Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Positive-test rate hits new high, likely due to less testing, state says, but cases also had a spike, and so did Covid-19 deaths
Kentucky Health News graph, based on state reports; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 2 — As the new...
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Why do they require two doses? and other questions about the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines, answered
Observer Research Foundation illustration —– By Baptist Health Blog and Kentucky Health News The Covid-19 vaccines being distributed in the U.S. require two doses to achieve the effectiveness level of 95 percent...
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State’s poor health rankings are a caution flag in pandemic, but virus shouldn’t keep you from making regular visits to doctors
By Ben Chandler President and CEO, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky A new state-by-state comparison of the nation’s health ranks Kentucky near the bottom in a variety of significant categories....
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Mayfield wastewater testing shows promise for more targeted measures to thwart coronavirus infections, foundation says
A wastewater testing project in Mayfield is helping pinpoint outbreaks of the novel coronavirus even before residents experience symptoms, and thus could allow more narrowly targeted measures to prevent further spread...
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Omnibus relief bill includes ban on mail sales of e-cigarette products; FedEx will not handle shipments after March 1
The catch-all bill to keep the government open, provide pandemic relief and do many other things includes a ban on mail shipments of electronic-cigarette products, and apply federal laws on...
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Beshear worries that New Year’s on top of Christmas will reverse Kentucky’s recent progress on thwarting the novel coronavirus
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As he gave his last briefing of 2020, Gov. Andy Beshear said he worries that the New Year’s weekend, a four-day holiday for many...
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Legislation to fix surprise medical billing won’t apply to ground ambulances, but may produce data that will spur their inclusion
The congressional fix for surprise medical bills, contained in the legislation to keep the government open, provide pandemic relief and do many other things, does not apply to ground ambulances, which...
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Beshear’s Facebook post shows generally stable virus numbers; comments on it reveal support, skepticism and unhappiness
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Measures of the novel-coronavirus pandemic remained generally stable Sunday, as Gov. Andy Beshear made only a Facebook post giving the day’s numbers. The state...
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Trump helped get vaccines produced quickly, but he and some of his allies are complicating efforts to get people to take them
“President Trump and his allies have spent years stoking disinformation and doubt in official accounts about the election, the coronavirus, and other topics. Now those efforts are making it harder to rally support...
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State reports Christmas Eve was pandemic’s second-deadliest day, with 53 Covid-19 deaths, but positive-test rate fell below 8%
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Christmas Eve was Kentucky’s second-deadliest day of the pandemic, with confirmation of 53 deaths from Covid-19, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Saturday in a three-day...