Month: November 2021
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Statewide pandemic metrics mostly stable, but hospital numbers keep rising; Bourbon County shifts to in-home schooling
Kentucky Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported 1,821 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, raising the...
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Weekly case numbers go up 20% after falling for seven weeks; Beshear calls it a plateau, says the virus ‘is not done with us yet’
Ky. Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s coronavirus cases in the week ending Nov. 14...
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Kentuckians’ increase in fast-food visits from 2020 to 2021 was larger than the U.S. average, a national survey finds
Kentuckians’ visits to fast-food restaurants this year are running 42 percent ahead of last year, a bigger increase than the U.S. average of 33%, according to a survey by marketing...
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At memorial service for 10,000-plus Covid-19 victims, Beshear announces artist and reveals design of permanent memorial
Artist’s daytime conception of memorial designed by Amanda Matthews (copyright holder of images) —– Artist’s conception of memorial at dusk At a memorial service for the 10,000-plus Kentuckians whose deaths...
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Independent pharmacies are closing, leaving many in ‘drugstore deserts’; 2020 Ky. law insulates them from predatory competition
Map adapted by Ky. Health News, from Mapping Health Care Deserts, a report by GoodRx.com —– “Corner pharmacies, once widespread in large cities and rural hamlets alike, are disappearing from many areas...
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Coronavirus cases remain on a high plateau, especially among kids; 70 more deaths listed Fri.; memorial service Sun. at Capitol
Kentucky Health News graph, based on initial state reports —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As coronavirus cases in Kentucky remain on a high plateau, Kentucky reported 111 more...
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Most Ky. hospitals in national patient safety ratings got Cs again
Screenshot of Leapfrog page for Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center, which moved to a C rating after getting five Ds in a row. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A...
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Exercise, even moderate, can help improve symptoms of anxiety
Photo from Getty Images —– Moderate to strenuous exercise can help alleviate symptoms of anxiety, even in chronic cases, according to a recent study in Sweden. A study from the University of...
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County Data Book from Kids Count measures the well-being of Kentucky’s children, with county-by-county information
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The annual Kids Count County Data Book on children’s well-being ranks Kentucky 37th in the nation for the overall condition of its children. Since last year,...
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Kentucky coronavirus cases and daily infection rate go up again; booster clinic in Capitol Rotunda provides 200 booster shots
Senate President Pro Tem David P. Givens, R-Greensburg, got his coronavirus booster shot at a clinic held in the Capitol Rotunda, sponsored by Gov. Andy Beshear. (Photo from Office of the Governor)...