Respiratory-virus activity ticks up a bit, but hospital admissions fall; flu remains driver for respiratory admissions, ER visits in Ky.
State Department for Public Health graphs, adapted by Kentucky Health News By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsThe state Department for Public Health says respiratory virus activity ticked up a bit...
Paxlovid is effective against Covid-19, but many people eligible for it are not getting it; it’s free to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries
Getty Images By Dr. Nicholas Van SickelsUniversity of Kentucky A safe and effective medication designed to prevent mild to moderate Covid-19 infections from becoming more dangerous has been available...
Government Accountability Office says Medicare and Medicaid each overpaid health-care providers by about $50 billion in 2023
Inside Health Policy chart; Government Accountability Office data Improper payments, mainly through overpayments, in Medicare and Medicaid are expected to total about $50 billion each for 2023, the federal Government...
Four-part series from PBS and KET tells the story of public health
To play the trailer for the series, click on the arrow button. Kentucky Health News“Public health saved your life today and you don’t even know it.”That’s the catchphrase of...
Emergency-department visits and hospitalizations for respiratory illness keep dropping; at ‘moderate’ level for first time since fall
State Department for Public Health graphs, adapted by Kentucky Health News By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News For the first time since December, the state Department for Public Health says both...
Physician who treats only seniors endorses CDC recommendation that everyone over 65 should get a Covid-19 booster this spring
By Laurie Archbald-PannoneAssociate professor of medicine and geriatrics, University of Virginia In my mind, the spring season will always be associated with Covid-19. In spring 2020, the federal government...
State health chief says measles risk stems from pandemic’s anti-vaccine ‘ideologies’; talks about weight-loss drugs, need for sleep
WKYT news anchor Bill Bryant interviews state Health Commissioner Steven Stack, M.D. By Al CrossKentucky Health News In a wide-ranging TV interview, state Health Commissioner Steven Stack warned Kentuckians...
Emergency-room visits for respiratory illness keep declining, but flu activity remains elevated, and hospital admissions for it are up
State Department for Public Health graphs, adapted by Kentucky Health News By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News Kentucky’s influenza levels remain elevated and hospitalizations for respiratory illness remain high, even...
On 4th anniversary of Ky.’s first Covid-19 case, Beshear says it’s a time ‘to say that we’re going to try to do better and better . . . ‘
Gov. Andy Beshear spoke at the observance of the fourth anniversary of Kentucky’s first case of Covid-19. Next to him are Health Commissioner Steven Stack, in the front row,...