Day: October 12, 2020
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Study shows nutrition education for low-income people in eight Southeast states resulted in healthier diets and better budgeting
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A little education goes a long way when it comes to helping people with limited budgets eat healthier and not run out of food...
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Beshear and family quarantine after security-detail member tests positive; 852 new cases, 2nd biggest Sunday, makes record week
RT.live chart shows estimated virus reproduction rate; shaded area is possible range. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health NewsGov. Andy Beshear and his family are in quarantine because a member...
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State reports 1,002 new coronavirus cases, but hospitalizations decline for second day and positive-test rate falls slightly
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Two months ago, a report that Kentucky had more than 1,000 new cases of the coronavirus for the second straight day would have sparked...
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Grading our political leaders’ response to the pandemic: Beshear’s jury is still out, local officials’ is even more so
By Al Cross Editor and Publisher, Kentucky Health News As we approach a crucial election, it’s time to think about the sort of leaders we want and need at all levels...
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Fleming County football game stopped for lack of masks on fans
Fleming County (Wikipedia map) —– A middle-school football game in Fleming County was interrupted Thursday night because spectators were not wearing masks and keeping six feet apart. Supt. Brian Creasman said...
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Being outdoors doesn’t mean you’re safe from the coronavirus
White House Rose Garden ceremony (Photo: Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images) —– By Thomas A. Russo Professor and Chief, Infectious Disease, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State...
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More counties will have two insurers to choose from when open enrollment for federally subsidized health plans starts Nov. 1
Kentucky Health News map, based on CareSource information. It will offer all of its 12 health-insurance plans in other counties; Anthem will offer at least one of its 13 plans...
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Group of primary-care clinics in east-central Kentucky picked for national pilot project to improve at-home health care
White House Clinics operates in five counties. —– A group of community health centers in east-central Kentucky will participate a national pilot project to transform at-home health care. The National Association of...
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State gets $82,000 and safeguards in settlement for 2014 data breach at hospitals in Paintsville, Louisa, Jackson and Fulton
The Commonwealth of Kentucky will get $82,345 as part of a nearly $5 million multi-state settlement with Tennessee-based Community Health Systems for a 2014 data-security breach that affected the personal information of...