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...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported 82 more deaths from Covid-19 Wednesday, the most in a single day. The state’s death toll from the coronavirus disease is now...
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...
The crowd gathers for the Eric Church concert. (Herald-Leader photo by Estill Robinson) —– “Masks are encouraged at today’s event,” read signs at the biggest concert at Rupp Arena since the...
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...