Month: November 2022
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2022 County Data Book from Kids Count measures well-being of Kentucky’s children, by county; smoking in pregnancy goes down
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News This year’s 2022 Kentucky Kids Count County Data Book, which looks at the well-being of children in each county, focuses on the importance of...
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Four Kentuckians have died from the flu this season; Beshear urges Kentuckians to get vaccinated for flu and Covid-19
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Influenza continues to spread across Kentucky, and three more residents of the state have died from it, according to the state Department for Public...
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Most Kentucky hospitals in national patient-safety ratings got C grades again; state ranks 36th among states in share of A ratings
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Most of the 60 Kentucky hospitals graded on a nonprofit group’s report card for patient safety got a grade of C. The Leapfrog Group,...
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Colorectal screening now available at participating Ky. pharmacies
Kentucky’s pharmacists and health insurers have teamed up to offer what they say is the nation’s first “pharmacist-led colorectal cancer screening via a non-invasive stool-based test.” The test was done...
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As you spread the spirit of the holidays, don’t spread sickness; shots reduce chance of flu and long Covid-19 by about 50%
By Ben Chandler President and CEO, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Holiday cheer won’t be the only thing spreading this season. As the weather cools and people start spending more...
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Using his pardon power, Beshear lets people with certain certified health conditions possess up to 8 ounces of medical marijuana
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentuckians who meet a detailed set of requirements would be able to possess up to 8 ounces of marijuana for medical use starting Jan....
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State Supreme Court hears arguments in abortion case
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The Supreme Court of Kentucky heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that will ultimately, but not immediately, decide the constitutional framework for abortion...
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$35 cap on seniors’ monthly insulin costs isn’t reflected in online ‘plan finder’ that is used by Medicare members to choose a plan
By Susan Jaffe Kaiser Health News A big cut in prescription drug prices for some Medicare beneficiaries kicks in next year, but finding those savings isn’t easy. Congress approved in...
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Kentucky had many fewer new cases of Covid-19 last week, but more serious cases, and it still ranks eighth among the states
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News For every eight cases of Covid-19 that were reported in Kentucky in the first week of November, only five cases were reported last week....
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State has fewer spots at facilities that care for children with emotional or psychiatric needs, threatening family breakups
Kentucky has “a shrinking number of spots at facilities that care for children, most in foster care. Financial strain is exacerbated by unprecedented staff shortages, including therapists, that leave facilities...