Author: Heather Close
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59% of residents, just 16% of staff in Ky. nursing homes have had Covid-19 booster shots; both rates slightly above national rates
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While Kentucky nursing homes’ Covid-19 booster rates are higher than the national rates, many staff and residents remain vulnerable to the disease because over...
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New cases of the coronavirus continue to decline in Kentucky, but people continue to die from Covid-19; U.S. deaths hit 1.1 million
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Overall, the Covid-19 metrics in Kentucky are good, but the bad news is that people are still dying from it. The latest report from the state...
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UK environmental-health scientist Erin Haynes leads study in Ohio to track health impact of train derailment in East Palestine
A University of Kentucky environmental scientist is taking steps to learn more about the health symptoms and exposures faced by the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, following a train derailment...
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New Office of Rural Health is being created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address rural health disparities
The newly created Office of Rural Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will work to combat rural health disparities across the nation by addressing infrastructure needs and ...
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Carrying naloxone saves lives; bystanders are present in more than 1/3 of opioid overdoses
By Trish Freeman University of Kentucky Chances are you or someone close to you has been directly impacted by the opioid epidemic, which continues to afflict Kentucky. In 2021, overdose...
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New coronavirus cases in Ky. rose 46% last week, and CDC says two counties have a medium level of risk: Montgomery and Bath
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News New coronavirus cases rose 46 percent in Kentucky last week, and deaths attributed to Covod-19 also increased. And after the state had a week...
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Overdose deaths in Ky. workplaces tripled in 2019-2021; in the latter year they were the 2nd leading cause of occupational fatality
Drug-overdose deaths in Kentucky workplaces tripled from 2019 to 2021, according to the latest annual report from the Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program. The program, part of the...
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Drinking while pregnant can have long-lasting effects on children, but almost 1/2 of pregnant Kentuckians report consuming alcohol
Did you know that children of mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy can undergo changes to their facial features, accompanied by a variety of lifelong mental and physical challenges? And...
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Maternal deaths up in Ky., U.S., especially among Blacks; state’s rate is sixth in nation; drug and substance abuse are big factors
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Pregnancy-related deaths continue to be on the rise across the nation, going up nearly 40 percent between 2020 and 2021, according to the Centers for...
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Medicare Advantage TV ads and other marketing will have to follow new rules aimed at stopping deception of beneficiaries
Kentucky Health News Those incessant ads and phone calls about Medicare, and other marketing devices that the federal government considers deceptive, are about to get makeovers. At least that’s what...