Author: Al Cross
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Pandemic continues its slow wane; positive-test rate shows a blip; state starts listing publicly the date of each Covid-19 death
“Covid” is a much more common search term than “coronavirus,” says this graph by Rick Lesaar, a health-communication expert. Covid-19 is the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. —– By...
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Several health bills passed by the General Assembly deal with insurance coverage: insulin costs, telehealth and more
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A number of insurance-related bills on the governor’s desk deal with a wide range of topics including diabetes, telehealth, mental-health parity, co-payments for both...
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General Assembly has passed more than 35 health bills; several more could get passed, and a few are dead until next year
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky legislators have passed more than 35 health-related bills, addressing a range of topics such as health departments and pensions, substance-use disorder, immunizations, insurance...
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Two bills to improve care for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in Kentucky are on the governor’s desk
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Two bills to help improve care of Kentuckians living with Alzheimer’s disease have been delivered to Gov. Andy Beshear. One sets a base level...
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State opens priority vaccinations to ages 50-59, aims for all 16 and up by April 12; audit found 604 missing deaths from Covid-19
Sen. Rand Paul and Dr. Anthony Fauci argued about masks at a Senate hearing. (NBC News image) —– By Bruce Maples and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced expansions...
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General Assembly sends a resolution on emergency orders and several other pandemic-related bills to the governor
House Speaker David Osborne (Legislative Research Commission photo) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The General Assembly has sent Gov. Andy Beshear a list which of Covid-19 emergency orders should stay...
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For first time, no new virus cases reported in Ky. long-term care
By Al Cross and Bruce Maples Kentucky Health News Almost all measures of the pandemic in Kentucky fell Wednesday, but one was especially remarkable: No new cases of the novel...
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Kentucky ranked high in per-capita rankings of new Covid-19 hospitalizations and reported deaths from the disease last week
White House Coronavirus Task Force map shows Covid-19 admissions by hospital admission zones. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky has moved closer to the national average in new...
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Outbreak of new strain of the coronavirus at nursing home shows risk of variants, but also the effectiveness of vaccines
State Dept. for Public Health map, relabeled by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Bruce Maples Kentucky Health News An outbreak of Covid-19 in an Eastern...
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Child-care centers allowed to resume normal class sizes; state records 5,000th Covid-19 death and 1 millionth vaccination
State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Bruce Maples and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News On the day Kentucky recorded its...