Month: December 2021
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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...
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As positive-test rate zooms above 9% and hospital cases surge, Beshear urges more vaccinations, boosters and caution
Ky. Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted and updated by Ky. Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News The share of Kentuckians...
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Appalachian Regional Healthcare buys Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center, to be renamed Paintsville ARH Hospital
Mountaintop Media photo —– Appalachian Regional Healthcare has finalized its purchase of the Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center in Paintsville and its associated clinic operations in Johnson and Magoffin counties,...
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As first U.S. Omicron case is found, Beshear says Delta remains ‘deadly and highly contagious’ in Ky.; over 3,000 new cases today
Ky. Health News chart (click to enlarge); case numbers are from initial, unadjusted daily reports. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky saw another day of increasing coronavirus cases,...
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Why we must listen to science and get vaccinated for Covid-19
Kevin Kavanagh, M.D. —– By Kevin Kavanagh Recently Medicare announced a 14.5% increase in Part B premiums, primarily driven by rising health-care costs and utilization during the pandemic. Our inability to abide by...
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As Kentucky’s pandemic numbers catch up with the holiday weekend, they jump; state’s positive-test rate is now 8.31%
State Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s coronavirus metrics took another jump Tuesday,...