Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Questions and answers about end of public-health emergency
By Kate Yandell SciCheck, a service of FactCheck May 11 marked the end of the federal public health emergency for Covid-19, bringing changes to health care and public benefits. These...
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End of public-health emergency means less frequent reporting, and Covid-19 is still circulating, so take care, doctors advise
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Mostly-green maps have become a symbol of the decline of the Covid-19 pandemic. With the end of the national public-health emergency on Thursday, Kentucky...
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If you have ever been helped by a nurse, thank them, but especially in May; it’s National Nurses Month
By Donna Meador Kentucky Nurses Association May is National Nurses Month. As the professional organization representing all of Kentucky’s 90,000 nurses, the Kentucky Nurses Association would like to take a...
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National public-health emergency for Covid-19 ends Thursday but experts warn that another Omicron-like outbreak is still possible
Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency, and the U.S. public health emergency ends May 11, but the pandemic is not over and the disease remans a threat, the...
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FDA approves first-ever RSV vaccine for people 60 and older
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News People 60 and older now have access to the first approved vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus. The vaccine, developed by GlaxoSmithKline, is called Arexvy and...
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When rural hospitals stop delivering babies, fewer expectant mothers receive prenatal care, Iowa study finds
When rural counties lose their last labor-and-delivery unit, fewer expectant mothers in those counties get adequate prenatal care, even though that care is still available, according to a University of...
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All-day Immunization Summit to be held in Lexington May 10 to confront declining rates of vaccination in Kentucky
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As vaccination rates in Kentucky decline, the Kentucky Rural Health Association is sponsoring an Immunization Summit on May 10 at the Embassy Suites in...
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Ky. Covid-19 numbers continue to improve; study says even mild cases of the disease can be hard on the cardiovascular system
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News State and federal measurements of Covid-19 in Kentucky continue to improve each week, but Kentuckians are still dying from the virus and new research...
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988 suicide-and-crisis lifeline is free and available to anyone in crisis; calls have increased 23% since launch nine months ago
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky calls to 988, the short, easy-to-remember crisis hotline for mental health, have increased by 23% since it rolled out nine months ago, and...
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UK HealthCare planning major expansions at Lexington locations
By Kentucky Lantern staff UK HealthCare is launching an expansion that is expected to add 4,800 employees to its “skilled workforce” over the next several years, according to UK news...