Month: April 2020
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Beshear says violators of mass-gatherings order will be required to self-quarantine for two weeks; Ky. health-care providers to get $453M from CARES Act, but can’t ‘surprise bill’ covid-19 cases
Ping-pong balls and mousetraps illustrate the value of social distancing. As news develops in Kentucky about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official state guidance...
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State forms task force to deal with covid-19 in nursing homes and other long-term-care facilities, lists those where coronavirus found
Treyton Oak Towers is at 211 W. Oak St., Louisville —– By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsState officials have formed a task force to advise them about how to prevent the...
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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. —–...
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Nursing homes say they need help; feds plan tests for places that haven’t yet been heavily hit by virus; Baptist furloughs employees
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 will...
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Jon Parker, executive director of AVOL Kentucky, which works to end HIV, wins 2020 Dr. Rice C. Leach Public Health Hero award
John Parker (Photo from LFCHD via Twitter) —– Jon Parker, executive director of AVOL Kentucky, which works to end HIV in the state, has been named the 2020 Dr. Rice C. Leach Public...
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Beshear says about 17 churches planning services ‘can probably expect to see us’; religious conservative lobby joins his pleas
Large churches, like the Cathedral of Christ the King in Lexington, do not appear to be a problem. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday...