Category: FEATURED
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Another reason to get the Covid-19 vaccine: Every case of the coronavirus is an opportunity for the virus to mutate
hopkinsmedicine.org photo —– Every case of the coronavirus — whether in an adult or a child and whether it is symptomatic or not — gives the virus another opportunity to...
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Anchorman Sam Dick retires at Lexington’s WKYT-TV; he went public with his prostate cancer, surely saving the lives of others
Sam Dick goes public with his cancer. (WKYT-TV image Tuesday, from broadcast several years ago) —– Sam Dick, a familiar face to millions of Kentuckians over a record 34 years as...
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Kentucky’s coronavirus positive-test rate goes above 7%; lack of home tests will make Thanksgiving riskier than it should be
New York Times map, adapted by Ky. Health News; click it to enlarge or here for interactive version. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pandemic in Kentucky mostly plateaued Wednesday as...
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Kentucky is one of seven states to get grants from Bloomberg to fight the record-setting epidemic of opioid overdoses
Michael R. Bloomberg —– Kentucky is among seven states that will get millions of dollars from Bloomberg Philanthropies to fight the opioid-overdose epidemic. Gov. Andy Beshear announced the $10 million grant to...
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Fewer than 8% of overdose survivors are given or prescribed drugs that can block overdose and help them fight addiction
Buprenorphine is given with naloxone to stop overdose, and alone as drug treatment. —– As deaths from opioid overdoses continue to set records in Kentucky and the nation, a new study has...
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Pandemic numbers continue to tick up, especially Covid-19 hospitalizations; 53 more deaths reported, raising recent average
State Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky heads into a cold Thanksgiving weekend that...
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Coronavirus cases, positive-test rate and hospitalizations keep rising in Ky., creating more risk as Thanksgiving approaches
State Department for Public Health graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In the last week, coronavirus cases, the share of...
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Not sure how to talk about Covid-19 vaccines with loved ones? Nurses offer a guide to ‘productive conversations’
The American Association of Critical Care Nurses’ guide to productive conversations about Covid-19 vaccines —– Covid-19 vaccines are likely to be a topic of conversation during the holidays, which could...
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Estill County paramedic and EMS trainer is recognized as ‘Community Star’ on National Rural Health Day
Shelia Wise (LinkedIn photo) —– Shelia Wise, a paramedic and training major at Estill County EMS in Irvine, has been recognized today by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health ...
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Outgoing National Institutes of Health director says disinformation, misinformation are fueling distrust in science and ‘Truth is losing’
Francis Collins, head of the National Institutes of Health, and Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH photo) —– By Rachel Roubein The Washington Post...