Month: November 2021
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Webinar at 6:30 ET Monday will help parents and child advocates keep children from ingesting medicines and poisons
By Jonathan Greene University of Kentucky Our homes have more medications than ever, increasing the risk of unintentional, unsupervised ingestions of medicine and other poisons. To help head off such potentially...
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Coronavirus case numbers rise; positive-test rate is up to 5.7%
Kentucky Health News graph, from unadjusted initial daily reports by Ky. Dept. for Public Health —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News All the leading indicators of the pandemic went the...
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‘Unplug’ from sources of misinformation, and treat unvaccinated with dignity and respect, Ky. health chief tells rural health leaders
Commissioner Steven Stack, M.D. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News If you’re trying to persuade someone to get a Covid-19 vaccine, it’s important to come from a place of...
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As Ky. records 10,000th Covid-19 death, Beshear sees a risky two months ahead and cautions schools against going mask-optional
State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As Kentucky recorded its 10,000th death from Covid-19 and...
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Hospitals in Corbin, Frankfort, Lexington, Louisville and Mount Vernon win Quality Awards from their state association
The Kentucky Hospital Association recently gave five Kentucky hospitals its annual Quality Awards, honoring them for their hospital leadership, innovation in quality, safety and commitment to patient care. The recipients of the...
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Vitamin D is a key to good health, but 3 in 7 of us are short of it
Some sources of vitamin D are fish, milk, eggs, peas, mushrooms and supplements. (Health.com) —– Vitamin D plays many important roles in the body, but about three out of seven Americans...
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New cases of coronavirus keep falling, but hospitals stay busy
Table by state Cabinet for Health and Family Services, adapted by Kentucky Health News —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Fewer people are getting the coronavirus in Kentucky, and the...
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‘Orange is still a bad color,’ Beshear says, urging schools to keep mask mandates until students can get fully vaccinated
Ky. Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear and his public-health chief...
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Coronavirus numbers continue on a rough plateau in Kentucky; officials cite safety and effectiveness of vaccine for kids
Kentucky Health News graph, from state data —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News With Wednesday’s coronavirus metrics about the same as Tuesday’s, the pandemic in Kentucky...
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Vaccines for children ages 5 to 11 are approved, but many parents appear reluctant; here are questions and answers
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved emergency-use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds Tuesday after its immunization advisory committee, an independent group...