Day: December 6, 2021
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Legislature will again be asked to let local governments pass tobacco-regulation ordinances, aimed at preventing youth use
Sen. Paul Hornback —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky lawmakers can expect another bill to be filed in January to give local governments the ability to regulate tobacco...
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Pikeville Medical Center now includes Eastern Kentucky’s first hospital for children, thanks to federal grants and donors
Outpatient examination room in hospital (Photo by Silas Walker, Lexington Herald-Leader) —– Pikeville Medical Center has opened the first children’s hospital in Eastern Kentucky. The 13,400-square-foot facility, with 10 child-themed patient rooms...
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Sen. Rand Paul’s false claim that masks don’t work against the coronavirus gets Four Pinocchios from The Washington Post
Washington Post graphic —– By Salvador Rizzo The Washington Post “When you talk about the peer-reviewed studies of masks, there was one done in Denmark, showed that it didn’t work....
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Kentucky’s coronavirus infection rate jumps to 16th among the states; its 22% increase in cases the last two weeks ranks ninth
New York Times map, adapted by Ky. Health News; click it to enlarge; interactive version is here. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The Thanksgiving lull is over and the pandemic...
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Feeling older than you are? You may not be getting enough sleep
Shutterstock —– Getting plenty of sleep is important not just for physical health but also for your own perception of your health. A study led by the University of Exeter in England found that...
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Pineville Community Health Center gets the first loan from a new program to help Kentucky’s struggling rural hospitals
Pineville Community Health Center (Photo from Pineville Sun-Cumberland Courier) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Pineville Community Health Center Inc. is the first health facility in Kentucky to be approved...