Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
Written as “an open letter to friends and colleagues,” this essay offers hope and insight for people and families facing serious health challenges. By Wes Irvin Over the last...
By Steve and Heather French Henry, Kristy Young and Melissa Karrer Cancer screenings save lives among men. But with the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, too many Kentuckians are forgoing or delaying...
Photo: MedpageToday —– Aaron E. Carroll writes in an opinion piece for The New York Times that Americans need to stop expecting life to go back to normal next year, and shows why. Carroll...
By Nora D. Volkow Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse Republished from Scientific American magazine Untreated drug and alcohol use contributes to tens of thousands of deaths every year and affects the...
By Paul Prather It’s been my observation that some people, sometimes—not all people, all the time—pass their lives spinning as many plates as they can, staying constantly occupied so they...
The coronavirus pandemic hit unexpectedly close to home recently for Jennifer P. Brown, founder and editor of digital startup The Hoptown Chronicle in Hopkinsville. Brown, former editor of Hopkinsville’s daily newspaper, the Kentucky...
Eric Friedlander —– By Eric Friedlander Secretary, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services “Together, we are stronger than opioids.” It’s a uniting mantra we use as part of the...
Max Coyne does telehealth. (Photo provided to the University of Kentucky) —– By Shannon Clinton The Lane Report Amy Coyne noticed her 9-year-old son Max wasn’t feeling well and booked a...
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News This was originally published as a column in KyForward.com. Norman Chaffins and Donnie Keeton probably never expected to see their name in a column about...
By Dan Diamond and Adan Cancryn Politico Pulse It’s been nearly six months since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first announced that a mystery pneumonia had spread in a Chinese...