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State’s weekly respiratory-virus update shows hospitalizations of Kentucky children for RSV are increasing
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state Department for Public Health‘s weekly respiratory virus update, released Thursday, Nov. 2, showed that Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity was...
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At upcoming holiday celebrations, focus on social connections, not on the food; eat mindfully to avoid celebration guilt
By Patty Craig Beech Tree News, Morgantown We will soon enter the holiday celebration season. Our culture promotes celebrating with food – despite staggering obesity statistics. Anticipating those celebrations, how...
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Nursing homes say they can’t afford more staff, but critics say they manipulate their financial arrangements to make that case
By Jordan Rau KFF Health News Nursing homes say they can’t afford higher staffing, as the Biden administration proposes to require. But their finances are often opaque.Perhaps the biggest mystery,...
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Poll shows Beshear, Cameron in dead heat; most voters say they oppose current abortion law that lacks rape and incest exceptions
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News From the start, the X factor in the Kentucky governor’s race has been former president Donald Trump: Would his endorsement propel Republican Attorney General...
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Most Kentucky adults favor requiring licenses to sell tobacco and vape products, and revoking licenses of repeat sellers to minors
Most Kentucky adults support the idea of licensing retail stores to sell tobacco and electronic-cigarette products, and revoking the licenses of repeat offenders who sell the products to minors, according...
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Ky. Rural Health Association to meet Nov. 16-17 in Bowling Green
The 25th annual Kentucky Rural Health Association conference will be held in Bowling Green Nov. 16-17 at the Sloan Convention Center, 1021 Wilkinson Trace. The keynote address will be given...
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Candidates for governor fuss over credit for opioid settlements
By Aneri Pattani KFF Health News Opioid settlement cash is not inherently political. It’s not the result of a law passed by Congress nor an edit to the state budget....
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Kynect website opens Wednesday, Nov. 1, for shopping and enrollment in federally subsidized health-insurance plans
Kentuckians can shop and enroll for federally subsidized health-insurance coverage on the state-based marketplace, Kynect, starting Wednesday, Nov. 1. Enrollment will be open through Jan. 16. Coverage for those who...
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UK will study the effects of newly prevalent drug xylazine (‘tranq’)
By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky Two University of Kentucky researchers have received a $2.65 million federal grant to study how the brain is changed by the mixture of fentanyl...
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Sugar season has started, so brush your teeth twice a day, floss daily, and drink plenty of water, UK dental-school dean advises
By Jeff Okeson, D.M.D. Professor and dean, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry From Halloween through New Year’s, holiday parties and family events are filled with gifts and delicious treats....