Category: OPINION
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Opinion: Without herd immunity, we need masking, ventilation, germicidal lighting, clearer messaging to prevent Covid-19
By Kevin Kavanagh We all need to recognize the dangers of Covid-19 and the risks it imposes to our long-term health and our country’s workforce. Long Covid occurs in about...
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Kids’ back-to-school stress: Talk it out, take it slow, get back into a routine, use available resources, Children’s Hospital doctor says
By Dr. Amy Lynn Meadows University of Kentucky Children have coped with a lot of change over the past several years. It’s important to recognize that change, even good change,...
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53% in statewide poll say the pandemic is over for them; 1/3 are unvaccinated; 1/3 of those say they could be moved to get a shot
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Even as the share of Kentuckians testing positive for the coronavirus continues to rise, about a third of the state’s adults believe the pandemic...
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Advocates in recovery call for safe drug-use sites, less strict criminal laws, funding from national opioid settlement
Kungu Njuguna and Amanda Hall —– By Amanda Hall and Kungu Njuguna The rural-urban divide is an issue that has a considerable impact on the politics and policies of Kentucky....
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We’re all tired of the pandemic, but the latest version of the virus is more contagious, so vigilance is needed, health writers say
President Biden and other top Democrats mingle among a largely unmasked crowd at the Congressional Picnic at the White House on Tuesday. (Getty Images photo by Chip Somodevilla) —– By Myah Ward...
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Kentuckians seem convinced that Covid is over, but they’re wrong
Kevin Kavanagh, M.D. —– By Kevin Kavanagh This month my family had encounters with two Lexington doctor offices. In one the staff rolled her eyes when asked about masks, parroting...
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Generics are usually cheaper, but can also cost more than brand names, due to rebate deals between insurers and drug makers
Wendell Potter —– By Wendell Potter I’m not in the habit of wishing bad things to happen to anybody, but last week, when I was at the pharmacy counter, I...
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May is not just Nurses Month; it’s Kentucky Nurses Suicide Prevention Month, writers say; nurse suicide rates keep rising
Lee Anne Walmsley, Julie Marfell and Paul Norrod —– OPINION by Julie Marfell, Paul Norrod and Lee Anne Walmsley Nurses are the backbone of health care, supporting and protecting their...
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OPINION: Kentucky’s governor could legalize medical marijuana with ‘a game of constitutional chicken,’ advocate writes
Jim Higdon —– By Jim Higdon Gov. Andy Beshear is the first governor in the history of Kentucky to call for legalizing cannabis. Following the failure of the Kentucky legislature...
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Ky. journalist tells the story of her first pregnancy, focusing on choice — whether that be parenthood, adoption or abortion
Bonnie Jean Feldkamp in her high school band uniform —– A Kentucky women writes about the importance of choice when it comes to decisions about abortion and tells her story...