Category: FEATURED
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Judge lifts injunction against law banning abortion in Ky. after 15 weeks; only clinic doing later abortions had suspended them
“A Kentucky law banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy may now be enforced while a legal challenge continues to a state law banning all abortions in the state,” Deborah...
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Handshakes are back, but with a note of caution for Covid-19
TheConversation.com —– After a long hiatus of virtual meetings, business travel, in-person conferences and corporate retreats are becoming the norm again – and so is handshaking. “At no point during...
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Ky. Voices for Health sets sessions across state to give updates on policies affecting the health and well-being of Kentuckians
Kentucky Voices for Health and its Thrive KY advocacy partners are hosting regional events to provide updates on state and federal policies that impact the health and well-being of Kentuckians. The two-hour...
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CDC says 61 Kentucky counties are at high risk of Covid-19 and 45 are at medium risk; Beshear says ‘be wary’ of coronavirus
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map, adapted —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News All but 14 of Kentucky’s 120 counties have an elevated risk of coronavirus on the...
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BA.5 shouldn’t change how Americans think about living with Covid-19, or how officials give advice, a leading physician says
Leana S. Wen, M.D. (Twitter photo) —– By Dr. Leana S. Wen, for The Washington Post A new variant of the coronavirus, even more contagious than previous strains, is now dominant in...
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Doctors worry about vagueness of Ky. abortion ban’s exception for cases of risk to woman’s life; federal officials try to clarify rules
Uterus diagrams via Medbullets, an educational site; click to enlarge —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Federal officials have issued guidance in an attempt to clarify when health-care providers can perform...
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Every Covid-19 metric is up this week in Kentucky, with positive-test rate nearly 17%, not counting home tests; deaths are way up
Kentucky Health News graph from state data; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News All the metrics used to measure the coronavirus in...
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McConnell says he has stood with abortion foes from the start
McConnell delivers speech (YouTube image) —– Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, who as Jefferson County judge-executive blocked some proposed restrictions on abortion soon after the Roe v. Wade decision, said in a...
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Doctor shares how to support your child in a Covid-19 vaccination
Photo illustration from Sussex Travel Clinic —– By Dr. Lindsay Ragsdale University of Kentucky If you have with children under the age of 5, you may be now looking to...
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Behavioral-health hotline for suicide prevention, mental health and substance-use crises will go live on Saturday, July 16; call 988
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Starting Saturday, July 16, the new behavioral-health crisis hotline number will be 988, much like 911 for medical crises and other emergencies. “It’s substance...