Author: Al Cross
-
Book about opioid epidemic on the Tug Fork also tells story of reporter who overcame obstacles to win Pulitzer Prize
A new book from former Charleston Gazette-Mail reporter Eric Eyre takes a deep dive into the opioid epidemic through the lens of Kermit, W.Va., a town of 382 people whose pharmacy distributed 12...
-
Beshear says 3M should license its patent for N95 masks; UK will put field hospital in football practice facility; research shows best materials for making homemade masks
As news develops in Kentucky about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item will be updated. Official state guidance is at https://kycovid19.ky.gov. Gov. Andy Beshear called on 3M Corp. to temporarily license...
-
Beshear asks schools to stay closed through May 1, releases 186 inmates, orders quarantine for Ky. visitors, closes state parks to overnight guests; health departments start limiting numbers of shoppers in stores; hospitals worry about keeping staff healthy
Concepts by Jason and Brooke Ison and @tizbitz; design by @SinclairArt for KyforKy.com —– As news develops in Kentucky about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item will be...
-
Bill to tax electronic cigarettes at 15% goes to governor; health advocates say it will decrease young people’s use of the products
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention illustration; click for larger version —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a tax on electronic cigarettes,...
-
Kentucky didn’t cut travel as much as bordering states did last week; some moving about were helping spread the coronavirus
NYT map shows change in average travel, by county, last week. Dark red is normal travel; orange is half of normal; lightest gray is no travel. Outlined, shaded areas had stay-at-home...
-
Covid-19 update: Hospital executives worry about having enough staff, say others should stay home to avoid asymptomatic spread
Concepts by Jason and Brooke Ison and @tizbitz; design by @SinclairArt for KyforKy.com —– As news develops in Kentucky about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item will be...
-
Covid-19 update: Beshear implores Kentuckians to stay at home, at least not gather; says Dawson Springs revival was a site of spread
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky looks forward to another round of fine spring weather, Gov. Andy Beshear is imploring Kentuckians to stay at home, saying that home...
-
Lawmakers returning to Frankfort to pass a budget and other bills; here are some health-related measures that could pass
UPDATE: On April 1 the General Assembly passed a state budget and related bills, including one freezing health departments’ pension payments at the current level. House Speaker David Osborne said...
-
Worst day yet: 114 cases, 7 deaths; Beshear says Kentuckians are buying in, but cops say crowds still a problem in Louisville
Gov. Andy Beshear often compares responses of Philadelphia and St. Louis to the 1918 flu epidemic. Tuesday he added Louisville’s, which was not as strong as St. Louis’s but was...
-
Beshear bans travel to other states, orders quarantine for travelers; CDC says 29% of infections among people 20-44
Beshear said his order was based on larger case counts in most adjoining states. (Image via Herald-Leader) —– As news develops in Kentucky about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this...