Day: April 10, 2020
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Columbia nursing home is latest Ky. hotspot for the coronavirus, making Adair County the latest hotspot for public concern
Signature HealthCare at Summit Manor, in Columbia, has 71 residents and about as many staffers. —– A nursing home in Columbia is the latest hotspot for covid-19 among long-term-care facilities...
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Covid-19 update: Norton Healthcare starts testing blood plasma from recovered patients as treatment for those who are severely ill
As news develops in Kentucky about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official state guidance is at https://kycovid19.ky.gov. Norton Healthcare is the latest Kentucky hospital system testing...
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Why has the coronavirus had a heavier impact on African Americans? The answers are in economics and sociology
Chart from 2017 Kentucky Minority Health Status Report —– The coronavirus is having a heavier effect on African Americans, putting new attention on the disparities in their health and the...
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Beshear: ‘We’re looking at months’ of restrictions, but they can be relaxed selectively if ‘significantly on the downward’ from peak
UK HealthCare employees sent this photo to thank a Lexington restaurant for providing them dinner. —– As news develops in Kentucky about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may...
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State evacuates 18 from Louisville senior community, sends med students to help one in Kuttawa where at least one resident died
Jean Massamore, 94, and granddaughter Lee Ann Teague. Massamore died at Teague’s home after a hospital wouldn’t admit her and a senior community refused to let her back in. —–...