Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Over 1 in 4 Kentuckians tested for coronavirus are positive; hospitals filling up with Covid-19 patients, get National Guard help
State Department for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the Omicron variant surges across Kentucky,...
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Booster shot needed to protect against Omicron, lab study finds
Chelsea, Mass. (Photo from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) —– A booster shot of the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is needed to provide immunity against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, according to a study just reported in...
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With the Omicron variant, N95 or equivalent masks are needed to stop infection, according to epidemiologists
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo shows a green N95 mask. —– The Omicron variant of the coronavirus “spreads much more quickly than its predecessors” and research “suggests the virus...
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Kynect health-insurance open enrollment ends Saturday, Jan. 15
Map shows choice of health insurance companies offering federally subsidized plans in each county. —– Saturday, Jan. 15, is the last day for Kentuckians to sign up for federally subsidized...
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As Covid-19 cases spike, guidelines for people with cancer receive significant upgrades
Photo illustration from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center —– The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has published significant updates to the expert consensus recommendations on vaccination and pre-exposure measures of Covid-19 in people with cancer. The...
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Cap on insulin costs takes effect, but for fewer than 1/3 of Kentuckians; Biden bill would cover them all but its fate is in doubt
Reps. Patti Minter and Danny Bentley saw Gov. Andy Beshear sign their insulin price limit bill into law last March. (Screenshot) —– Jan. 1 was the effective date of a new...
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There’s still time to get a flu shot; season runs through May
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After three weeks of increases in influenza cases across the state, reported cases took a steep dive during Christmas week. The latest weekly report from the...
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Ky. doesn’t just break the 10,000 new-case mark, it goes over 11,000; Covid-19 hospitalizations up by nearly half in last 2 weeks
Ky. Health News graph; case numbers are from initial, unadjusted daily reports; click on it to enlarge. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky shattered its recently set records...
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America’s Health Rankings provide a snapshot of Kentucky’s health challenges, but also of its recent progress
Kentucky page of report from United Health Foundation; to enlarge or download, click on it. —– By Ben Chandler Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky As we move into another year, the...
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Don’t just cover your nose and mouth when you cough or sneeze; tilt your head down, study indicates
Photo by Pinstock/Getty Images —– Coughing downward may be the best way to prevent germs from traveling far and infecting others. A recent study published in AIP Advances used three mannequins to mimic...