ky. Health News Even as the share of Kentuckians testing positive for the coronavirus last week...
Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, before it closed —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Federal pandemic money helped to shore up rural hospitals as they worked to care for...
Kevin Kavanagh, M.D. —– By Kevin Kavanagh This month my family had encounters with two Lexington doctor offices. In one the staff rolled her eyes when asked about masks, parroting...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The number of Kentucky counties on the federal Covid-19 risk map continues to increase, with almost two-thirds estimated...