Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Covid-19 update: Nursing-home inspections became shorter when pandemic hit, and found almost no infection-control issues
State inspections of Kentucky nursing homes since the coronavirus pandemic began found almost no deficiencies in infection control, though nursing-home residents have accounted for more than 60 percent of the...
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More Kentuckians favor a statewide smoking ban, but leading advocacy group is still focused on persuading some localities
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News About three-fourths of adult Kentuckians said last fall that they favored a state law that would ban smoking in most public places, including workplaces,...
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Cases still on roller coaster; senators press for school guidance; football-player testing at UK, LSU, U. of Ark. most limited in nation
Coronavirus case numbers in Kentucky continued their roller-coaster ride Saturday, when 183 new cases were reported, lowering the seven-day rolling average to 179 from 198 the day before. The state...
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In a frank discussion of health equity for people of color, a call to action includes addressing a long list of unmet social needs
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Addressing health disparities and inequities requires a commitment to address the unmet social needs that contribute to poor health, and that holds true in...
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For sixth day of the last seven, new coronavirus cases increase, but hospitalizations for covid-19 continue a decline
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear reported 258 new cases of the coronavirus in Kentucky Friday, the sixth day out of the last seven...
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Beshear calls state’s covid-19 situation ‘very fragile,’ and tells the many not wearing masks in public, ‘We need you to reconsider’
State map labeled by Kentucky Health News shows Shelby County as new hotspot. Click to enlarge. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced 234 new cases of...
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Beshear says he will restart Kynect, the health-insurance marketplace his father launched as part of embracing Obamacare
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday that he will restart the state health-insurance exchange that his father, then-Gov. Steve Beshear, began in 2013 under the...
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As cases remain on a plateau, Beshear says virus is manageable, as long as Kentuckians follow the rules for preventing its spread
KHN chart shows two-week decline in May followed by a 10-day rise and a plateau higher than before. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this...
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Beshear reports 203 new coronavirus cases and 7 more deaths; guidance up for pools and gatherings up to 50, allowed June 29
As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official state guidance is at kycovid19.ky.gov By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After announcing 203 new...
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Some areas of Appalachian Kentucky are seeing a jump in coronavirus cases, with many small outbreaks tied to churches
Some rural areas in Kentucky that hadn’t had many coronavirus cases are seeing an increase, in part because of the reopenings of churches and businesses, Bill Estep reports for the Lexington Herald-Leader. Harlan...