Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While the number of American with monkeypox increases every day, so far only 18 of them have been reported in Kentucky. Monkeypox was declared...
Judge Thomas Wingate —– A judge has ruled that the University of Kentucky “improperly used the Kentucky Department of Revenue and state tax statutes to collect unpaid bills from patients,” reports Monica Kast of the Lexington Herald-Leader:...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pandemic slacked a bit in Kentucky in the last week, but the Bluegrass State still...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A divided Supreme Court of Kentucky upheld Thursday an appeals-court ruling that made nearly all abortions illegal in Kentucky while a lawsuit on the...
At the Kentucky State Fair, the Kentucky Association of Health Plans is giving free, unlimited-ride wristbands and $25 gift cards (while supplies last) to attendees who go to booth B419 in the...
Daniel Cameron —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Attorney General Daniel Cameron is urging Jefferson County school officials to end their mask mandate and telling them that he is...
Nearly 80 percent of recreational drug users in rural areas have taken methamphetamines in the past month, according to a newly published study that included Kentucky. That’s concerning, because meth use greatly...
New York Times map shows Kentucky continues to be the national hot spot. Click to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News New coronavirus cases in Kentucky have gone up...
Alex Elswick —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Helping people in addiction recovery meet their basic needs should not focus on abstinence, but instead should be provided along the...
By Dr. Amy Lynn Meadows University of Kentucky Children have coped with a lot of change over the past several years. It’s important to recognize that change, even good change,...