Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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State reports 51 more Covid-19 deaths; other Kentucky pandemic metrics fall, but hot spots remain and hospitals are still stressed
Kentucky Health News graph; daily case numbers are from initial, unadjusted state reports —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pandemic has been on the decline in Kentucky for...
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Ky. pandemic metrics down, except Covid-19 patients in hospitals; state’s infection rate still seventh in the nation
Ky. Dept. for Public Health chart, adapted by Ky. Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News All measures of the pandemic in Kentucky declined Tuesday,...
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Kentucky ditches federal exchange and moves back to Kynect, which will have two more insurers and its first vision-care plan
Cabinet for Health and Family Services map, adapted by Ky. Health News —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky is reopening Kynect, the state’s health-insurance exchange, as the portal for Kentuckians...
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As emergency rooms fill up across the country, two doctors give guidance on what to consider before going to an ER
Waiting in an emergency department (RogerStanmore.com) —– Emergency rooms across the country are overrun, largely due to Covid-19 and other respiratory diseases, and people who go to ERs face long wait...
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Beshear sees ‘rays of hope’ but says Kentucky hospitals are still struggling and need an even steeper decline in cases
State Department for Public Health graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear said he sees “rays of hope” in Kentucky’s pandemic trends, but...
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Anthem funds scholarships for Eastern Kentucky health workers
Leon Lamoreaux —– By Leon Lamoreaux President, Anthem Kentucky Medicaid For generations, Kentucky’s rural communities have been built by families, separated by miles and miles from the nearest city. Those...
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As hospital numbers keep falling, Senate again calls for special session on staffing shortages; Beshear says more work needed
Ky. Dept. for Public Health graph shows relative risk of coronavirus infection. To enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News State Senate President Robert Stivers sent Gov. Andy...
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‘I have never seen anything like it’ in 40 years of hospital work, says administrator of Morehead hospital, still overrrun
Kentucky hospitals have seen fewer cases of Covid-19 lately, but the number who are in intensive care, with the majority of those on mechanical ventilation, still pose major challenges for...
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Primary Care Assn. launches targeted campaign of short videos to persuade high-school athletes to get coronavirus vaccine
The Kentucky Primary Care Association is launching a new digital advertising campaign to encourage high school student-athletes to get a coronavirus vaccination so high school sports events can go on as scheduled....
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Ky. coronavirus cases and deaths are up, but so are vaccinations
Washington Post map, adapted by Kentucky Health News, shows vaccination rates in Kentucky and nearby states. For the state’s interactive map showing vaccinations in Kentucky counties, click here. —– By Melissa Patrick...