Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Omicron could be more contagious than Delta, but experts say it’s unlikely to be completely resistant to vaccines; research needed
By Meryl Kornfield, Adela Suliman, Christine Armario and María Luisa Paúl The Washington Post A new variant of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 is raising concern around the world. South Africa confirmed Thursday...
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TV commercials from aging quarterbacks and others for private Medicare plans don’t tell the whole story, such as high deductibles
Joe Namath, in image from Medicare Advantage TV commercial aired in Fall 2020 —– By Trudy Lieberman It seems nothing ever changes when it comes to hawking insurance to fill...
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Another reason to get the Covid-19 vaccine: Every case of the coronavirus is an opportunity for the virus to mutate
hopkinsmedicine.org photo —– Every case of the coronavirus — whether in an adult or a child and whether it is symptomatic or not — gives the virus another opportunity to...
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Kentucky’s coronavirus positive-test rate goes above 7%; lack of home tests will make Thanksgiving riskier than it should be
New York Times map, adapted by Ky. Health News; click it to enlarge or here for interactive version. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pandemic in Kentucky mostly plateaued Wednesday as...
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Pandemic numbers continue to tick up, especially Covid-19 hospitalizations; 53 more deaths reported, raising recent average
State Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky heads into a cold Thanksgiving weekend that...
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Coronavirus cases, positive-test rate and hospitalizations keep rising in Ky., creating more risk as Thanksgiving approaches
State Department for Public Health graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In the last week, coronavirus cases, the share of...
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Not sure how to talk about Covid-19 vaccines with loved ones? Nurses offer a guide to ‘productive conversations’
The American Association of Critical Care Nurses’ guide to productive conversations about Covid-19 vaccines —– Covid-19 vaccines are likely to be a topic of conversation during the holidays, which could...
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Outgoing National Institutes of Health director says disinformation, misinformation are fueling distrust in science and ‘Truth is losing’
Francis Collins, head of the National Institutes of Health, and Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH photo) —– By Rachel Roubein The Washington Post...
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The sooner you quit smoking, the better off your lungs will be; but the sooner you start, the higher will be your risk of cancer death
Photo: Getty Images/Wavebreakmedia —– Smoking’s negative health consequences are well known, but smokers can reduce―or even erase―their risk of dying from lung cancer by quitting at a young age, and...
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Rural Americans are the most likely to say the pandemic is over, and least likely to take precautions against it
The Atlantic/Leger poll was conducted Nov. 5-7. Click the image to enlarge or click here for the rest of the report. —– Though the coronavirus remains entrenched in rural areas, rural Americans are more likely...