Margaret Brennan of CBS News interviewed Gov. Andy Beshear on "Face the Nation" Sunday. By Al Cross Kentucky Health New...
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Bills for local control of tobacco haven't even been assigned to committees, though advocates say they would pass on the floor-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With less than two weeks left in the 2021 legislative session, bills to let local governments reg...
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New virus cases keep going down, but still 10th in U.S.; share of Kentuckians testing positive rises after falling for eight days-HEALTHYLIVE
New York Times table, adapted by Kentucky Health News By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Cases of the novel coronavirus in Kentuc...
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It's National Children's Dental Health Month, time to think about improving the poor oral health of Kentucky's children-HEALTHYLIVE
By Stephanie Poynter Chair, Kentucky Oral Health Coalition It is no secret that Kentucky has historically had a poor reputation when it co...
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Nearly all metrics of the pandemic in Ky. are going the right way, with new single-dose vaccine likely to be approved this weekend-HEALTHYLIVE
A flag is placed behind the state Capitol for each Kentucky Covid-19 victim. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) By Melissa Patrick Kentuc...
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Beshear says 119 new vaccine sites will bring total to 410; state's positive-test rate keeps falling; other metrics remain mostly stable-HEALTHYLIVE
State Department for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; click it to enlarge. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Healt...
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Doctors tell patients to 'take their exercise pills' because physical activity is good for your mind, not just for your body-HEALTHYLIVE
Wendy Suzuki, a neuroscientist at New York University , gives a TED talk. By Arash Javanbakht Associate professor of psychiatry, Wayne S...
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Kentucky's positive coronavirus test rate drops below 6%, but state reports another spike in Covid-19 deaths: 51 listed today-HEALTHYLIVE
Kentucky Health News graphic; click on it to enlarge By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health NewsThe percentage of Kentuckians testing...
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Health bills dealing with insulin cost, substance-use disorder and long-term-care staffing pass legislative chambers Tuesday-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Health related bills are on the move in the General Assembly, with several of them passing out of ...
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Kentucky Health News is 10 years old; here's more about us-HEALTHYLIVE
Kentucky Health News entered its 11th year last month. How did it get started? How does it approach its work? What has it learned from its ...
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Ky. to get more vaccine doses; Beshear recommends more in-person schooling; daily coronavirus metrics improving or stable -HEALTHYLIVE
State Department for Public Health map, relabeled by Kentucky Health News; click it to enlarge. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Hea...
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Vaccinations will move March 1 to the 1C category: People over 60, those with certain health conditions, and essential workers-HEALTHYLIVE
Ky. Dept. for Public Health graph, relabeled by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky...
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25% of Ky.'s community-health-center visits are via telehealth; bill would codify some temporary telehealth rules, such as audio visits-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to codify telehealth provisions that were put into place during the pandemic to temporaril...
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