Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Covid-19 risk levels are high in 4 Ky. counties; medium in 21; officials discount transmission rates, high in many counties
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has 25 Kentucky counties with elevated Covid-19 risk. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Four Kentucky counties are red on the latest Centers for...
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Generics are usually cheaper, but can also cost more than brand names, due to rebate deals between insurers and drug makers
Wendell Potter —– By Wendell Potter I’m not in the habit of wishing bad things to happen to anybody, but last week, when I was at the pharmacy counter, I...
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Dr. Douglas Scutchfield, an international leader in public health and a mentor to many in Kentucky, died Monday night
F. Douglas Scutchfield, M.D. —– Dr. F. Douglas Scutchfield, a public-health leader for the world, the nation and his native Kentucky, died Monday night after being hospitalized for several weeks...
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May is not just Nurses Month; it’s Kentucky Nurses Suicide Prevention Month, writers say; nurse suicide rates keep rising
Lee Anne Walmsley, Julie Marfell and Paul Norrod —– OPINION by Julie Marfell, Paul Norrod and Lee Anne Walmsley Nurses are the backbone of health care, supporting and protecting their...
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Kentucky’s coronavirus surge continued last week, but at a slower rate; vaccine for young children is being lined up for approval
Kentucky Health News graph, from Kentucky Department for Public Health data —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s surge in coronavirus cases continued last week, at a slightly slower...
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UK program helps pregnant women overcome opioid-use disorder
Gabi Espinosa and Ashlee Vogelsang at the Polk-Dalton Clinic (University of Kentucky photo by Mark Cornelison) —– By Dani Jaffe University of Kentucky For expectant mothers, the top priority is...
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In Mental Health Awareness Month, New York Times focuses on Glasgow as an example of children’s mental-health troubles
“The setting for adolescent mental health care looks ever more like Dr. Melissa Dennison’s office . . . the next patient arriving every 15 minutes,” says The New York Times. (NYT...
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Covid-19 cases in Kentucky are on the rise, but cases are less severe; booster shots approved for children aged 5 to 11
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Covid-19 cases and the share of Kentuckians testing positive for the virus went up again this week, Gov. Andy Beshear stressed that his...
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CDC says McCracken Co. has high level of virus transmission; most West Ky. counties, 33 total in state, have medium levels
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map shows 34 counties with elevated risk of Covid-19. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News McCracken County and its seat of Paducah are red...
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New Ky. cases up 63%, hospitalizations up 42% as experts warn new variants threaten the vaccinated as well as the unvaccinated
State Department for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s weekly Covid-19 report largely mimics what is going...