Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Looking to be more active in 2022? Here are some tips
Photo by Julia Larson from Prexels —– The American Chiropractic Association recently released five strategies to help people establish a more active lifestyle. The release came in early January, when people normally...
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Kentucky has over 9,000 new coronavirus cases for 2nd day in a row, setting another record; positive-test rate also at new high
New York Times map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Coronavirus cases and the share of Kentuckians testing positive for...
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Kentucky pediatrician urges vaccines and masking to keep children in schools: ‘This is a very worrisome time in pediatrics’
Dr. Lindsay Ragsdale —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As coronavirus cases surged across the state in the first days of January, several Kentucky doctors not only urged Kentucky...
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Coronavirus numbers explode; positive-test rate also at new high; seven-day average of new cases has doubled in one week
Gov. Andy Beshear donned a mask Wednesday as he concluded his pandemic report on Facebook. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported 9,807 new cases of the coronavirus...
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Kentucky’s flu season is in full swing, with cases still increasing; cases have been confirmed in 15 of the state’s 16 health regions
State Department for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Influenza cases in Kentucky continue on the rise, and...
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Ky. again sets records for new Covid-19 cases and positivity rate; governor begs Kentuckians to get vaccinated and wear a mask
Ky. Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky again set records for...
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As the Omicron variant of the coronavirus rages through Kentucky, some hospitals are stopping inpatient elective surgeries
Baptist Health Lexington (Baptist Health Foundation photo) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the Omicron variant of the coronavirus skyrockets in Kentucky, hospitals and their intensive-care units continue to...
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Coronavirus causes cases to escalate as schools begin to re-open; Beshear and top doctor urge universal masking in schools
State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– State graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; click to enlarge. By Melissa Patrick...
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Kentucky Medical Assn. offers short videos for child vaccination
The Kentucky Medical Association has launched a new series of public service announcements encouraging parents to get their children immunized. The 30-second PSA appears below; the 60-second version can be downloaded at https://www.dropbox.com/s/urcqx6d22f0w0ru/KMA%20PSA%20-%20Purcell%20%3A60.mp4?dl=0.
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Baptist Health offers a free, one-hour, online class to help smokers quit; the next one is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 12
“Quitting tobacco is one the most common New Year’s resolutions made each year, but often proves to be one of the most difficult to keep,” Baptist Health says in a news release...