Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Pandemic has thwarted vaccinations; many vaccine-preventable illnesses are more deadly to kids; schedule shots now, doc says
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Some Kentucky children have likely fallen behind in their routine immunizations because of the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, putting them at risk...
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Ky. coronavirus cases still up, with 289 reported Friday; another health-care worker has died of covid-19; how do we safely hug?
Daily cases went down, but the two-week trendline angled farther upward. (Ky. Health News chart) —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated....
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Coronavirus cases continue to rise in Kentucky; governor touches on many topics: testing, politics, schools, health disparities, etc.
State map, labeled by Kentucky Health News, shows rates through June 3. Click on it to enlarge. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item...
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Beshear defends actions to control virus as trendline keeps going up; nursing homes will likely be last to lift covid-19 restrictions
Today’s report increased the upward tilt of the two-week trendline. (Kentucky Health News chart) —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official...
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Career-college CEO says to take a look at health care careers
By Bruce Kepley In the mid-1990s, I started and ran a business that trained workforces on specific computer software. Large companies would hire us to come in and train their...
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Federal appeals court upholds ruling against 2018 Kentucky law banning abortion procedure used in second trimester
https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article243212861.html
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Beshear says more time needed to detect a ‘new bump’ in virus cases; says Supreme Court upholds his orders on gatherings
Kentucky Health News chart shows upward two-week trendline slightly lowered by latest report. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official...
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214 new covid-19 cases reported Monday, keeping trendline up; protests spread virus; experts say key is 80% wearing masks
Kentucky Health News chart shows two-week trendline about where it was on Saturday: up. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated....
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Virus cases are elevated for 2nd straight day in Ky., but Beshear attributes pattern to heavy testing in long-term-care facilities
Anonymous cell-phone tracking gauges mobility as the economy reopens. Selected counties’ numbers are shown; all are available on an interactive map from The Washington Post, with a story; click here. —– As...
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Rebidding of Medicaid managed-care contracts gets same result: Anthem and Passport to be out on Jan. 1; Passport plans protest
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians on Medicaid will have a new managed-care organizations to deal with when the new year rolls around, because two...