Category: YOUR HEALTH
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9 counties drop to low risk of Covid-19, but 80 remain at high risk; Kentucky infection rate second highest among the states
CDC map, adapted by Kentucky Health News —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky’s risk from Covid-19 fell slightly last week, based on the county-by-county risk as estimated by...
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‘Children are not little adults’ and need special care in heat waves
Photo by Cavan via Getty Images and Kaiser Health News —– By Emmarie Huetteman Kaiser Health News After more than a week of record-breaking temperatures across much of the country, public-health experts...
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Advocates in recovery call for safe drug-use sites, less strict criminal laws, funding from national opioid settlement
Kungu Njuguna and Amanda Hall —– By Amanda Hall and Kungu Njuguna The rural-urban divide is an issue that has a considerable impact on the politics and policies of Kentucky....
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Abortion-rights supporters encouraged by Kansas voters’ rejection of anti-abortion measure similar to one on Kentucky’s Nov. 8 ballot
Kansas state Rep. Stephanie Clayton and other abortion-rights supporters were surprised. (Photo: Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR) —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Voters in a Kansas referendum Tuesday maintained a right...
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Judge on state Court of Appeals issues temporary order making almost all abortions in Kentucky illegal again
Judge Larry Thompson —– A judge on the Kentucky Court of Appeals has issued an order that, in effect, at least temporarily bans abortions in Kentucky unless needed to save...
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State report shows fewer new cases of coronavirus, but The New York Times ranks Kentucky’s new-case rate first among the states
New York Times map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News After a six-week surge, the daily average...
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In flood cleanup, here’s how to stay safe and healthy
Disaster cleanup workers take breaks and keep hydrated when temperatures are high, as is forecast this week. —– Floods can kill, but so can the cleanup, if you aren’t careful,...
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Annual policy forum will focus on role of education in health
Individual and public health are influenced by many things, including the educational characteristics of people and their communities. Education will be the focus of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky’s 2022...
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Strawberries could reduce chance of Alzheimer’s, study finds
Photo illustration from berries.com —– Strawberries could help protect your brain from Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from researchers at Rush University in Chicago. They found that a compound in...