Day: June 16, 2022
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Ky. health-system performance ranked 41st, Covid-19 response 49th; highest hospitalization rate, relatively low vaccination rate
Chart from 2022 Scorecard on State Health System Performance, The Commonwealth Fund —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky ranks 41st among the states and Washington, D.C. in the...
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Cameron sues state health cabinet, saying it’s failed to implement parts of new anti-abortion law; cabinet calls it a political stunt
Atty. Gen. Daniel Cameron —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Attorney General Daniel Cameron has filed suit against Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration, saying it is failing to implement parts...
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Study could help Type 2 diabetics who have high blood pressure that doesn’t keep the normal rhythm of falling at nightStudy could help Type 2 diabetics who have high blood pressure that doesn’t keep the normal rhythm of falling at night
If you’re a Type 2 diabetic and have a problem with high blood pressure at night, you might be able to control it by limiting your eating to to a...
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Kentucky’s Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations keep rising, somewhat steeply, but the positive-test rate is slightly lower
Kentucky Health News graph, from state data; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While coronavirus cases and Covid-19 hospitalizations in Kentucky went up last...