Jun 21 Health Labor Gains: Midwifery Goes From Horseback to Hospitals Dressed in crisp blue scrubs, Certified Nurse Midwife JoAnne Burris walks briskly, the click of her sensible clogs a counterpoint to smooth jazz in the hall. The University of Kentucky Midwife Clinic, with its large, color prints of newborns on earth-tone walls, still has that new furniture smell. But word-of-mouth already has the waiting room […] By Mary Meehan Jun 21 Health Labor Gains: Midwifery Goes From Horseback to Hospitals Mary Meehan
May 26 Health Growing Hazards: Safety Rules Often Don’t Apply To Farming, One Of The Most Dangerous Jobs Jeanna Glisson has two lives: her life before August 20th, 2007, and her life after. That day is so vivid, Glisson can still hear the sounds of her son’s feet coming down the stairs. “I remember Derek when he got up that morning, he was on the phone talking to my dad. He was excited,” […] By Nicole Erwin May 26 Health Growing Hazards: Safety Rules Often Don’t Apply To Farming, One Of The Most Dangerous Jobs Nicole Erwin
May 24 Health Trump Budget Cuts Would Hit Trump Country Hardest The true costs of the deep cuts in President Donald Trump’s proposed budget would fall disproportionately on many of the poor and working class people in the Ohio Valley region who helped to elect him, according to lawmakers and policy analysts. Deep cuts to subsidized health care, food aid, disability assistance, and addiction treatment services […] By Glynis Board and Jeff Young May 24 Health Trump Budget Cuts Would Hit Trump Country Hardest Glynis Board and Jeff Young
May 19 Health Death By The Numbers: Region’s Grim Statistics Heighten Health Debate As Congress considers repealing the Affordable Care Act, health professionals in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia grapple with what that might mean for a region where many depend on the law for access to care. This occasional series from the ReSource explores what’s ahead for the Ohio Valley after Obamacare. See more stories here >> […] By Mary Meehan May 19 Health Death By The Numbers: Region’s Grim Statistics Heighten Health Debate Mary Meehan
May 18 Health Trump Administration’s Addiction Crisis “Listening Tour” Gets An Earful Trump administration officials have been visiting parts of the country affected by the opioid addiction crisis, including the Ohio Valley region. The administration called it a “listening tour,” and they got an earful in events marked by protests and controversies. Some people working to combat the epidemic in the region say they’re concerned about the […] By Aaron Payne May 18 Health Trump Administration’s Addiction Crisis “Listening Tour” Gets An Earful Aaron Payne
May 5 Health Heart Of The Matter: Needle Drug Use Brings Spike In Heart Infections The Ohio Valley’s addiction crisis has brought another health problem, as rising numbers of needle drug users are contracting a serious form of heart infection called endocarditis. The rate of endocarditis doubled in the region over a decade, and many patients require repeated, expensive treatment and surgery as they return to drug use and once […] By Mary Meehan May 5 Health Heart Of The Matter: Needle Drug Use Brings Spike In Heart Infections Mary Meehan
May 3 Health McConnell’s Dual Role In Miners’ Benefits Saga Retired miners will not lose their health benefits, as had been feared, thanks to last-minute action from Congress. However, Congress did not act on the miners’ faltering pension benefits fund, which supports some 43,000 retired miners in the Ohio Valley region. The health and pension benefits had been connected in legislation in Congress called the […] By Becca Schimmel May 3 Health McConnell’s Dual Role In Miners’ Benefits Saga Becca Schimmel
May 1 Health Miners’ Health Benefits Secured But Pensions Remain Uncertain United Mine Workers retirees are celebrating a permanent fix for health benefits secured in the federal spending agreement Congress reached over the weekend. However, the deal left them with more work ahead to shore up faltering pension funds. Coal retirees have been fighting to secure benefits for nearly five years. With benefits set to expire […] By Becca Schimmel May 1 Health Miners’ Health Benefits Secured But Pensions Remain Uncertain Becca Schimmel
Apr 28 Health Bright Spots: Positive Outliers In A Region Plagued By Poor Health By most measures, health outcomes in the Ohio Valley region are not very good, with many parts of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia ranking near the bottom among states. But a team of health researchers may have found a few places within the region that stand out. They see them as potential “bright spots” — […] By Aaron Payne Apr 28 Health Bright Spots: Positive Outliers In A Region Plagued By Poor Health Aaron Payne