Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Norton Healthcare announces five-step plan to address health and racial inequalities in Louisville and in its own house
Norton Healthcare has announced a five-step plan to address health care and racial inequalities in its own organization and the Louisville communities it serves: Establishing the Norton Healthcare Institute for Health Equity,...
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Update on schools reiterates principles without saying what will be mandated, but Beshear and health chief urge more mask wearing
Kentucky Health News chart shows cases for last three weeks and seven-day rolling average. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item will be updated....
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Study cites benefits of telehealth; commentary says mental telehealth services are ‘clinically equivalent to in-person care’
As people across the nation have been asked to shelter in place because of the novel coronavirus, never before has the importance of telehealth, especially for mental-health care, become more...
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Beshear says virus is at a new plateau, and he will be guided by hospital data; sets modified nursing-home visitation for July 15
The New York Times posts a running chart of trends in every county. For the whole chart, click here. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this...
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Beshear says spread of virus is controlled, but easy absentee voting and more polling places will be needed for Nov. election
Kentucky Health News chart shows coronavirus cases for the last four weeks and the seven-day rolling average accumulated on each day. For a larger version of the chart, click on...
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Randomized coronavirus and antibody testing in Louisville will determine ‘true extent’ of virus, could be extended to rest of Ky.
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A project aimed at finding out the true extent of the coronavirus in Louisville has moved into its second phase after receiving a $1.5...
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Cases up, but Beshear says State Fair is on and businesses can soon increase capacity to 50%; ACLU wants all inmates tested
Kentucky Health News chart shows the two-week trendline tilting about the same as the day before. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may...
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Virus cases plummet in last 2 days; Beshear says will be ‘really hard’ to keep at 120/day; aims to get all black Kentuckians insured
Kentucky Health News chart shows the two-week trend is still up, but less steeply than last week. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item...
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Free webinar Friday on actions against health disparities, limiting covid-19 impact on marginalized and vulnerable populations
A free webinar on Friday, June 12, will highlight actions that some organizations are taking to address inequities and disparities and to minimize the disproportionate impact of coivd-19 on marginalized...
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Second suit challenges UK’s use of state to collect medical debt
The University of Kentucky should have to go to court to collect medical debts, not use the state tax agency as a collection agency, says a federal lawsuit filed against UK and...