Category: YOUR HEALTH
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As Kentucky’s pandemic numbers catch up with the holiday weekend, they jump; state’s positive-test rate is now 8.31%
State Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s coronavirus metrics took another jump Tuesday,...
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State’s positive-test rate above 8%; Beshear and Biden say new Omicron variant creates cause for concern, but not panic
Kentucky Health News graph shows data for the last 30 days. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The share of Kentuckians testing positive for the coronavirus in the last...
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Ky. ranks first in lung-cancer cases, and low in survival and early diagnosis, but prevention, screening and treatment are easier now
At 89 cases per 100,000 residents, Kentucky is No. 1 in the rate of new lung cancer cases. The national rate is 58. (Map from the American Lung Association 2021 State of Lung Cancer report) —–...
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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...