Category: YOUR HEALTH
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New focus on obesity makes Ky. kids’ health ranking plummet in annual report; 38% of them are either overweight or obese
Kids Count charts; for a larger version of any chart, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The 31st annual Kids Count Data Book on children’s well...
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State health chief tells Kentuckians who’ve been to Myrtle Beach to self-quarantine; some long-term-care visitation to resume Mon.
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As it reported 280 more coronavirus cases in Kentucky, the state Department for Public Health issued an advisory to Kentuckians who had traveled in the...
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Health departments getting temporary workers to trace contacts of people who have the coronavirus; start of school will be big test
By Lisa Gillespie Kentucky Health News As restaurants have reopened and people are gathering more after three months of social isolation, Kentucky’s health departments are finally getting extra help to...
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‘Healthy at School’ guidance requires social distancing, mask and daily temperature checks, along with great flexibility in scheduling
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky schools work toward reopening amid the covid-19 pandemic, new guidance from the state says students and staff will have to stay six...
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7-day case average rises above 200 again, but hospitalizations are down; Beshear says it’s manageable with masks, distancing
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced 229 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Kentucky Wednesday, raising the state’s seven-day running average to 204, up from...
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With less than half the year gone, Kentucky has already had more drownings than it had all last year; top cause of death, ages 1-4
With public swimming pools closed due to the pandemic, and some families having more free time from work, the number of drownings in Kentucky this year, 33, has already surpassed...
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Trump voters say face masks prevent covid-19 spread; most U.S. voters say fight more important for Congress than economic boost
Almost eight in 10 voters said they believe face masks help prevent spread of the coronavirus, including 60 percent of those who said they are “very favorable” about President Trump...
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Some don’t take covid-19 seriously, and want to argue about it
By Mark Neikirk A flooring contractor came to our house this week to measure, wearing no mask. Our dialogue went like this: “Do you have one?” “No.” “OK. We can...
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Rural stroke survival rates worse, partly because rural hospitals don’t quickly transfer patients to bigger hospitals
Pictured is an MRI of blood vessels in the brain. (Washington University) —– Rural stroke patients have less access to newer treatments and substantially higher mortality rates than their urban...
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Covid-19 update: Estimated coronavirus transmission rate in Kentucky stable at safe level; state’s rate is 30th highest in nation
Estimates of coronavirus transmission rates by the RT.live website illustrate Kentucky’s differences with two bordering states to the north and one of the states in the South, where cases and estimated rates are...