Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Beshear says ‘right-wing militia group’ that hung him in effigy was ’embraced and emboldened’ by GOP legislators at earlier rally
A member of the Three Percent Militia hangs an effigy of Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear during a “Patriot Day 2nd Amendment Rally” in support of gun rights at the State...
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Reopening when we’re not quite ready to thwart covid-19 means managing risk, and there are four types, health expert writes
No state “has met the metrics to safely reopen,” so the nation “needs to move to the public health strategy of harm reduction,” says former Baltimore health commissioner Leana Wen....
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National health secretary says health requires reopening
By Alex M. Azar U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, for The Washington Post President Trump’s top priority throughout the covid-19 crisis and his presidency has been protecting the health...
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Why wear a mask when you go out in public? Because you may have the coronavirus and not know it, and it’s highly contagious
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Wearing a mask when out in public is even more important as Kentucky reopens its economy, medical professionals advise. Many Kentuckians are skeptical. “It...
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Protesters hang Beshear in effigy, sparking bipartisan rebukes
Protesters hung Gov. Andy Beshear in effigy from a tree across from the governor’s mansion and took their demonstration to its front porch, prompting objections from Kentucky politicians of both...
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No deaths from covid-19 in Ky. for the first time in 1½ months
“For only the second time in about a month and a half, we have zero new deaths to report,” Gov. Andy Beshear said in his daily coronavirus update, delivered by...
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Beshear says virus is declining in Kentucky, but he and health chief warn that might not continue ‘if we take our eye off the ball’
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear declared for the first time Friday that the coronavirus is declining in Kentucky, but he and his health commissioner warned of...
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Child care reopenings set; tentative date announced for larger gatherings and bars; Beshear says ‘We may be in true reduction’
Kentucky Health News chart shows two-week trendline slightly down, more than Wednesday. —– By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsSmall child-care centers in Kentucky will be allowed to reopen June 8, and...
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Sen. Rand Paul makes claims about the coronavirus that aren’t backed by science; WFPL reporter fact-checks them
State Department for Public Health map, labeled by Kentucky Health News, shows Warren County with a rate of 647 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people. For a larger version of the map, click...
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New designer opioid is linked to overdose deaths in Illinois and Indiana; Cincinnati coroner says she plans to start testing for it
A new synthetic opiate, isotonitazene, may require more than a usual dose of naloxone (Narcan) to restore breathing. —– A new synthetic opiate is showing signs of penetrating new markets,...