Events, trends, issues, ideas and journalism about health care and health in Kentucky
Though the overhaul of Kentucky’s Medicaid program has its critics and could potentially be confusing to patients, the program itself is very important, acording to a new study. It found...
In an effort to save $1 billion in the next three years, and fill a hole in the current state budget, Gov. Steve Beshear announced Thursday that Kentucky’s Medicaid program...
How can you find by-county health statistics and other other key health resources? That will be the focus of a July 13 webinar, hosted by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. The free webinar,...
Dr. Samuel Matheny has received the 2011 Distinguished Service Award from the Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians. “It is his peers recognizing him for some of his unselfish activities, particularly...
Recent commanders of the Kentucky National Guard say the country could be at risk because America’s youth is too fat to fight, and they urge Congress to take action. A...
More than 50,000 students in 128 Kentucky elementary schools will be served fresh fruits and vegetables in the coming school years as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s Fresh...
Lexington has been ranked as the most sedentary city in the country by Men’s Health magazine. Or, to put it more bluntly, the laziest. “What hurt Lexington most was the...
A new government website is aimed at helping Kentuckians wade through the often overwhelming world of health insurance by providing information specific to the new health care law. The Kentucky...
Showing graphic photos of rotting teeth, a man with a zipper-like scar down the length of his chest and even a man with smoke coming out of his tracheotomy tube,...
Kentucky is among the states affected by a recall of Dole and Kroger salad mixtures that may be tainted with the disease listeriosis. More than 2,800 Dole Italian Blend and...