Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Nursing homes had problems controlling infections before all this
Jackson Manor, one of Signature HealthCare’s 42 facilities in the state, had a major outbreak. —– “Many Kentucky nursing homes failed at infection prevention and control even before the novel coronavirus...
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Beshear calls out Perdue Farms for being uncooperative after virus outbreak at plant; restaurants say they’re being ignored
As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official state guidance is at kycovid19.ky.gov. Restaurants are unhappy with Gov. Andy Beshear, and he is...
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Reopenings may not fit guidelines, but Beshear says plateau and other states’ trends forecast a decline in May; public data limited
State’s “epidemic curve” notes, and Kentucky Health News arrow emphasizes, that coronavirus cases with first symptoms in the last two weeks may not appear. The later the date, the more...
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Beshear starts saying what businesses can open when; analysis says Ky. shutdown saved lives; study shows promising treatment
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 and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov....
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Attorney general calls bans on mass gatherings as applied to churches, and on interstate travel, unconstitutional; vows to sue
Beshear showed photos of Lillian and Leonard Press; she died of covid-19 complications Sunday. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated....
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Beshear, Health Commissioner Stack lay out timeline for reopening health care and other segments of the Ky. economy
Gov. Andy Beshear held up a mask at his Sunday briefing. (Photo by Ryan Hermens, Lexington Herald-Leader) As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be...
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Caring for your lungs, including avoiding tobacco smoke and e-cig aerosol, can help protect you from coronavirus, professors write
By Ellen Hahn and Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli Professor & director, and associate professor, BREATHE, University of Kentucky The novel coronavirus attacks our airways, making it difficult to breathe. It is particularly important to take...
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With kids at home, now’s a good time to get them to quit using electronic cigarettes; state has programs designed for teenagers
A message from “This is Quitting” —– Adolescents and teenagers are spending much more time at home while schools are closed, so this seems like a good time for parents...
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46% of Ky. covid-19 deaths in long-term-care facilities, higher than other states; protective gear, testing and staffing are concerns
Long-term-care facilities have largely confined residents to rooms to protect them from the virus, but they play games via hallways. (Photo via The News Courier, Athens, Ala.) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky...
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As he and Beshear take the first small steps to reopen the state, Health Commissioner Stack asks for ‘patience and tolerance’
Stack at the April 19 briefing —– By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsAs Kentucky takes small steps toward reopening businesses, starting gingerly with much of health care, you can almost see...