Author: Al Cross
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Writer recalls what it was like to visit her unvaccinated relatives
By Teri Carter Seven of us are crowded around a table for six in a packed Missouri restaurant called The Southerner, waiting for entrees that are taking forever to arrive. “Aw,...
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First six vaccine lottery winners are announced; rate of new virus cases in Kentucky falls, but positive-test rate keeps going up
Winners of Kentucky’s first “Shot at a Million” lottery in Capitol rotunda (Governor’s office photo) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced the first winners of Kentucky’s...
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Group supports women of color seeking advanced health degrees
By Jenny Wells-Golden University of Kentucky Tyona Golden and Johnnetta Burns came to the University of Kentucky as freshmen in 2013. As two longtime friends from the South Side of Chicago, they...
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Beshear says he’ll wait for full-week data on virus case numbers to determine need for more action; 7-day avg. rose 12% in a day
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear reiterated Thursday that his administration will look at calendar-week coronavirus trends when making decisions about any additional actions...
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Baptist to share Madisonville hospital with Deaconess, which now also has hospitals in Henderson and Morganfield
Baptist Health Madisonville —– Starting Sept. 1, the hospital in Madisonville will be jointly operated by Baptist Health, which has owned it for nine years, and Deaconess Health System Inc. of Evansville, which...
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People in recovery, and people trying to help them, talk about it at Chamber’s annual meeting designed to help employers help, too
Keeneland cook Krystal Grimes talked about her recovery. (Photographs by Sawyer Coffey, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce) —– By Jacqueline Pitts The Bottom Line, Ky. Chamber of Commerce Kentuckians who are in...
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The pandemic isn’t over: Virus activity in Kentucky is picking up as the more contagious Delta variant spreads across the country
Kentucky Health News graph, based on initial, unadjusted daily case reports By Al Cross Kentucky Health News After three weeks of pretty steady decline, coronavirus activity in Kentucky is picking up...
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Ky. OSHA complaints rose 45% in 2020, partly due to pandemic; issues are likely to linger as workplaces try to get back to normal
Courier Journal graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News —– Kentucky workers filed 45 percent more occupational safety and health complaints in 2020 than in 2019, but only 8 percent of...
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Salmonella outbreaks in backyard poultry sicken Kentuckians
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chart, adapted by Kentucky Health News —– At least 17 people in Kentucky have become sick in an outbreak of Salmonella bacteria linked to backyard poultry, according...