Day: January 5, 2021
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Stivers says emergency-power limits won’t be aimed at Beshear, but Osborne says effort will ‘turn political’; governor stoutly objects
Beshear and (clockwise) Osborne, Stivers, McGarvey and Jenkins —– By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The legislature’s planned changes in the governor’s emergency powers will address “an...
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Plans made to increase pace of vaccinations and who’s next in line to get it; meanwhile, cases and positive-test rates increase
Revised version of chart presented by Gov. Andy Beshear during press conference Monday —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear and the state’s top doctor announced Monday...
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Pandemic shows the picture of health in America is not so rosy
By Trudy Lieberman Community Health News Service For end-of-the-year columns, it’s customary to recap the events of the past 12 months, usually highlighting a mix of the good and the...
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New federal nutrition guides, which influence school lunches, food stamps and diabetes, ignore experts’ calls for less sugar, alcohol
New federal nutritional guidelines unveiled last week, which influence everything from school lunches and military rations to food stamps, ignored scientific advisers’ calls to lower recommended sugar and alcohol intake....