Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
Dept. for Public Health map, relabeled by Kentucky Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Vaccinations for the coronavirus in Kentucky continue...
Photo by Oregon Health & Science University —– The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that it will allow most medical providers to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid-use disorder without being...
Kentucky Health News chart from state Dept. for Public Health data; dates are beginning of weeks. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky used less than 40 percent of the coronavirus...
State Department for Public Health chart, relabeled by Kentucky Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With all of the coronavirus metrics on a plateau...
Kentucky Health News graph shows state-reported data for the last seven months. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Is this the definition of a pandemic plateau, one with a...
Photos by Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley Resource —– Kentucky is a regional leader in immunization for the coronavirus, but vaccinations are slowing and many of Kentucky’s counties lag behind the national...
Gov. Andy Beshear looking at the flags on the state Capitol grounds that represent Kentuckians lost to Covid-19. (Facebook photo) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the key metrics used...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Former Gov. Steve Beshear is one of seven members of the Bipartisan Policy Center‘s new Opioid Crisis Task Force, tasked by the Washington, D.C. think...
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine carries the Janssen brand name. (New York Times photo by Bryan Anselm) —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky continued to make slow progress against...
Photo from Delaware.gov —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As coronavirus vaccinations have slowed recently, Gov. Andy Beshear has called on local leaders and businesses to engage with their...