Author: Al Cross
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Factory worker and bodybuilder, 43, is first person in Kentucky to get a double lung transplant because of damage from Covid-19
Dave Hoover and family (UK HealthCare photo) —– The first Kentuckian to get a double lung transplant because of damage from the coronavirus is a 43-year-old competitive bodybuilder who is “the kind...
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Free webinar at 1 p.m. ET Thursday, June 3, will show how rural employers can strengthen local vaccination rates
A National Rural Business Summit webinar on Thursday, June 3, will discuss how major rural employers and small businesses can engage with employees and residents to play a meaningful role in increasing...
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Audit of death certificates ends, adds 260 Covid-19 fatalities; new virus cases and test rates are still declining; so are vaccinations
For the first time in many months, no counties are in red. (Ky. Health Dept. map, relabeled by Ky. Health News) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear...
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Study of 288 Covid-19 patients in Michigan found nearly half left hospital in worse physical condition than when they arrived
Image from tarponpa.com —– Coronavirus infections and Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline, but much remains unknown about the lingering consequences of the disease, including the loss of physical...
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Research finds declines in drug-overdose death rates in eight Eastern Kentucky counties and explores the many reasons for it
From “Understanding Declining Rates of Drug Overdose Mortality in Eastern Ky.;” click it to enlarge —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A decline in drug-overdose deaths in several Eastern...
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Pandemic roundup: Ky. ranks 29th in full vaccination; U of L Health to require staff shots; daily new-case average below 400
Chart of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data by The Washington Post —– Kentucky ranks 29th among the states in percentage of population fully vaccinated for the coronavirus and...
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Northern Kentucky jail offers treatment and care after release as part of drug treatment for inmates who want it
Photo: Liz Dufour/The Enquirer —– A jail in Northern Kentucky has embraced science-based research for inmates with addiction for inmates who want it since 2015, and now that program includes...
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Pandemic metrics, still tilting down, pass more milestones
State Dept. for Public Health map, relabeled by Ky. Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Measures of the pandemic passed more milestones in Kentucky...
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Chamber, UK school starting public-policy series with discussion of health differences and disparities between rural and urban Ky.
The health disparities between rural and urban Kentucky, and differences in health-care access and delivery, will be discussed in the first of a new series of public-policy webinars sponsored by...
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Beshear says Ky. data prove vaccines work; asks younger Kentuckians, who make up most new cases, to get vaccinated
Graphic by The Washington Post is updated daily. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News At his only announced pandemic press briefing of the week, Gov. Andy Beshear shared Kentucky data that shows...