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Online program for journalists about covering pandemic Oct. 22
The world’s biggest story in 75 years is also a local story for everyone: the coronavirus pandemic. It has posed special challenges for news organizations at a time when they...
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Kentucky has most Monday cases yet; Beshear says virus will be defeated not by mask enforcement, but by ‘personal responsibilty’
7-day rolling average of new cases, based on unadjusted daily reports (Ky. Health News graph) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced 643 new cases of the...
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Study shows nutrition education for low-income people in eight Southeast states resulted in healthier diets and better budgeting
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A little education goes a long way when it comes to helping people with limited budgets eat healthier and not run out of food...
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Beshear and family quarantine after security-detail member tests positive; 852 new cases, 2nd biggest Sunday, makes record week
RT.live chart shows estimated virus reproduction rate; shaded area is possible range. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health NewsGov. Andy Beshear and his family are in quarantine because a member...
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State reports 1,002 new coronavirus cases, but hospitalizations decline for second day and positive-test rate falls slightly
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Two months ago, a report that Kentucky had more than 1,000 new cases of the coronavirus for the second straight day would have sparked...
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Fleming County football game stopped for lack of masks on fans
Fleming County (Wikipedia map) —– A middle-school football game in Fleming County was interrupted Thursday night because spectators were not wearing masks and keeping six feet apart. Supt. Brian Creasman said...
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Being outdoors doesn’t mean you’re safe from the coronavirus
White House Rose Garden ceremony (Photo: Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images) —– By Thomas A. Russo Professor and Chief, Infectious Disease, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State...
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More counties will have two insurers to choose from when open enrollment for federally subsidized health plans starts Nov. 1
Kentucky Health News map, based on CareSource information. It will offer all of its 12 health-insurance plans in other counties; Anthem will offer at least one of its 13 plans...
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Group of primary-care clinics in east-central Kentucky picked for national pilot project to improve at-home health care
White House Clinics operates in five counties. —– A group of community health centers in east-central Kentucky will participate a national pilot project to transform at-home health care. The National Association of...
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State gets $82,000 and safeguards in settlement for 2014 data breach at hospitals in Paintsville, Louisa, Jackson and Fulton
The Commonwealth of Kentucky will get $82,345 as part of a nearly $5 million multi-state settlement with Tennessee-based Community Health Systems for a 2014 data-security breach that affected the personal information of...