Telemedicine helps reduce waits for mental-health patients in ER and provides better health-care access in schools

Health professionals have used telemedicine to help delay Alzheimer's  disease and reduce hearing loss in Appalachia, especially among ...

Sicker patients, competition for beds and a growing number of patients create long wait times at UK emergency room

The University of Kentucky 's emergency room has the longest wait time in Kentucky and this time is also way above the national average,...

Women leading Kentucky health: State health commissioner sees 'stars aligned' for Kentucky to finally get healthier

Health Commissioner Stephanie Mayfield Gibson This is the third in a series of stories about four high-ranking female state officials who ha...

Hospitals say too many of the newly insured are using emergency rooms for primary care; state says it's working on the problem

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More people with health insurance, a shortage of primary-care physicians and a steep learning curve ...