Author: Al Cross
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Monkeypox cases in Ky. remain low, but keep inching up slowly; vaccine is available for those at high risk of getting the disease
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Even as new cases of monkeypox inch up in Kentucky, overall cases remain low. On Sunday, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had confirmed...
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Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission plans eight town-hall meetings around the state, starting in Pikeville Sept. 19
The state commission overseeing distribution of $478 million in opioid-settlement funds in Kentucky has scheduled a series of town-hall meetings to discuss drug addiction, treatment and recovery in the state....
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Ky. abortion ban makes more women seek sterilization; doctors try to clarify uncertainty about the limited exceptions to the ban
Ashley Watson (Herald-Leader photo) —– With Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban in place at least until November, and state law unclear about the very limited exceptions, there has been a “swell of...
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CDC risk map shows 93% of Ky. counties with high or medium risk of Covid-19 infection, increased risk in Bowling Green area
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentuckians in general have about the same risk of catching Covid-19 as they did a week...
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‘Youth Mental Health: A KET Forum’, about youth suicide and ways to help, will air live Sept. 13 and be repeated and online
One out of seven Kentucky high school students report having seriously considered taking their own life, and suicide is the second leading cause of death for teens and young adults...
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Dr. Monalisa Tailor, an internal-medicine physician in Louisville, is the new president of the Kentucky Medical Association
Dr. Monalisa Tailor Norton Healthcare photo —– Dr. Monalisa Tailor, a Louisville internal-medicine physician, is the new president of the Kentucky Medical Association. She is both the youngest and first female...
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FDA OKs updated Covid-19 booster targeting latest Omicron subvariants; Beshear says it could be available in Ky. next week
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The new, updated Covid-19 booster shots that target the original strain of the coronavirus and major Omicron subvariants could be available to Kentuckians as...
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FDA has authority to crack down on illicit vapes, but isn’t doing it, Stat reveals; study finds increased e-cig use among lesbian girls
Food and Drug Administration photo —– Even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ordered hundreds of flavored, nicotine-heavy vaping products off of the market, “a Stat investigation found that vape companies are...
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Every metric used to measure Covid-19 in Ky. went up last week; weekly report shows big jumps in youth cases, ICU patients
Kentucky Health News graph, from state data; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News All the metrics to measure the impact of the coronavirus in...
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Fauci is leaving, but Comer and Paul say they’re coming after him
Dr. Anthony Fauci and Sen. Rand Paul at July 2021 hearing —– Dr. Anthony Fauci’s announcement that he will retire from the federal government at year’s end prompted two members...