Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Survey seeks views of Kentucky’s LGBTQ+ community about their access and interactions with health care
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is looking for participants in a study that aims to learn more about how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Kentuckians access and interact with health...
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CDC says 80 Kentucky counties are at high risk of Covid-19 and 33 are at medium risk; Beshear urges seniors to get boosted
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map shows risk levels. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With 113 of the state’s 120 counties with an elevated risk from coronavirus...
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Doctors worry about vagueness of Ky. abortion ban’s exception for cases of risk to woman’s life; federal officials try to clarify rules
Uterus diagrams via Medbullets, an educational site; click to enlarge —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Federal officials have issued guidance in an attempt to clarify when health-care providers can perform...
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Every Covid-19 metric is up this week in Kentucky, with positive-test rate nearly 17%, not counting home tests; deaths are way up
Kentucky Health News graph from state data; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News All the metrics used to measure the coronavirus in...
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UK College of Nursing runs a clinic in the small town of Wilmore, with care for mental health, LGBTQIA+ individuals and more
The staff of the Phyllis D. Corbitt Community Health Center in Wilmore, left to right: Anthony Carney, Amy DelRe, Sharon Lock and Lori Fugate. (University of Kentucky photo) —– By Parry...
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Commission that will allocate money from state’s settlement with opioid companies will hold its first meeting Tuesday
Katie Marks, Ph.D. —– The first meeting of the commission that will allocate half the money from the state’s settlement with opioid companies will be held at 1 p.m. ET...
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Kentucky’s Covid-19 positivity rate (not including home tests) is now 15.75% but hospital numbers and deaths remain low
Kentucky Health News graph from state data; click to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Ky. Health News Even as the share of Kentuckians testing positive for the coronavirus last week...
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National report highlights challenges rural hospitals face as they move out of the pandemic, offers federal policy solutions
Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, before it closed —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Federal pandemic money helped to shore up rural hospitals as they worked to care for...
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CDC says Covid-19 risk is high in 43 counties and medium in 35; transmission levels are high in 111, and Beshear advises caution
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The number of Kentucky counties on the federal Covid-19 risk map continues to increase, with almost two-thirds estimated...
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Registration for July 14 Rural Health Journalism Workshop in Chattanooga is open through July 7; pay no more than $30
The Association of Health Care Journalists is hosting a Rural Health Journalism Workshop on July 14 in Chattanooga for its members, and it’s easy to join and attend. This year marks the...