Author: Al Cross
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Flooding devastated many health clinics in Eastern Kentucky
The flood wrecked the Mountain Comprehensive Care Corp. warehouse in Whitesburg. (MCCC photo) —– The flooding in Eastern Kentucky has disrupted much of life, and health care is no exception. “The...
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Judge on state Court of Appeals issues temporary order making almost all abortions in Kentucky illegal again
Judge Larry Thompson —– A judge on the Kentucky Court of Appeals has issued an order that, in effect, at least temporarily bans abortions in Kentucky unless needed to save...
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State report shows fewer new cases of coronavirus, but The New York Times ranks Kentucky’s new-case rate first among the states
New York Times map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News After a six-week surge, the daily average...
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In flood cleanup, here’s how to stay safe and healthy
Disaster cleanup workers take breaks and keep hydrated when temperatures are high, as is forecast this week. —– Floods can kill, but so can the cleanup, if you aren’t careful,...
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Annual policy forum will focus on role of education in health
Individual and public health are influenced by many things, including the educational characteristics of people and their communities. Education will be the focus of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky’s 2022...
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UK researchers develop membrane that stops the Covid-19 virus
Dibakar Bhattacharyya and the membrane (UK photo by Ben Corwin) —– By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky A team of researchers led by University of Kentucky College of Engineering Professor Dibakar Bhattacharyya and...
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Strawberries could reduce chance of Alzheimer’s, study finds
Photo illustration from berries.com —– Strawberries could help protect your brain from Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from researchers at Rush University in Chicago. They found that a compound in...
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Abortion is on Ky.’s Nov. 8 ballot in a constitutional amendment, a Supreme Court race and some state legislative elections
Kentucky Health News In just over three months, Kentuckians will have a chance to vote on a constitutional amendment that if passed, would state that there is no constitutional right...
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A woman died from Covid-19 because she mistrusted the system and fell victim to one of the shady networks selling quack cures
The pills that Stephanie received in the mail were labeled hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin. (Photo by Meredith Rizzo, NPR) —– NPR tells the cautionary story of a woman who got Covid-19 and died from...