Category: FEATURED
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May is not just Nurses Month; it’s Kentucky Nurses Suicide Prevention Month, writers say; nurse suicide rates keep rising
Lee Anne Walmsley, Julie Marfell and Paul Norrod —– OPINION by Julie Marfell, Paul Norrod and Lee Anne Walmsley Nurses are the backbone of health care, supporting and protecting their...
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Campaign to promote student health this summer to launch Wed.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo —– The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and the Kentucky Department of Education is launching a statewide summer wellness campaign to promote five habits to promote student...
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Kentucky’s coronavirus surge continued last week, but at a slower rate; vaccine for young children is being lined up for approval
Kentucky Health News graph, from Kentucky Department for Public Health data —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s surge in coronavirus cases continued last week, at a slightly slower...
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UK program helps pregnant women overcome opioid-use disorder
Gabi Espinosa and Ashlee Vogelsang at the Polk-Dalton Clinic (University of Kentucky photo by Mark Cornelison) —– By Dani Jaffe University of Kentucky For expectant mothers, the top priority is...
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Appalachian counties continue to dominate lowest level of County Health Rankings in Ky.; most counties moved at least 10 notches
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The annual County Health Rankings & Roadmaps report, showing how the health status of every county in the United States compares to that of...
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In Mental Health Awareness Month, New York Times focuses on Glasgow as an example of children’s mental-health troubles
“The setting for adolescent mental health care looks ever more like Dr. Melissa Dennison’s office . . . the next patient arriving every 15 minutes,” says The New York Times. (NYT...
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CDC says McCracken Co. has high level of virus transmission; most West Ky. counties, 33 total in state, have medium levels
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map shows 34 counties with elevated risk of Covid-19. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News McCracken County and its seat of Paducah are red...
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New campaign to combat Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in pregnancy is launched; only 31% of the pregnant are vaccinated
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, with support from the Kentucky Association of Health Plans, has launched a statewide campaign to educate Kentuckians about the risks of Covid-19 during pregnancy and the...
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Here’s what you need to know about the baby formula shortage
By Heather Chapman Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, University of Kentucky Families nationwide are scrambling to find baby formula amid a widespread shortage. Rural families are likely having...
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Legislature funds health insurance for Kentuckians who make too much to qualify for Medicaid but too little to buy private coverage
Kaiser Health News graphic —– Kentucky Health News Kentucky is taking advantage of a little-used provision of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to create a health-insurance plan...