Category: OPINION
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‘I took the vaccine just as soon as my turn came, and I encourage you to get your shot too,’ McConnell says; slams D.C. Democrats
McConnell has often worn masks. —– By U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell We’ve witnessed a modern, medical miracle over the last 12 months. Multiple safe, highly-effective Covid-19 vaccines are helping Kentuckians...
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Virus variant first found in U.K. now dominant in U.S.; vaccinations limit its impact, and mutations that make more contagious strains
False-color electron micrograph of a B.1.1.7 variant, the increased transmissibility of which is believed to be due to the structure of its spike proteins, shown in green. —– By Paulo Verardi...
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Nurses shouldn’t have to pick between integrity and compliance, one writes, calling for a standard national work system
Photo by Ancora Home Care —– The writer is a nurse in Central City. She wrote this for The Leader-News. By Dara Bratcher Integrity is one of the most important qualities...
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People gave up on influenza pandemic measures a century ago when they tired of prevention – and many of them paid a price
Armistice Day celebrations of the end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918, worried public-health experts as people crowded together in cities across the United States. (Photo by The Associated Press)...
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It’s National Children’s Dental Health Month, time to think about improving the poor oral health of Kentucky’s children
Dr. Stephanie Poynter —– By Stephanie Poynter Chair, Kentucky Oral Health Coalition It is no secret that Kentucky has historically had a poor reputation when it comes to our dental...
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Doctors tell patients to ‘take their exercise pills’ because physical activity is good for your mind, not just for your body
The author at his gym. Javanbakht did not like to exercise until he found an activity he enjoyed. Photo by Arash Javanbakht. —– By Arash Javanbakht Associate professor of psychiatry, Wayne...
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We must break the silence about suicides of nurses as they fight for patients in the pandemic, UK’s dean of nursing writes
Janie Heath, Ph.D. —– By Janie Heath Dean, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky While the Covid-19 pandemic rages on with new variants, the urgency for Kentucky nurses to stay...
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As we queue up, or don’t, for vaccines, West Kentucky columnist sees some of the Seven Deadly Sins but also a couple of virtues
By Constance Alexander MURRAY, Ky. – Pride, covetousness, lust, anger, envy, sloth, scandal. That was how we memorized the Seven Deadly Sins at St. Francis School. Our source was the...
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Tired of wearing a mask? Keeping your distance? Washing your hands? How to keep it up as a more contagious virus threatens
Photo by JNemchinova, iStock/Getty Images —– By Dr. Diana Heiman Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky Covid-19 restriction fatigue and mask fatigue are real. We likely are all at...
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As virus mutations pop up around the world, there may be a silver lining: a single vaccine or booster shot may thwart them all
Dr. Kevin Kavanagh —– By Dr. Kevin Kavanagh Republished from Infection Control Today This morning I awoke to a report from Public Health of England that the United Kingdom variant of SARS-CoV-2 has...