Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
Kaiser Family Foundation chart; click the image to enlarge it —– A Kaiser Family Foundation poll of Americans vaccinated against the coronavirus since June 1 showed the reasons people who weren’t sure about it...
Ky. Dept. for Public Health chart, adapted by Ky. Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News All measures of the pandemic in Kentucky declined Tuesday,...
Waiting in an emergency department (RogerStanmore.com) —– Emergency rooms across the country are overrun, largely due to Covid-19 and other respiratory diseases, and people who go to ERs face long wait...
State Department for Public Health graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear said he sees “rays of hope” in Kentucky’s pandemic trends, but...
The Press spotlighted the Covid-19 deaths of a local couple. —– Many Kentucky newspapers are making extra efforts to increase vaccination against the coronavirus, by fighting misinformation with the facts,...
Covid-19 has made allergy season confusing for people with runny noses and nasal congestion. Telling the difference between Covid-19 and a common cold can be hard, but according to Dr....
Leon Lamoreaux —– By Leon Lamoreaux President, Anthem Kentucky Medicaid For generations, Kentucky’s rural communities have been built by families, separated by miles and miles from the nearest city. Those...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Most measures of the pandemic in Kentucky dropped again Friday, but the numbers remain high overall and the newly reported deaths included two people...
Gallup Inc. graph, with “correct answer” note added by Kentucky Health News —– Kentucky Health News Covid-19 vaccinations prevent severe illness and hospitalizations, but a recent national poll finds that...
Ky. Dept. for Public Health graph shows relative risk of coronavirus infection. To enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News State Senate President Robert Stivers sent Gov. Andy...