Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Kentucky’s two clinics suspend abortions as lawsuits challenge new law that is called ‘one of the most restrictive in the nation’
Rep. Randy Bridges, R-Paducah, gives a thumbs down to abortion advocates who chanted “Bans off our bodies” at the state Capitol April 13. (Photo by Ryan C. Hermens, Lexington Herald-Leader) —–...
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Health bills were among those that passed (some with overrides of vetoes) and failed in the last two days of the legislative session
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Republican legislature overrode more than two dozen of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes Wednesday and Thursday, including a wide-ranging abortion bill that was...
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Coronavirus cases in Kentucky dropped again, but the state’s positive-test rate and deaths attributed to Covid-19 ticked up a bit
Kentucky Health News graph from weekly state reports —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations dropped again in Kentucky last week, but deaths and the share...
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Beshear vetoes public-assistance, abortion bills; gets one more month of pandemic food benefits; more health bills could pass
Gov. Andy Beshear, signing and vetoing bills on Thursday, April 7 (KHN photo by Melissa Patrick) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky lawmakers will return to Frankfort Wednesday...
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Flu cases in Kentucky are on the rise; state has reported three flu deaths, one of them a dual infection of the flu and Covid-19
Kentucky Department for Public Health graph —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Covid-19 cases are on the wane across Kentucky, but influenza cases are on the rise and one...
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Anderson is the only county in Kentucky where the CDC says there are medical reasons for some people to wear a mask
Screenshot of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map highlighting Kentucky —– This story has been updated. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Anderson County is the only one in Kentucky with...
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Beshear and Senate president discuss medical marijuana, hero pay; Stivers says PBM bill stuck in Senate over cost concerns
Senate President Robert Stivers —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT — State Senate President Robert Stivers said he favors funding more research on medical marijuana before making it legal...
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Kentucky’s Covid-19 metrics continue to drop, almost to last June’s lows, as the state’s pandemic death toll passes 15,000
In yellow counties on this adapted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map, the CDC says residents who are immuno-compromised or at high risk for severe illness should talk to a health-care provider about...
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Recent genetic and medical study of 371,000 in United Kingdom concludes that no amount of alcohol is good for your heart
WebMD photo —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Although observational studies have indicated that moderate alcohol consumption is good for your heart, a new genetic and medical study of...
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Domestic-violence survivor triumphs, one step at a time, at UK
April Ballentine uses new equipment to walk. (University of Kentucky photo by Mark Cornelison) —– University of Kentucky video; for captions, click on play, then click the CC icon on...