Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Every metric to measure the pandemic in Kentucky is worse, and cases in children are rising; vaccination is up, but less than cases
State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported more Covid-19 cases last week...
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Coronavirus burning through low-vaccinated Breathitt County; ‘It’s like they’re blind … I don’t understand,’ local health official says
A sign in Jackson (Photos by Jamie Lucke) —– By Jamie Lucke Kentucky Health News JACKSON, Ky. – William Sizemore fights Covid-19 from the front lines in Breathitt County; he worries...
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Stivers sees legislature returning mask policy to school districts, maybe with guidelines; Beshear says universal masking needed
Sen. Robert Stivers (Image from WKYT-TV) —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The Kentucky General Assembly may well let local school officials decide mask policy, rather than follow a state...
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Massie leads ‘Freedom Rally’ that includes man who says his wife, a UK hospital worker, will quit her job rather than get a shot
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, left, and state Rep. Josh Calloway spoke at the rally. (Courier Journal photo by Scott Utterback) —– Opponents of restrictions to fight the coronavirus pandemic, led by Fourth District U.S....
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Most Kentucky faith communities still meet in person, many without requiring masks, and vaccination is a touchy subject
Rev. Carol Harston leads communion at Louisville’s Highland Baptist Church. (Bill Campbell photos) —– By Bruce Maples and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the state and nation endure another surge...
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More than half of state’s acute-care hospitals report critical staff shortages; 7-day average of new coronavirus cases sets a record
Ky. Health News graph; daily cases from initial, unadjusted reports. For a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Before celebrating the...
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State has second highest number of new cases; 1/3 of hospitals critically short of staff; Beshear says Ky. in ‘uncharted territory’
Screenshot of KHN-adapted New York Times map; for interactive version, with local data, click here. —– By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News As Kentucky hospitals struggle with enough beds and...
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Today: 65 deaths reported, 2nd most of pandemic; 4,849 new cases, 3rd most; hospital and positive-test numbers at new highs
State Department for Public Health data and table, adapted by Kentucky Health News; for a larger version, click on it. Some hospitals have staffing shortages, so not all beds are available. —–...
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Early exposure to tobacco smoke may speed the aging process
Getty image —– Early exposure to tobacco smoke, firsthand and secondhand, may make your body age more quickly, a European study suggests. The study in the journal Environment International builds on earlier...
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In southeastern Kentucky’s Covid-19 hotspot, health-care providers try to fight misinformation without confrontation
Martin and Joyce Huff (Photo provided) —– By Jamie Lucke Kentucky Health News Martin Huff of WYGE Christian Radio in London says he never shied from vaccines before. He gets an annual flu...