A report prepared for the American Hospital Association predicts half of the nation's hospitals will be losing money by the end of the ...
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New virus cases up for 5th day; covid-19 patients' ICU use spikes; positive-test rate declines; studies don't look good for schoolHealthy Care
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News New cases of the novel coronavirus in Kentucky increased for the fifth straight day...
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UK HealthCare again best Ky. hospital in U.S. News & World Report rankings; Baptist Health has two of seven on state listHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Seven Kentucky hospitals are included in the nation's "Best Regional Hospitals" in...
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The Remarkable Case of the CEO of the Brigham and Women's Hospital Who Renounced a Major Conflict of InterestHealthy Care Renewal
Introduction; a Conflict of Interest Affecting the Trial of Moderna COVID-19 VaccineOn July 17, 2020, the Brigham and Women's Hospital, ...
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Cases up, positive-test rate down; Beshear says mask mandate having effect, but suggests more people should work from home Healthy Care
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Thursday's coronavirus numbers were mixed, but Gov. Andy Beshear kept accentuati...
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Beshear says case numbers are likely stabilizing, but Kentuckians need to be diligent; state's positive virus test rate rises to 5.81%Healthy Care
Beshear showed this chart to illustrate what Kentucky needs to avoid: a spike like Oklahoma's. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky H...
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Republicans' new relief plan has less for hospitals, nothing for Medicaid; McConnell 'faces flak from both left and right'Healthy Care
Senate Republicans' latest covid-19 relief proposal "sets up new fights over health funding even as the pandemic continues to over...
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Beshear sees signs that his mask mandate is slowing the spread of the coronavirus; both key seven-day averages show declinesHealthy Care
Kentucky Health News chart; daily case numbers may be adjusted after initial report. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A...
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Smoking and vaping can make covid-19 more severeHealthy Care
By Audrey Darville University of Kentucky Though studies are still ongoing, more is known about the risks of smoking and covid-19. Early ...
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Data and health directors' observations suggest that pandemic lockdown increased overdoses, which declined as state reopenedHealthy Care
Graph from Kentucky Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Kentucky By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Apparen...
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Pandemic depresses vaccination rates; doctors and insurer say parents should feel safe taking children for health-care providersHealthy Care
By Lisa Gillespie Kentucky Health News Not as many Kentucky children are getting critical vaccinations as they did previous years, tracki...
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Coronavirus cases continue to surge, Beshear says more restrictions coming if cases don't stabilizeHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As coronavirus cases in Kentucky continue to surge, Gov. Andy Beshear said again that he expec...
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Latest daily report takes Ky. into a 'red zone' of White House task force, which has suggested the state shut bars, limit restaurantsHealthy Care
KHN chart; daily numbers may be adjusted after initial report. Kentucky has entered a "red zone" of the White House Cor...
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As case numbers hit a near-record and positive-test rate surges, Beshear asks churches to drop in-person services and says he will limit business activity Monday if the surges don't abateHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News After reporting Kentucky's second highest daily number of new coronavirus cas...
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Did the Conflicts of Interest Generated by President Trump's Ownership of the Trump Organization Cause His Enthusiasm for the Premature Reopening of the Economy, and its Deadly Results?Healthy Care Renewal
Introduction: Trump's Personal Incentives to Push Rapid Reopening Back in March, 2020, we posted about the possibility that President Tr...
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Beshear says he wouldn't ask teachers to return to classrooms now, and may ask schools planning early-August starts to waitHealthy Care
Foundation's annual policy forum shifts gears in pandemic, to be a series of monthly webinars on children's health, starting Sept. 21Healthy Care
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky 's 20th annual policy forum will focus on policies and programs that reduce the chances of dise...
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