Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
NYT graphs show new-case rates of the top state, Maine; Kentucky (which ranks sixth); and the only bordering state in the top 10, West Virginia (which ranks fifth). Kentucky ranks third...
Ky. Health News graph, from state data; click on it to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky remains one of the states most affected by the coronavirus,...
State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky came close to leaving the statewide “red...
New York Times graphs show top nine states in infection rates, and the national rate. Click to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The waning pandemic continues to...
Photo illustration via Nolan Group Media —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to address the nursing shortage in Kentucky passed out of a legislative committee Wednesday, but...
Graphic from Gov. Andy Beshear’s December press conference —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to update the Kentucky Rural Hospital Loan Program to add incentives and include...
Ky. Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News New coronavirus cases and the percentage of...
Sen. Robby Mills —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A state Senate committee plans to hear a bill Wednesday to address the nursing shortage in Kentucky, which has been...
Ky. Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News The leading indicators of...
UK HealthCare will use a $10 million gift from Lexington’s Central Bank to build an outpatient cancer treatment center and advanced ambulatory complex for its Markey Cancer Center. The gift is the largest ever to...