Category: YOUR HEALTH
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By far, most Kentucky counties don’t have enough primary-care physicians
Most of Kentucky’s rural counties and some of its metropolitan areas have too few primary-care doctors and they are leaving faster than they can be replaced, Sarah Ladd reports for the Louisville Courier...
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With the important exceptions of vaping and marijuana, substance abuse among U.S. teenagers has been going down
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Except for cannabis use and vaping, substance use among American teens is going down, according to a recent study. Published in the peer-reviewed journal Substance...
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UK Extension program to address farmer suicide and other mental-health issues expands to include young people and nurses
An initiative that was originally designed to address farmer suicide has expanded to address mental health issues and suicide among young people and nurses, Jordan Strickler reports for the University of Kentucky. The...
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State launches campaign to promote vaccines for Covid-19, flu
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Working to get ahead of what is expected to be a severe flu and Covid-19 season, the state has started a campaign to encourage Kentuckians...
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Latest Covid-19 risk map shows number of Ky. counties at elevated risk dropped 24% in the past week
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The weekly pandemic risk map for Kentucky improved again Thursday, as the number of counties at elevated risk of Covid-19 dropped 24 percent. Only...
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As cool weather hits, state and foundation launch campaign to promote vaccinations for Covid-19 and the flu
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Working to get ahead of what is expected to be a severe flu and Covid-19 season, the state has started a campaign to encourage Kentuckians...
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New Covid-19 cases in Ky. hit a plateau, but in East Ky. it’s a very high plateau, and part of the nation’s biggest hotspot
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News New cases of the coronavirus in Kentucky hit a plateau last week after declining for four of the last five weeks, but the number...
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Here are some simple tips to help you stay healthier as you age
By Kelly Parsons University of Kentucky What goes up and never comes down? Your age! September is Healthy Aging Month, an observance designed to celebrate the positive aspects of growing...
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‘Long Covid’ should be considered a ‘major health crisis’ and not a respiratory disease, but a systemic one, research leader says
https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2022/09/long-covid-can-affect-anyone-who-has.html
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Covid-19 map for Kentucky shows 41 counties with less risk than last week, but Eastern Coal Field remains almost fully high-risk
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The weekly Covid-19 risk map for Kentucky took a solid turn for the better Thursday, as more than a third of the state’s counties...