Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Dean of UK College of Public Health says state officials’ efforts against the pandemic kept Kentucky from being a hotspot
By Hal Morris University of Kentucky Donna Arnett makes no bones about her goals for the UK College of Public Health. “We’re a very ambitious college with a very ambitious agenda,” says...
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As more contagious variant of coornavirus becomes dominant, Ky. positive-test rate has increased by over half in last two weeks
Kentucky Health News graph, from state Department for Public Health data —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As cases of the coronavirus and the share of Kentuckians testing positive...
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As Republican resistance complicates national vaccination effort, McConnell keeps pitching it; pundit calls Massie a demagogue
Reps. Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene called June 15 for the firing of Dr. Anthony Fauci. (Photo by Jim Watson, Agence France-Press/Getty Images) —– As The Washington Post ran a column with a headline saying...
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UK and other Ky. partners get grant to expand and coordinate prevention of stroke, which kills over 2,000 in state each year
Larry Goldstein, MD, FAAN, FANA, FAHA —– The University of Kentucky, the state Department for Public Health, the University of Louisville and other state partners have been awarded a prestigious grant to expand and...
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July 4 weekend worries public-health experts; more contagious variant causing outbreaks in lightly vaccinated Missouri, Arkansas
Screenshot of New York Times interactive map, from CDC new-case data; click on it to enlarge. —– Outbreaks of a more contagious variant of the coronavirus are filling up hospitals in the...
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First six vaccine lottery winners are announced; rate of new virus cases in Kentucky falls, but positive-test rate keeps going up
Winners of Kentucky’s first “Shot at a Million” lottery in Capitol rotunda (Governor’s office photo) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced the first winners of Kentucky’s...
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Group supports women of color seeking advanced health degrees
By Jenny Wells-Golden University of Kentucky Tyona Golden and Johnnetta Burns came to the University of Kentucky as freshmen in 2013. As two longtime friends from the South Side of Chicago, they...
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Beshear says he’ll wait for full-week data on virus case numbers to determine need for more action; 7-day avg. rose 12% in a day
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear reiterated Thursday that his administration will look at calendar-week coronavirus trends when making decisions about any additional actions...
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Ky. OSHA complaints rose 45% in 2020, partly due to pandemic; issues are likely to linger as workplaces try to get back to normal
Courier Journal graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News —– Kentucky workers filed 45 percent more occupational safety and health complaints in 2020 than in 2019, but only 8 percent of...
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Louisville-based columnist for Washington Post includes Beshear and two other governors among list of heroes of the pandemic
Govs. Andy Beshear, Mike DeWine (Ohio) and Jay Inslee (Wash.) —– By Perry Bacon The Washington Post I was relieved in 2019 when voters in Kentucky, where I live, rejected...