Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
Ky. Dept. for Public Health graph shows relative risk of coronavirus infection. To enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News State Senate President Robert Stivers sent Gov. Andy...
Kentucky hospitals have seen fewer cases of Covid-19 lately, but the number who are in intensive care, with the majority of those on mechanical ventilation, still pose major challenges for...
The Kentucky Primary Care Association is launching a new digital advertising campaign to encourage high school student-athletes to get a coronavirus vaccination so high school sports events can go on as scheduled....
Washington Post map, adapted by Kentucky Health News, shows vaccination rates in Kentucky and nearby states. For the state’s interactive map showing vaccinations in Kentucky counties, click here. —– By Melissa Patrick...
State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News New-case numbers and the percentage of Kentuckians testing positive...
New York Times map, adapted by Ky. Health News, shows southeast Kentucky has been a hot spot. Knox County, site of the photo, is the central county in the state’s main...
image: pulichealthnotes.com —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While rates of anxiety and depression in Kentucky are among the top 10 states in the nation, the good news is...
Ky. Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for the interactive version, click here. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pace of the pandemic in Kentucky continued to...
Ky. Health News graph; daily new cases are from initial, unadjusted reports; click image to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With every metric used to measure the...
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Only one in five Kentuckians say they have been contacted by a health professional about getting a Covid-19 vaccine, and just...