Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
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...
Health-care practitioners and people interested in rural health policy are invited to attend a wide-ranging symposium on rural health issues Friday, Aug. 26, at the University of Kentucky. UK’s Rural and...
Supporters post signs at the Tennessee Clinic, above, and the new Virginia clinic. (Photo by Sam Whitehead, Kaiser Health News) —– With almost all abortions illegal in Kentucky, at least for...
Danielle Stevens-Watkins (UK photo by Mark Cornelison) —– By Amanda Nelson University of Kentucky Black adults share about their experiences in drug treatment in a new University of Kentucky study published in the Journal...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Six Kentucky hospitals have been named among the nation’s “Best Regional Hospitals” in the annual ranking by U.S. News & World Report magazine. The No. 1...
Tony Calhoun (Showhouse Productions) —– A Kentucky actor and screenwriter killed himself after losing everything he owned in last month’s flash floods, his fiancée said, and “His friends and family hope the incident...
A mobile dental unit donated by Ronald McDonald House was converted to a basic-care unit for wound care and vaccinations. (UK photo by Hilary Brown) —– By Hillary Smith University of...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Hospital staffing shortages continue across the state, and are so dire in Eastern Kentucky that Shaping Our Appalachian Region, an organization dedicated to revitalizing and...
Since 2003, the Kentucky Rural Health Association has presented an individual with an award for lifetime contributions to rural health in Kentucky. The award is named for its first recipient, Dr. Dan...
Nursing homes will get a big increase in payments from Medicare payments instead of the cut that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services originally planned. “In April, CMS proposed cutting Medicare Part A...