Day: August 12, 2020
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If you’re obese, a coronavirus vaccine is probably less likely to immunize you, so now’s a good time to start losing weight
Illustration by Lynne Shallcross, Kaiser Health News (Getty Images) —– Looking forward to getting a vaccine for the novel coronavirus when it becomes available? If you’re carrying around way too many...
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Beshear says he had ‘a lot the symptoms that can suggest covid-19’ but tested negative, and felt empathy as he waited for results
Gov. Andy Beshear reported by video after feeling ill and testing negative for the novel coronavirus. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear reported 562 new coronavirus...
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Overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 5% in 2019; officials say fentanyl and methamphetamine were drivers of the increase
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Drug-overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 5 percent in 2019, after dropping by nearly 15% from 2017 to 2018, according to the state’s latest annual report....