By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A study of data between 2008 and 2017 found that drug-overdose deaths in several Eastern Kentucky ...
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Pandemic roundup: Kentucky ranks 29th in full coronavirus vaccination; U of L Health will require staff to get a shotHealthy Care
Kentucky ranks 29th among the states in percentage of population fully vaccinated for the coronavirus and 28th in the share of residents who...
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Northern Kentucky jail offers treatment and care after release as part of drug treatment for inmates who want itHealthy Care
Photo: Liz Dufour/The Enquirer A jail in Northern Kentucky has embraced science-based research for inmates with addiction for inm...
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Pandemic metrics, still on way down, pass more milestonesHealthy Care
State Dept. for Public Health map, relabeled by Ky. Health News; click on it to enlarge. By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Meas...
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The Plot Thickens - How Corrupt was the Trump Administration Under Which Health Care (and the Rest of the US) Operated from 2017 - 2021?Healthy Care Renewal
This week, reports appeared that former US President Donald Trump, the Trump Organization of which he is the principal owner, and other peop...
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Chamber, UK school starting public-policy series with discussion of health differences and disparities between rural and urban Ky.Healthy Care
The health disparities between rural and urban Kentucky, and differences in health-care access and delivery, will be discussed in the first ...
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Beshear says Ky. data prove vaccines work; asks younger Kentuckians, who make up most new cases, to get vaccinatedHealthy Care
Graphic by The Washington Post is updated daily . By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News At his only announced pandemic pres...
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Places with more uninsured had more Covid-19 cases, deaths; Ky. did well; its Medicaid rolls grew more than all but 2 states' Healthy Care
Chart by Dustin Pugel, Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, click on it to enlarge. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Peop...
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Kentucky's 7-day average of daily new coronavirus cases is below 500 for first time in 10 months; positive-test rate keeps falling Healthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky's seven-day average of new coronavirus cases dropped below 500 Thursday, for the firs...
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KET show pays tribute to Kentucky's health-care workers, noting some who have died from the pandemic, including eight nursesHealthy Care
Nurses killed by Covid-19 and recognized on "Kentucky Health" were, from top left : Michael Rodriguez, Bonnie Hall, Michell...
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As Covid-19 metrics slowly trend down, we can talk about the end of the pandemic, but that's a somewhat fuzzy conceptHealthy Care
WebMD image For more than a year, people have pondered when the coronavirus pandemic would be over. A firm answer to that q...
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Coronavirus vaccines work even if you don't have any side effectsHealthy Care
Even if you don't get any flu-like symptoms after getting the coronavirus vaccine, you are still protected from the virus, Peter Loftu...
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Approval of coronavirus vaccines for children under 12 could take months; no rush needed unless a bad variant arises, experts sayHealthy Care
"Experts say it’s a no-brainer for adults and adolescents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. But for younger kids, the case isn...
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CDC urges health-care providers to open coronavirus vaccine vials even if doses will go to waste; it's a boon for rural areasHealthy Care
"Now that the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for adolescents, hundreds of thousands of parents likely are searching for a pl...
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Ky. has three weeks of declining coronavirus cases and positive-test rates; Beshear implores people under 50 to get vaccinatedHealthy Care
Ky. Dept. for Public Health chart, relabeled by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky...
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Present TenseHealthy Research
What a lovely response to the launch of A Social Glue last week. Thanks to everyone who took part in the event and all those who contribute...
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