Day: August 7, 2023
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2-1 appeals court ruling will interrupt gender-affirming care for Ky. transgender youth as the new law against it moves through courts
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A federal appeals court panel voted 2-1 last Monday to allow Kentucky to enforce a recently enacted ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth...
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Mobile unit provides addiction recovery, other medical services in Glasgow, Leitchfield, Hodgenville, Bardstown and Lebanon
A drug-recovery company based in Glasgow is using a mobile health-care unit and partnerships with businesses to bring an array of health services to people in the area, Michael Crimmins...
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As a drug-resistant fungal disease, Candida auris, adapts to the warmer climate, cases of it rise; up 214% in Kentucky in 2022
Cases of a potentially fatal fungal disease called Candida auris have increased by 1,200 percent since 2017 and the warmer climate could be to blame, Camille Fassett reports for The Associated Press and...
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UK HealthCare again top Kentucky hospital in U.S. News & World Report rankings, with four more in the state listed among the best
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Five Kentucky hospitals have been named among the nation’s “Best Regional Hospitals” in the annual ranking by the U.S. News & World Report magazine....