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Registration for July 14 Rural Health Journalism Workshop in Chattanooga is open through July 7; pay no more than $30

The Association of Health Care Journalists is hosting a Rural Health Journalism Workshop on July 14 in Chattanooga for its members, and it’s easy to join and attend. This year marks the...

By Heather Chapman Published June 30, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, EVENTS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY

In Morehead is an example of what the pandemic taught hospitals

St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead —– With the pandemic no longer stressing them, rural hospitals in Kentucky are reflecting on what it taught them. Liz Carey of The Daily...

By Heather Chapman Published June 30, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY

Ky. Covid-19 cases and positivity rate increased last week, but hospital numbers kept nearly stable and deaths hit 11-month low

Graph by Kentucky Health News from state data; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While most of Kentucky’s pandemic metrics went up last week,...

By Heather Chapman Published June 28, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, YOUR HEALTH

Covid-19 cases in Kentucky dropped 41% last week, after two weeks of steep increases; hospitalizations and deaths remain low

National Geographic map, adapted by Kentucky Health News, shows high infection rates during the last two weeks in McCracken, Boyle and Montgomery counties; for a larger version, click on it. —–...

By Heather Chapman Published June 21, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

UK buying site on I-75 for an additional hospital and other facilities

The University of Kentucky announced Friday morning that it plans to buy about 27 acres at Winchester Road and Interstate 75 in southeast Lexington for an additional hospital. The UK Board of...

By Al Cross Published June 19, 2022 HEALTH BUSINESS

Beshear appoints panel to advise him on how to make medical cannabis available; it will meet Monday, June 20, in Frankfort

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear has appointed a committee to advise him on how to provide access to medical cannabis for Kentuckians suffering from chronic pain...

By Al Cross Published June 19, 2022 DRUGS, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Ky. health-system performance ranked 41st, Covid-19 response 49th; highest hospitalization rate, relatively low vaccination rate

Chart from 2022 Scorecard on State Health System Performance, The Commonwealth Fund —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky ranks 41st among the states and Washington, D.C. in the...

By Heather Chapman Published June 16, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY

Kentucky’s intensive-care units will give new parents insurer-funded kits so new parents can learn how to give CPR to infants

The Kentuckiana American Heart Association and the Kentucky Association of Health Plans, the association for companies selling and managing health insurance in the state, and have introduced a new initiative to equip thousands...

By Al Cross Published June 13, 2022 HEALTH BUSINESS, YOUR HEALTH

Pharmacy benefit managers’ group ranked No. 7 in spending for lobbying the General Assembly, after laying out $53,634 for ads

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The lobbying organization for pharmacy benefit managers, the middlemen between insurance companies and drug manufacturers, spent $86,168 in its successful effort to defeat a...

By Al Cross Published June 13, 2022 DRUGS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

UK HealthCare spending $5 million on security upgrades, setting new policies amid gun violence at health facilities in other states

The University of Kentucky is bolstering security at health-care campuses “in response to increasing reports of violence taking place across the nation in health-care settings,” a news release said Friday. UK said...

By Al Cross Published June 13, 2022 HEALTH BUSINESS

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