Author: Al Cross
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Coronavirus positive-test rate in Ky. went up again, but more slowly, as cases, deaths and hospitalizations dropped last week
State Department for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Three key metrics of the coronavirus in Kentucky dropped...
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Many rural areas still short of doctors; UK’s health VP says recent federal funding hike for med-school resident slots was inadequate
Photo from The Lane Report —– Just like the rest of the nation, Kentucky needs more doctors, and people and institutions in the state are working on several initiatives to...
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Feds say they are investigating whether state hospitalizes too many Louisville metro-area residents who have mental illness
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Department of Justice says it is investigating whether adults with severe mental illness in the Louisville metropolitan area are being subjected to excessive institutionalization...
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FDA chief says baby formula supply is expected to remain short through late July; meanwhile, shortage gets worse in Kentucky
Photo from The Associated Press —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The baby formula shortage continues to worsen in Kentucky, with the state’s out-of-stock rate increasing by 20 percentage...
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Reducing screen time can help children be more physically active
Illustration by Becky Wright, Happiful —– Reducing screen time seems to encourage children to be more physically active, but it’s unclear whether it can help them get better sleep. A study by...
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Kentucky extends post-birth Medicaid coverage to one year
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved a plan to expand Medicaid coverage for postpartum care...
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Covid-19 risk levels are high in 4 Ky. counties; medium in 21; officials discount transmission rates, high in many counties
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has 25 Kentucky counties with elevated Covid-19 risk. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Four Kentucky counties are red on the latest Centers for...
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Generics are usually cheaper, but can also cost more than brand names, due to rebate deals between insurers and drug makers
Wendell Potter —– By Wendell Potter I’m not in the habit of wishing bad things to happen to anybody, but last week, when I was at the pharmacy counter, I...
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Campaign for healthy youth behavior cites exercise, nutrition, vaccination, managing stress, monitoring chronic conditions
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and the Kentucky Department of Education have launched a public-service campaign to encourage Kentucky’s...
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Study says one in five adult Covid-19 survivors in the U.S. may develop ‘long Covid;’ for those over 65, it’s one in four
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report illustration —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One in five adult Americans who have recovered from a Covid-19 infection have...