Day: May 18, 2022
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New Ky. cases up 63%, hospitalizations up 42% as experts warn new variants threaten the vaccinated as well as the unvaccinated
State Department for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s weekly Covid-19 report largely mimics what is going...
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New campaign to combat Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in pregnancy is launched; only 31% of the pregnant are vaccinated
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, with support from the Kentucky Association of Health Plans, has launched a statewide campaign to educate Kentuckians about the risks of Covid-19 during pregnancy and the...
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Here’s what you need to know about the baby formula shortage
By Heather Chapman Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, University of Kentucky Families nationwide are scrambling to find baby formula amid a widespread shortage. Rural families are likely having...
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Owensboro Health plans education facility for health professions
Google map locates business center where health-professions training facility will be housed. —– Owensboro Health, which operates the largest hospital in Western Kentucky and owns two others in Greenville and Leitchfield, is planning...