Day: February 22, 2021
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25% of Ky.’s community-health-center visits are via telehealth; bill would codify some temporary telehealth rules, such as audio visits
Rep. Kim Moser —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to codify telehealth provisions that were put into place during the pandemic to temporarily relax some of the...
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New coronavirus cases in Kentucky drop for 6th straight week, but state ranks 8th in U.S.; positive-test rate drops for 4th day in row
New York Times map, adapted; click it to enlarge; click here for interactive version with county data —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Cases of the novel coronavirus in Kentucky have declined...
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Harm reduction services, ‘that place between prevention and treatment,’ can make a difference in substance-abuse disorder
Daryl Hams, registered nurse and project director of the Regional Harm Reduction Collaborative (Photo: Amanda Rossman, Cincinnati Enquirer) —– In an article titled “The people who care: How harm reduction strategies for those who...
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Health experts are cautious about making pandemic predictions, but say that by fall, things will be much more like normal
Dr. Anthony Fauci —– Kentucky Health News Almost a year after it greatly changed life in Kentucky and the rest of the United States, the pandemic is waning, and vaccinations...
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Seven-day average of coronavirus cases is creeping up, and 11th in U.S., but positivity rate, a leading indicator, is inching down
Ky. Health News graph; case numbers are initial, unadjusted daily reports; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While the seven-day average of coronavirus cases...
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Beshear says vaccines for Phase 1C could start soon; UK site already there, CJ says; new cases up but positive-test rate down
State Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state announced 1,993 new cases of the novel...