Category: HEALTH POLICY
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7-day average for Covid-19 cases a record; Ky. rate is No. 2 in nation; surge causing more hospitals to limit elective procedures
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Omicron variant of the coronavirus keeps surging in Kentucky, setting a record Tuesday for the highest seven-day rolling average, and the acceleration of...
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Pandemic still set records but may be nearing its crest in Ky.; short-staffed hospitals struggle to keep up; better masks urged
State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As hope mounts that the...
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School nurse advocates disappointed that the House didn’t fund a nurse for every school, but say they will lobby the Senate for it
Nurse Vicki Williams worked at a school in Calloway County in this 2017 photo. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Representatives of the Kentucky Nurses Association‘s School Nurse Task Force...
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Bill would start state program to screen for lung cancer, in which Ky. leads in cases and deaths, to catch it earlier and save lives
Rep. Kim Moser —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky leads the nation in lung cancer. In an effort to get more eligible Kentuckians screened for it, to catch...
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It’s too early for school boards to lift mask mandates, but they need to plan for it, former FDA commissioner Gottlieb says
Ky. Health News map, based on Ky. Dept. for Public Health data Jan. 15-21. Click on it to enlarge. —– Pediatrician Horace Hambrick attended the Jan. 10 meeting of the Scott County...
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Ky. again breaks record for new Covid-19 cases, over 16,000; new studies show robust protection against virus if boosted
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky hit another daily record for new coronavirus cases, surging beyond the last record by more than 1,000 cases. It also has a new...
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Senate floor leader, citing governor’s handling of pandemic, says Beshear ‘does not know how to govern’ and ‘hates the legislature’
Sen. Damon Thayer —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear “does not know how to govern,” the majority floor leader of the state Senate said at Kentucky...
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House sends Senate a budget bill with many provisions dealing with health issues, several with less than Beshear proposed
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state House of Representatives passed a two-year state budget Thursday that includes a number of provisions for health, including many that were in...
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Pandemic keeps growing in Ky., but Beshear sees a peak in 10-14 days; Harlan County ball games called ‘super-spreader events’
The governor used this graph to show that very few fully vaccinated Kentuckians under 60 have died of Covid-19 since the Omicron variant began raising numbers in July. (Screenshot; click to...
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Governor sees ‘major outbreak’ of coronavirus cases in the General Assembly, says more legislators need to wear masks
Two of the nine in-person legislators visible in this screenshot of the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee Thursday were wearing masks. At least one member participated remotely. (KET) —– By Al...