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Social media caution flag: Instagram consistently recommended posts with misinformation about the pandemic, study finds
Shutterstock photo —– Instagram recommended many posts that contained misinformation about the pandemic last fall, according to a study by the Center for Countering Digital Hate, based in England. It found the...
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With just six days left in Kentucky’s short legislative session, many health-related bills are near final passage; here’s a roundup
One bill deals with retailing of syringes. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With just six days left in the General Assembly’s short, odd-year session, many health-related bills remain...
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On anniversary of pandemic’s arrival in Ky., Beshear vows to ‘fight aggressively until this virus is beaten,’ says it will be this year
Tanya Smith of Louisville, widow of Covid-19 victim Rev. Dr. Greg Smith, said “Stay strong, Kentucky. We are in this together and we will get through this together.” —– By Al Cross...
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Nationwide, progress against coronavirus has stalled, and variants loom, suggesting a fourth wave of cases is possible
Chart from Axios; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Sam Baker, Axios Republished with permission The U.S. may be on the verge of another surge in coronavirus...
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Relief-and-stimulus bill includes major changes in Obamacare
By Bruce Maples Kentucky Health News Stimulus checks. Funding for vaccines. Larger unemployment checks. Money to open schools. All these are features of the coronavirus relief-and-stimulus package that passed the...
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Franklin Circuit judge issues injunction blocking three new laws the legislature passed to limit the governor’s emergency powers
Judge Phillip Shepherd —– A Frankfort judge has blocked three laws the legislature passed to limit Gov. Andy Beshear’s emergency powers amid the coronavirus pandemic. Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd’s...
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Dolly Parton, who gave $1 million to Vanderbilt University to help develop the Moderna vaccine, gets a taste of her medicine
Dolly Parton gets her coronavirus vaccine. (CNN photo) —– Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine with $1 million donation to researchers at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, received her shot Tuesday from Dr....
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Beshear says new vaccine is ‘game changer’ and the end of the pandemic is in sight, but masks and distancing are still needed
Margaret Brennan of CBS News interviewed Gov. Andy Beshear on “Face the Nation” Sunday. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As a new vaccine was released and the coronavirus...
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Bills for local control of tobacco haven’t even been assigned to committees, though advocates say they would pass on the floor
Image: Public Health Law Center —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With less than two weeks left in the 2021 legislative session, bills to let local governments regulate tobacco...
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Health bills dealing with insulin cost, substance-use disorder and long-term-care staffing pass legislative chambers Tuesday
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Health related bills are on the move in the General Assembly, with several of them passing out of their respective chambers Tuesday. House bills...