Category: FEATURED
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With kids at home, now’s a good time to get them to quit using electronic cigarettes; state has programs designed for teenagers
A message from “This is Quitting” —– Adolescents and teenagers are spending much more time at home while schools are closed, so this seems like a good time for parents...
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46 rural hospitals in Ky. to share $3.88 million from CARES Act
Forty-six rural hospitals in Kentucky will share almost $3.9 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The Center of Excellence...
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46% of Ky. covid-19 deaths in long-term-care facilities, higher than other states; protective gear, testing and staffing are concerns
Long-term-care facilities have largely confined residents to rooms to protect them from the virus, but they play games via hallways. (Photo via The News Courier, Athens, Ala.) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky...
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As he and Beshear take the first small steps to reopen the state, Health Commissioner Stack asks for ‘patience and tolerance’
Stack at the April 19 briefing —– By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsAs Kentucky takes small steps toward reopening businesses, starting gingerly with much of health care, you can almost see...
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So how close is Ky. coming to benchmarks needed to reopen? It’s hard to tell, but Beshear says he will discuss possible dates Mon.
Lexington Herald-Leader chart shows 12 days of metrics Gov. Andy Beshear says he is watching. —– Gov. Andy Beshear says he is following benchmarks “to guide his decisions about re-opening Kentucky’s...
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Beshear vetoes anti-abortion bill; legislature can’t override
Gov. Andy Beshear and Attorney General Daniel Cameron, on the day Beshear appointed Cameron to fill his unexpired term. Both were elected Nov. 5, but governors take office earlier. —–...
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Dentists and state officials scramble to set rules for reopening dental offices; Beshear says they won’t reopen Monday, but soon
By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsGov. Andy Beshear said Saturday that dentists’ offices won’t be able to open Monday because they and state officials haven’t agreed on rules for it, but...
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Testing for virus will continue ramping up as May approaches
Testing for the coronavirus in Kentucky will be more extensive than ever during the last week of April. Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted 11 sites in which the state has a...
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Most cases in one day, but Beshear cites testing and still sees a plateau; releases 352 inmates in jails; 2nd prison death reported
By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsAs Kentucky reported the most coronavirus cases in a single day, its main challenges were in institutions: prisons, jails and long-term-care facilities.Gov. Andy Beshear announced 322...
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Use of hand sanitizers and homemade cleaners for covid-19 apparently causes an increase in calls to poison-control centers
Increased use of hand sanitizers and homemade cleaners appears to have caused a spike in household poisonings in Kentucky and other states. Last month, the Kentucky Poison Control Center of Norton Children’s Hospital in...