Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
Walgreens pharmacist Tera Hayes gave licensed practical nurse Angela Williams a coronavirus vaccine at Somerset Nursing and Rehabilitation Dec. 22. (Photo: Caleb Lowndes, Commonwealth Journal) —– Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday...
Nonmetropolitan county HHS vaccination partnership pharmacy availability RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy and Analysis map; click on the image to enlarge it. —– Almost one-third of America’s rural counties, including...
Revised version of chart presented by Gov. Andy Beshear during press conference Monday —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear and the state’s top doctor announced Monday...
By Trudy Lieberman Community Health News Service For end-of-the-year columns, it’s customary to recap the events of the past 12 months, usually highlighting a mix of the good and the...
Jack Miniard The Kentucky Primary Care Association has installed a new board of directors. Members serve three-year terms, officers for one year. The new president of the board of Jack Miniard, CEO...
The catch-all bill to keep the government open, provide pandemic relief and do many other things includes a ban on mail shipments of electronic-cigarette products, and apply federal laws on...
The congressional fix for surprise medical bills, contained in the legislation to keep the government open, provide pandemic relief and do many other things, does not apply to ground ambulances, which...
Screenshot of Laepfrog page for Whitesburg ARH Hospital, which got a C, shows detail for infection issues and tabs for other issues. For a larger version of the image, click on...
White House Coronavirus Task Force table; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state announced more deaths, by far, from Covid-19 on...
Kentucky Health News graph; new-case numbers are unadjusted initial daily reports —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky’s seven-day average of new coronavirus cases fell for the fifth...