Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Health commissioner says to expect more coronavirus surges, so it’s important to keep encouraging vaccines despite resistance
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky will continue to see coronavirus surges from time to time, and because Covid-19 still has the potential to overwhelm the health-care system, it’s...
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Coronavirus new-case rate goes up 7.9% in one day; state clears backlog of Covid-19 deaths and adds 212 to pandemic total
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As the rate of new coronavirus cases in Kentucky jumped almost 8 percent in one day, state officials cleared a backlog of Covid-19 deaths,...
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Beshear urges ‘immediacy’ when it comes to getting a Covid-19 vaccine or booster shot, as Thanksgiving nears
Kentucky Department for Public Health graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As coronavirus infection rates in Kentucky kept inching up, Gov. Andy Beshear kept urging...
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All Ky. adults can get booster; new-case rate and hospitalizations up over 2%; cases in unmasked Warren County schools jump
New York Times map, adapted by Ky. Health News, shows cases increasing with colder weather. To enlarge any image, click on it; for the interactive version of this map, with local...
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Statewide pandemic metrics mostly stable, but hospital numbers keep rising; Bourbon County shifts to in-home schooling
Kentucky Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported 1,821 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, raising the...
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Weekly case numbers go up 20% after falling for seven weeks; Beshear calls it a plateau, says the virus ‘is not done with us yet’
Ky. Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s coronavirus cases in the week ending Nov. 14...
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Kentuckians’ increase in fast-food visits from 2020 to 2021 was larger than the U.S. average, a national survey finds
Kentuckians’ visits to fast-food restaurants this year are running 42 percent ahead of last year, a bigger increase than the U.S. average of 33%, according to a survey by marketing...
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Coronavirus cases remain on a high plateau, especially among kids; 70 more deaths listed Fri.; memorial service Sun. at Capitol
Kentucky Health News graph, based on initial state reports —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As coronavirus cases in Kentucky remain on a high plateau, Kentucky reported 111 more...
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Exercise, even moderate, can help improve symptoms of anxiety
Photo from Getty Images —– Moderate to strenuous exercise can help alleviate symptoms of anxiety, even in chronic cases, according to a recent study in Sweden. A study from the University of...
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County Data Book from Kids Count measures the well-being of Kentucky’s children, with county-by-county information
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The annual Kids Count County Data Book on children’s well-being ranks Kentucky 37th in the nation for the overall condition of its children. Since last year,...