By CAROLINE EGGERS The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services proposed in April new regulations for tattoo studios on cleanliness procedures, registration with the health department, registration fees, annual inspection fees and facility requirements. The 22-page document included one line that left more questions than answers: “Tattooing of scarred skin is prohibited.” Public…
By BORIS LADWIG Local health care experts said they are worried about the future of Jewish Hospital now that UofL has decided to abandon its attempt to find a partner to save the facility. “Gut punch,” one source described his reaction to the university’s decision. “I don’t know how long (the owner) will keep…
By Grace Schneider, Louisville Courier Journal A specialty pharmaceutical services company, started by two seasoned Louisville executives, will invest nearly $56.5 million to expand operations into Southern Indiana, with plans to eventually to grow to 850 workers. PharmaCord, led by commercial real estate developer Jim Karp and health care veteran Nitin Sahney, revealed plans Monday to lease…
By Stu Johnson Wet weather has caused major problems for many farmers in the Midwestern portion of the country. Kentucky’s neighboring states like Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio have seen major delays in plantings. University of Kentucky Agriculture Meteorologist Matt Dixon says reports show in some of these areas 30% of corn is in the…
By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Carey Ellis grew up just a few houses away from the Owen County Hospital in Owenton, Kentucky, so he knows the essential role a rural hospital plays in a small town. Ellis is Judge Executive of Owen County, a job his grandfather and great-grandfather had before him. So…
By Deborah Yetter, Louisville Courier Journal Life for Kentucky kids has improved in some areas — including fewer children in poverty and more children with health coverage, according to “Kids Count,” the annual state-by-state ranking of child well-being released Monday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. But both Kentucky and Indiana remained in the bottom half among…
NKyTribune staff Deaths from suicide, alcohol, and drugs have reached an all-time high, but affect states in different ways, according to the Commonwealth Fund’s just released 2019 Scorecard on State Health System Performance. “What we’re seeing is a regional epidemic when it comes to premature deaths from suicide, alcohol, and drugs,” said Dr. David Blumenthal,…
By BORIS LADWIG | June 12, 2019 UofL has abandoned plans to find a partner to buy Jewish Hospital and other local health care assets. | Photo by Tony Pacheco UofL has abandoned plans to find a partner to acquire KentuckyOne’s Louisville health care facilities, once again putting the future of Jewish Hospital in doubt. “We regret ending…
Tom Loftus, Louisville Courier Journal. Published 7:46 p.m. ET June 12, 2019 FRANKFORT — Gov. Matt Bevin told House Democratic leaders their approach to providing relief to quasi-governmental agencies from soaring pension costs would “kick the can of financial responsibility down the road … again.” In a sharply-worded two-page letter to the three leaders, Bevin…
By Kyeland Jackson If you’re arrested in Kentucky, whether you get out of jail before trial differs wildly depending on which county you’re in. That’s according to a new report by the progressive Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, which found stark disparities between counties for people offered pretrial release without financial conditions, as well as…