Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Columbia nursing home is latest Ky. hotspot for the coronavirus, making Adair County the latest hotspot for public concern
Signature HealthCare at Summit Manor, in Columbia, has 71 residents and about as many staffers. —– A nursing home in Columbia is the latest hotspot for covid-19 among long-term-care facilities...
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Covid-19 update: Norton Healthcare starts testing blood plasma from recovered patients as treatment for those who are severely ill
As news develops in Kentucky about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official state guidance is at https://kycovid19.ky.gov. Norton Healthcare is the latest Kentucky hospital system testing...
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Why has the coronavirus had a heavier impact on African Americans? The answers are in economics and sociology
Chart from 2017 Kentucky Minority Health Status Report —– The coronavirus is having a heavier effect on African Americans, putting new attention on the disparities in their health and the...
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Beshear: ‘We’re looking at months’ of restrictions, but they can be relaxed selectively if ‘significantly on the downward’ from peak
UK HealthCare employees sent this photo to thank a Lexington restaurant for providing them dinner. —– As news develops in Kentucky about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may...
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State evacuates 18 from Louisville senior community, sends med students to help one in Kuttawa where at least one resident died
Jean Massamore, 94, and granddaughter Lee Ann Teague. Massamore died at Teague’s home after a hospital wouldn’t admit her and a senior community refused to let her back in. —–...
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Nursing homes say they need help; feds plan tests for places that haven’t yet been heavily hit by virus; Baptist furloughs employees
UK HealthCare employees sent this photo to thank a Lexington restaurant for providing them dinner. —– As news develops in Kentucky about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item will...
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Beshear says about 17 churches planning services ‘can probably expect to see us’; religious conservative lobby joins his pleas
Large churches, like the Cathedral of Christ the King in Lexington, do not appear to be a problem. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday...
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Covid-19 update: 11 die at long-term care facilities; 55 residents, 22 staff test positive for coronavirus, other test results pending
The above video on how to properly wear a mask is from Sarasota Memorial Hospital nurse Jennifer Sorensen, via the Lexington Herald-Leader. Kentucky Health News Eleven people have died of covid-19...
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Covid-19 update: 47 residents and staffers of Ky. nursing homes have tested positive for coronavirus, state tells Courier Journal
Here’s some of the latest coronavirus news in Kentucky: “At least 47 residents and employees of nursing homes in Kentucky have tested positive for the coronavirus, and three residents have...
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One preliminary projection of covid-19’s impact in Ky. shows it better off than border states; another one’s latest take is worse
Kentucky Health News table of projection models; Virginia and Missouri resembled other border states. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News How many Kentuckians will be infected with the coronavirus?...