Month: January 2022
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Health portion of Beshear’s budget would help nursing homes, fund training and retention of nurses; mental health, and more
Lerae Wilson of St. Claire Regional Medical Center (Image from video) —– Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear previewed the health portion of his budget plan Wednesday, with new...
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Daily new cases of the coronavirus in Ky. set a record, at 11,232; hospitals, schools and communities are strained, Beshear says
Ky. Health News graph; cases are from initial, unadjusted daily reports. (Click on it to enlarge.) —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pandemic kept surging in Kentucky Wednesday, as...
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Pandemic still setting records in Kentucky; more than 1 in 4 who get tested are positive; hospitals and schools are disrupted
Chart by The Washington Post, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s coronavirus cases continued to skyrocket Tuesday, and the...
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Sen. Rand Paul attacks Dr. Anthony Fauci again; Fauci tells him: ‘You are making a catastrophic epidemic for your political gain’
Anthony Fauci counterattacked against Rand Paul by showing pictures of a website on which Paul says to “Fire Dr. Fauci” and has nine buttons for contributions of increasing amounts. (Reuters photo) —–...
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Kynect health-insurance open enrollment extended to Jan. 31
Map shows choice of health insurance companies offering federally subsidized plans in each county. —– The deadline to sign up for federally subsidized health insurance through kynect.ky.gov , the state’s online portal,...
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Over 1 in 4 Kentuckians tested for coronavirus are positive; hospitals filling up with Covid-19 patients, get National Guard help
State Department for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the Omicron variant surges across Kentucky,...
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Booster shot needed to protect against Omicron, lab study finds
Chelsea, Mass. (Photo from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) —– A booster shot of the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is needed to provide immunity against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, according to a study just reported in...
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With the Omicron variant, N95 or equivalent masks are needed to stop infection, according to epidemiologists
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo shows a green N95 mask. —– The Omicron variant of the coronavirus “spreads much more quickly than its predecessors” and research “suggests the virus...
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Kynect health-insurance open enrollment ends Saturday, Jan. 15
Map shows choice of health insurance companies offering federally subsidized plans in each county. —– Saturday, Jan. 15, is the last day for Kentuckians to sign up for federally subsidized...
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As Covid-19 cases spike, guidelines for people with cancer receive significant upgrades
Photo illustration from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center —– The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has published significant updates to the expert consensus recommendations on vaccination and pre-exposure measures of Covid-19 in people with cancer. The...