Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
White House Coronavirus Task Force graphic, adapted by Kentucky Health News —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear offered some good news at his last news conference of...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Forty percent of America’s rural hospitals are struggling to stay open, and 16 of them are in Kentucky, according to an analysis by the Center for Healthcare...
Janie Heath, Ph.D. —– By Janie Heath Dean, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky While the Covid-19 pandemic rages on with new variants, the urgency for Kentucky nurses to stay...
Johnson & Johnson has completed studies of its one-shot vaccine and is expected to ask the FDA for emergency-use authority late next week. (Photo by Dado Ruvic, Reuters) —– By Al Cross...
King’s Daughters Medical Center (2011 photo) —– The University of Kentucky and King’s Daughters Heath System, which has a major hospital in Ashland, have formed what they call a “joint venture.” Mark Newman, UK’s...
President Biden is reopening enrollment for federally subsidized health insurance policies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for three months, giving Kentuckians another chance to get help from...
The Kentucky Primary Care Association is developing a new data system for its member clinics, with the help of a $250,000 grant from UnitedHealthcare, a major insurance company. “The Centralized Healthcare And Revenue...
Gov. Andy Beshear, at top near right, and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, at bottom near left, in a vaccination video with counterparts in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota. —– By Melissa...
Friedlander and interpreter Virginia Moore announced the new hospital payment program. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With up to 28 rural Kentucky hospitals vulnerable to closure if their financial situation...
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...