Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Regular, moderate exercise may slow Parkinson’s symptoms
Seniors exercise. (Photo by the Parkinson’s Foundation) —– Regular, moderate exercise one to two hours a week by people with early-stage Parkinson’s disease may help slow the damage it does to the...
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Daily new cases of the coronavirus in Ky. set a record, at 11,232; hospitals, schools and communities are strained, Beshear says
Ky. Health News graph; cases are from initial, unadjusted daily reports. (Click on it to enlarge.) —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pandemic kept surging in Kentucky Wednesday, as...
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Pandemic still setting records in Kentucky; more than 1 in 4 who get tested are positive; hospitals and schools are disrupted
Chart by The Washington Post, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s coronavirus cases continued to skyrocket Tuesday, and the...
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Kynect health-insurance open enrollment extended to Jan. 31
Map shows choice of health insurance companies offering federally subsidized plans in each county. —– The deadline to sign up for federally subsidized health insurance through kynect.ky.gov , the state’s online portal,...
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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...