Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
Paul at rally in state House Speaker David Osborne’s barn (Lexington Herald-Leader photo by Austin Horn) —– U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, seeking a third six-year term, “promised Saturday to wage a...
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D., speaks with an attendee at the event. (AHCJ photo by Paola Rodriguez) —– Newly confirmed Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf says “the issue that keeps him...
Shannon Simonovich and Kashica Webber-Ritchey and other faculty and students at DePaul interviewed nurses. —– Nurses from all backgrounds have felt immense stress during the Covid-19 pandemic, but for nurses...
CDC map shows Union, Henderson, Bourbon and Nicholas counties with a medium level of Covid-19. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Four Kentucky counties are back in yellow on...
Some Trilogy Health Services residents who died of Covid-19 (Photos contributed to USA Today) —– USA Today recently published its findings from an in-depth analysis that looked at Covid-19 nursing home deaths...
Kentucky Health News map with Dept. for Public Health data on GISGeography base map —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The share of Kentuckians testing positive for the coronavirus...
UK’s Sharon Walsh, Carrie Oser and Amanda Fallin-Bennett, along with the Clark County Health Department’s Jennifer Gulley (second from left) presented an update on community engagement in UK’s HEALing grant at...
Lucie Conchou works in UK entomologist Zainulabeuddin Syed’s lab. (Photo by Matt Barton) —– Kentucky Health News Ticks are a threat in Kentucky year-round, but especially in the summer months. The...
The latest Chandler Hospital is on Limestone Street. —– By Kristi Willett University of Kentucky Sixty years ago today, the Albert B. Chandler Hospital at the University of Kentucky opened its doors...
CDC map shows all of Kentucky in green, for low levels of Covid-19 transmission. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Every county in Kentucky has a low level of...