Category: YOUR HEALTH
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New cases of the coronavirus remain high in Kentucky; state reports 70 more Covid-19 deaths, including a 16-year-old
Ky. Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health NewsThe metrics used to measure the pandemic in...
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As coronavirus cases increase, so do hospitalizations and deaths
Kentucky Health News graph; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pandemic continued to accelerate in Kentucky yesterday, especially in hospitals...
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Every Covid-19 indicator in Kentucky is up; hospital cases rose 52% in last month; but vaccinations are outpacing new cases
Ky. Health News graph (virus cases based on initial, unadjusted reports); click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As every metric used to measure the...
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Pikeville Medical Center now includes Eastern Kentucky’s first hospital for children, thanks to federal grants and donors
Outpatient examination room in hospital (Photo by Silas Walker, Lexington Herald-Leader) —– Pikeville Medical Center has opened the first children’s hospital in Eastern Kentucky. The 13,400-square-foot facility, with 10 child-themed patient rooms...
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Sen. Rand Paul’s false claim that masks don’t work against the coronavirus gets Four Pinocchios from The Washington Post
Washington Post graphic —– By Salvador Rizzo The Washington Post “When you talk about the peer-reviewed studies of masks, there was one done in Denmark, showed that it didn’t work....
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Kentucky’s coronavirus infection rate jumps to 16th among the states; its 22% increase in cases the last two weeks ranks ninth
New York Times map, adapted by Ky. Health News; click it to enlarge; interactive version is here. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The Thanksgiving lull is over and the pandemic...
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Feeling older than you are? You may not be getting enough sleep
Shutterstock —– Getting plenty of sleep is important not just for physical health but also for your own perception of your health. A study led by the University of Exeter in England found that...
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As positive-test rate zooms above 9% and hospital cases surge, Beshear urges more vaccinations, boosters and caution
Ky. Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted and updated by Ky. Health News; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News The share of Kentuckians...
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As first U.S. Omicron case is found, Beshear says Delta remains ‘deadly and highly contagious’ in Ky.; over 3,000 new cases today
Ky. Health News chart (click to enlarge); case numbers are from initial, unadjusted daily reports. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky saw another day of increasing coronavirus cases,...
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Why we must listen to science and get vaccinated for Covid-19
Kevin Kavanagh, M.D. —– By Kevin Kavanagh Recently Medicare announced a 14.5% increase in Part B premiums, primarily driven by rising health-care costs and utilization during the pandemic. Our inability to abide by...