Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Most of Kentucky’s Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinic are testing for the coronavirus; anyone can get a test
By David Bolt CEO, Kentucky Primary Care Association The covid-19 pandemic has amplified the importance of health-care providers, networks and collaborations in our local communities. In particular, the Federally Qualified...
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400 Kentuckians have died of covid-19; Beshear confronts the politics of masks and resistance of some local officials to testing
The governor’s mansion uses green lights to memorialize the deaths of Kentuckians from covid-19. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News On the day when the national covid-19 death toll...
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Coronavirus cases decline, but more nursing homes are infected, and Kentuckians’ behavior and attitude worry health officials
Kentucky Health News chart shows daily cases and the trendline for the last two weeks. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be...
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National health secretary says health requires reopening
By Alex M. Azar U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, for The Washington Post President Trump’s top priority throughout the covid-19 crisis and his presidency has been protecting the health...
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Pediatrician offers facts about serious syndrome that can attack children who were otherwise unaffected by the coronavirus
Getty Images photo, distributed by University of Kentucky —– By Dr. Sean McTigue University of Kentucky There have been reports coming out of New York and other states that have...
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Why wear a mask when you go out in public? Because you may have the coronavirus and not know it, and it’s highly contagious
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Wearing a mask when out in public is even more important as Kentucky reopens its economy, medical professionals advise. Many Kentuckians are skeptical. “It...
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No deaths from covid-19 in Ky. for the first time in 1½ months
“For only the second time in about a month and a half, we have zero new deaths to report,” Gov. Andy Beshear said in his daily coronavirus update, delivered by...
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Beshear says virus is declining in Kentucky, but he and health chief warn that might not continue ‘if we take our eye off the ball’
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear declared for the first time Friday that the coronavirus is declining in Kentucky, but he and his health commissioner warned of...
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Sen. Rand Paul makes claims about the coronavirus that aren’t backed by science; WFPL reporter fact-checks them
State Department for Public Health map, labeled by Kentucky Health News, shows Warren County with a rate of 647 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people. For a larger version of the map, click...
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New designer opioid is linked to overdose deaths in Illinois and Indiana; Cincinnati coroner says she plans to start testing for it
A new synthetic opiate, isotonitazene, may require more than a usual dose of naloxone (Narcan) to restore breathing. —– A new synthetic opiate is showing signs of penetrating new markets,...