Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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7-day average for Covid-19 cases a record; Ky. rate is No. 2 in nation; surge causing more hospitals to limit elective procedures
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Omicron variant of the coronavirus keeps surging in Kentucky, setting a record Tuesday for the highest seven-day rolling average, and the acceleration of...
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Pandemic still set records but may be nearing its crest in Ky.; short-staffed hospitals struggle to keep up; better masks urged
State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As hope mounts that the...
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Ky. again breaks record for new Covid-19 cases, over 16,000; new studies show robust protection against virus if boosted
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky hit another daily record for new coronavirus cases, surging beyond the last record by more than 1,000 cases. It also has a new...
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Pandemic keeps growing in Ky., but Beshear sees a peak in 10-14 days; Harlan County ball games called ‘super-spreader events’
The governor used this graph to show that very few fully vaccinated Kentuckians under 60 have died of Covid-19 since the Omicron variant began raising numbers in July. (Screenshot; click to...
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Omicron keeps setting records; tests are over 30% positive, not counting home tests; hospitals adopt crisis standards for staffing
Ky. Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the Omicron variant of the coronavirus...
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13% more Kentuckians used prescription drugs for mental health in October than in January, as the pandemic added to stresses
Quote Wizard map, adapted by Ky. Health News, shows increases in adjoining states and Southeast. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky is one of 28 states that saw...
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Feds say Covid-19 home tests will ship directly to users starting Wed., same day they plan to put online the website to order them
The Biden administration says it will begin mailing Covid-19 tests directly to Americans on Wednesday, Jan. 19. That’s also the same day it plans to put online the U.S. Postal Service website...
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Flu cases in Kentucky remain steady, but cases are increasing in most counties; season runs through May, so shots still help U.S. Department for Health and Human Services
U.S. Department for Health and Human Services —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News For the second week in a row, state data shows flu cases are increasing in most...
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In a big way, Kentucky sets another Covid-19 new-case record, more than 13,000, and the highest positive-test rate yet, 28.61%
Ky. Health News graph; cases are from initial, unadjusted daily reports. To enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the Omicron variant of the coronavirus...
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High court blocks vaccine mandate at major workplaces, allows it at health-care sites that get federal money; nursing homes worry
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked enforcement of President Biden’s requirement that workers for larger employers get vaccinated against Covid-19 or submit to weekly...