Category: FEATURED
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UofL Health-Jewish Hospital team is second in U.S. to implant a new type of artificial heart; Indiana man ‘doing well’ after 5 days
Mark Slaughter, M.D. (University of Louisville photo) —– The University of Louisville announced Wednesday that UofL Health-Jewish Hospital had implanted a new type of artificial heart in a Southern Indiana man, making it the second...
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In southeastern Kentucky’s Covid-19 hotspot, health-care providers try to fight misinformation without confrontation
Martin and Joyce Huff (Photo provided) —– By Jamie Lucke Kentucky Health News Martin Huff of WYGE Christian Radio in London says he never shied from vaccines before. He gets an annual flu...
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In one day, Covid-19 hospital cases increase 6.4%, surpassing 2,000; ICU cases rise 11.3%, ICU patients on ventilators 12.3%
Ky. Health News graph (click on it to enlarge); daily cases are from unadjusted initial reports. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Coronavirus cases continue to...
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Covid-19 vaccination is on the rise in Kentucky; as Pfizer vaccine gets permanent approval, Rep. Guthrie immediately promotes it
Coronavirus vaccinations are accelerating in Kentucky, and when permanent federal approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was announced Monday, Second District U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie of Bowling Green immediately joined another effort to urge...
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Sense of community and common sacrifice missing among many in pandemic, especially some politicians, Silas House writes
House (Berea College photo) —– In a 1,634-word article for The Atlantic, Appalachian Kentucky writer Silas House explores the resistance to masking to fight the coronavirus. He begins by recalling his grandmother’s stories of...
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State high court tells lower court to dissolve its injunction blocking laws legislature passed to limit governor’s emergency powers
Gov. Andy Beshear and Attorney General Daniel Cameron at the latter’s December 2019 swearing-in —– Kentucky Health News Laws that the legislature passed last winter to put time limits on...
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Guthrie, whose 2nd District lags in vaccination, advocates it
Kentucky Health News chart from Wikimedia Commons base map; rates rounded to whole numbers. —- By Al Cross Kentucky Health News When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended a third dose of...
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A tale of two Kentuckians: Sens. Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell diverge more on the coronavirus as cases in the state rise
Sen. Rand Paul, left, and Sen. Mitch McConnell —- By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN U.S. Sen. Rand Paul just got temporarily kicked off YouTube for an inaccurate tirade against masks. Sen. Mitch McConnell, meanwhile, has been airing...
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10th highest day of new virus cases, almost 1/4 of them in 18 and younger; hospitals keep filling up, and deaths keep increasing
These New York Times maps were adapted by Kentucky Health News to show the growth of cases in the last 10 days. To enlarge the image, click on it. For the interactive version...
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‘Get your shot. Today!’ Rep. Rogers urges at groundbreaking for hospital-linked clinic in McCreary County, which has no hospital
“Get your shot. Today!” 5th District U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers of Somerset says in a video circulated by the Kentucky Primary Care Association. He says he tells the unvaccinated that...