Day: February 18, 2022
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New cases of coronavirus continue to drop in Kentucky, but state still ranks No. 1 in nation, and deaths from Covid-19 remain high
Ky. Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News The leading indicators of...
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UK Markey Cancer Center gets $10 million gift to consolidate many of its operations on Limestone Street in Lexington
UK HealthCare will use a $10 million gift from Lexington’s Central Bank to build an outpatient cancer treatment center and advanced ambulatory complex for its Markey Cancer Center. The gift is the largest ever to...
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Anti-overdose drug Narcan available to people under Corrections community supervision in eight counties, eight more this summer
Ky. Health News map shows counties in HEALing Communities Study —– The anti-overdose drug Narcan is now available free of charge to people under community supervision by the state Department of...
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Harvard study concludes that it’s too soon to lift mask mandates in most elementary schools
Getty Images —– As the Omicron surge wanes, many school districts are lifting mask mandates. But coronavirus transmission rates are still far too high to lift such mandates in elementary...