Author: Heather Close
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How to not pick up pounds during the holidays, and how to eat in general: Consume more in the morning, less in the evening
By Michael Crupain, Michael Crozien and Ted Spiker National Geographic Heading into the winter holidays, ’tis the time for eating — and plenty of it. But food can affect your...
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Medical cannabis bill will start in Senate; sponsor says Beshear issued order allowing it as ‘wedge issue’ and tool for re-election
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News State Sen. Stephen West said Dec. 13 that he will resume sponsoring medical marijuana legislation when the General Assembly convenes Jan....
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58% of Kentucky adults say the pandemic is over for them, and resistance among the unvaccinated to getting a shot is increasing
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Four in seven Kentucky adults (57%) think the pandemic is over in the state and more than 80% say concerns about Covid-19 will not...
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Federal audits reveal widespread overcharges, other errors in Medicare Advantage plans; Humana and United stand out
By Fred Schulte and Holly K. Hacker Kaiser Health News Recently released federal audits reveal widespread overcharges and other errors in payments to Medicare Advantage health plans, with some plans...
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New cases of the flu outnumber new cases of the coronavirus in Kentucky, but deaths from Covid-19 went back up last week
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Newly confirmed cases of influenza are outpacing new cases of the coronavirus in Kentucky, and the state is among the national...
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Flu has killed 27 adults and two children in Kentucky this season
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s latest flu report showed a smaller jump in cases than in previous weeks, but the jump in deaths was the biggest yet this...
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Beshear says health decisions based on Kentuckians’ needs, not politics; wishes he could have been more persuasive on vaccines
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear says the decisions he’s made when it comes to the pandemic and medical marijuana have been made to help Kentuckians, and...
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UK’s Sanders-Brown center is among first sites to test a promising new drug to slow Alzheimer’s, and is looking for study participants
Story and photos by Hillary Smith University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky is a site for the first-ever clinical trial to test an investigational antibody for people who have...
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Number of Ky. counties with high and medium Covid-19 risk tick up a bit; Beshear says it’s likely due to ‘post-Thanksgiving bump’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The number of Kentucky counties with high and medium risk of Covid-19 transmission on the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map released Thursday were...
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Epidemiologist says the dreaded triple-demic is here, with RSV, flu and Covid-19 cases all rising together
With national rates of influenza, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus rising together, the “dreaded and much anticipated triple-demic is finally here,” epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina writes in her newsletter, Your Local Epidemiologist. RSV is...