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Healthgrades recognizes 3 Ky. hospitals as among America’s best
Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington was the only Kentucky hospital included in the list of “America’s 100 Best Hospitals” by Healthgrades, an online source for information about physicians and hospitals....
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CDC’s latest Covid-19 risk map cools down; shows more Ky. counties at low risk than at medium and high risk combined
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More Kentucky counties have a low risk of Covid-19 transmission than have medium and high risk, reversing the trend of the past two weeks,...
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Youth-led study reveals mental-health, social challenges of Covid
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern A new study on how Kentucky’s youth have coped with Covid-19 reports mental-health challenges, negative views toward remote learning, and more. The report was published...
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UK gets $3.7 million to figure out why Ky. Appalachian counties have low Covid-19 vaccination rates, and how to get them up
By Christopher Carney University of Kentucky Researchers from three colleges at the University of Kentucky and the state Department for Public Health are leading a five-year, $3.7 million project to...
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Free online forum to discuss state health legislation Tue., Jan. 31
Kentucky Voices for Health, an advocacy group, will hold a legislative forum at 3 p.m. ET Tuesday, Jan. 31. The forum will be held online and is free to attend,...
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Coronavirus cases increase again in Ky.; state’s infection rate ranks fourth among the states; Covid-19 hospitalizations rank 21st
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After going up 76% in the week just preceding, new coronavirus cases went up another 22% last week, and the number of deaths increased...
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Going smoke-free in 2023? Medications double odds of success
By Audrey Darville University of Kentucky Most people who smoke attempt to quit at least once a year, so it’s no surprise that quitting smoking is one of the most...
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Study: If you’re obese or diabetic, and get over 20% of calories from fast food, you’re more likely to get a deadly liver disease
People who are obese or diabetic and get 20 percent or more of their calories from fast food are more likely to get non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a potentially life-threatening...
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University of Kentucky researchers find Covid-19 vaccinations and boosters protects mothers and babies
By Lindsay Travis University of Kentucky University of Kentucky researchers have found that maternal vaccination against COVID-19 works to protect both the mother and baby. National Institutes of Health grant,...
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Kentucky’s child-vaccination rates are sixth worst in the nation
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News When it comes to influenza and Covid-19 vaccinations, Kentucky’s children are less protected than children in other states. Kentucky’s children have the sixth lowest...