Day: March 12, 2021
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Virus outbreak at state penitentiary stalls decline in number of new coronavirus cases in Kentucky; positive-test rate down again
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Most measures of the pandemic in Kentucky kept declining Friday, though an outbreak at the state penitentiary helped drive the state’s...
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New recommendations for CT scans to detect unknown lung cancer allow younger and lighter smokers to get checked
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More people now qualify for yearly low-dose scans to detect lung cancer, under new federal guidelines released Tuesday, March 9. This is good news...
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N.E. Ky. Substance Use Response Coalition gets national award after winning $1 million grant to help newly released inmates
The Northeast Kentucky Substance Use Response Coalition has been named the Outstanding Rural Health Program of 2021 by the National Rural Health Association as part of its annual Rural Health Awards, given to individuals and...
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Medicare-certified nursing homes will open to visitors Monday; guidelines criticized; 1C vaccine category qualifications expanded
Screenshot of interactive New York Times map shows in black counties that have had more than 250 new coronavirus cases per 100,000 residents in the last seven days. Lyon County is highest, and adjoining...