Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky had fewer coronavirus cases in the last week than the week before, but the share of residents who tested positive for the virus...
The Northeast Kentucky Substance Use Response Coalition has been named the Outstanding Rural Health Program of 2021 by the National Rural Health Association as part of its annual Rural Health Awards, given to individuals and...
Steve Shannon —– By Steve Shannon Kentucky Association of Regional Programs The hurt is real for the people of Kentucky and across the globe. The mental anguish of isolation, remote...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Health related bills are on the move in the General Assembly, with several of them passing out of their respective chambers Tuesday. House bills...
Daryl Hams, registered nurse and project director of the Regional Harm Reduction Collaborative (Photo: Amanda Rossman, Cincinnati Enquirer) —– In an article titled “The people who care: How harm reduction strategies for those who...
Dr. Madhukar Trivedi, right, of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, led the research. —- Kentucky Health News As methamphetamine causes more addiction and death, treatment specialists have despaired for...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The final webinar about reducing disease and unhealthy behaviors in Kentucky’s children focuses on vaping and substance use and offers policies and practical guidance...
Kentucky coroners aren’t required to issue annual reports, but some do, and the 2020 report from Franklin County Coroner Will Harrod suggests it’s a good time to ask your coroner...
Lexington lawyer Corey Fannin killed himself on Christmas. (Lexington Herald-Leader photo illustration) —– Four Kentucky lawyers have committed suicide in the last three weeks, according to the Kentucky Bar Association. “The suicides have...
By Brian S. Barnett, M.D. Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychology, Center for Behavioral Health, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Published in JAMA Internal Medicine My friend drew his last breath alone, in the predawn...