Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Kentucky’s positive-test rate drops below 7%; Moderna and J&J boosters get FDA approval, now go to CDC for further guidance
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Most metrics to measure the coronavirus in Kentucky continue to drop Wednesday, including the percentage of Kentuckians who are testing positive for the coronavirus...
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Pandemic declining in Ky. faster than most other states; New York Times ranks state’s infection rate 16th, after weeks in the top 10
State Department for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After weeks of being one of the top 10...
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As pandemic keeps trending down, some school districts make masks optional; the governor says they shouldn’t be doing that
State Dept. for Public Health graph and map, adapted by Ky. Health News; click to enlarge By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the state’s coronavirus infection rate keeps falling, and some...
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Churches could be a key to overcoming vaccine misinformation, resistance to perceived coercion by ‘The Man’ in Eastern Ky.
Pastor Billy Joe Lewis at his Leslie County church. (Kaiser Health News photo by Jessica Tezak) —– The key to keeping Eastern Kentucky hospitals from being overwhelmed by Covid-19, the flu...
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‘Long Covid’ hits over half of survivors, threatens health systems
Pharmaceutical Journal illustration —– According to a recent study at Penn State, more than half the people diagnosed with Covid-19 will suffer from “long Covid,” which can include one or more...
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Task force’s draft recommendation says most adults don’t need a daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke
ABC News photo —– After years of saying middle-aged and older Americans should take a low-dose aspirin every day to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, the nation’s chief...
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Kynect open to preview federally subsidized health plans, with more options and bigger subsidies; enrollment open Nov. 1
Cabinet for Health and Family Services map, adapted by Ky. Health News —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Open enrollment for federally subsidized health-insurance coverage beginning in January will...
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Clark County judge-executive dies of Covid-19; Kentucky’s rural Covid-19 death rate is 6th in nation; infection rate is 13th
Chris Pace —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Overall, the metrics used to measure the pandemic in Kentucky were favorable on Friday: Coronavirus cases showed a slight drop, the...
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52 more in Ky. die from Covid-19, but daily new-case average drops below 2,000; Estill Co. schools warn parents about threats
State Department for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health NewsKentucky reported 52 more Covid-19 deaths on Thursday, a lagging...
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Some chiropractors are sources of vaccine misinformation
“At a time when the surgeon general says misinformation has become an urgent threat to public health, an investigation by The Associated Press found a vocal and influential group of chiropractors has...