Category: YOUR HEALTH
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It’s National Children’s Dental Health Month, time to think about improving the poor oral health of Kentucky’s children
Dr. Stephanie Poynter —– By Stephanie Poynter Chair, Kentucky Oral Health Coalition It is no secret that Kentucky has historically had a poor reputation when it comes to our dental...
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Nearly all metrics of the pandemic in Ky. are going the right way, with new single-dose vaccine likely to be approved this weekend
A flag is placed behind the Capitol for each Kentucky Covid-19 victim. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The good news on a rainy Friday was...
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Beshear says 119 new vaccine sites will bring total to 410; state’s positive-test rate keeps falling; other metrics remain mostly stable
State Department for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; click it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced that the state will open 119...
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Doctors tell patients to ‘take their exercise pills’ because physical activity is good for your mind, not just for your body
The author at his gym. Javanbakht did not like to exercise until he found an activity he enjoyed. Photo by Arash Javanbakht. —– By Arash Javanbakht Associate professor of psychiatry, Wayne...
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Kentucky’s positive coronavirus test rate drops below 6%, but state reports another spike in Covid-19 deaths: 51 listed today
Kentucky Health News graphic; click on it to enlarge —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health NewsThe percentage of Kentuckians testing positive for the novel coronavirus dropped below 6 percent for...
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Ky. to get more vaccine doses; Beshear recommends more in-person schooling; daily coronavirus metrics improving or stable
State Department for Public Health map, relabeled by Kentucky Health News; click it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced 1,497 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday,...
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Vaccinations will move March 1 to the 1C category: People over 60, those with certain health conditions, and essential workers
Ky. Dept. for Public Health graph, relabeled by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s regional coronavirus vaccine sites will open...
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New coronavirus cases in Kentucky drop for 6th straight week, but state ranks 8th in U.S.; positive-test rate drops for 4th day in row
New York Times map, adapted; click it to enlarge; click here for interactive version with county data —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Cases of the novel coronavirus in Kentucky have declined...
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Health experts are cautious about making pandemic predictions, but say that by fall, things will be much more like normal
Dr. Anthony Fauci —– Kentucky Health News Almost a year after it greatly changed life in Kentucky and the rest of the United States, the pandemic is waning, and vaccinations...
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Seven-day average of coronavirus cases is creeping up, and 11th in U.S., but positivity rate, a leading indicator, is inching down
Ky. Health News graph; case numbers are initial, unadjusted daily reports; click on it to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While the seven-day average of coronavirus cases...