Chart by The Economist shows levels of "brain fog" at different levels of Covid-19 seriousness. Covid-19 is a new disea...
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Covid-19 hospital, intensive-care and ventilator cases keep setting new records; positive-test rate also jumps to new highHealthy Care
State Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health...
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If you know someone who's taking, or thinking about taking, horse de-wormer to fight Covid-19, please pass this along to them Healthy Care
Cartoon by Nick Anderson Demand is surging nationwide for ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug typically used for livestock, based ...
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Every metric to measure the pandemic in Kentucky is worse, and cases in children are rising; vaccination is up, but less than casesHealthy Care
State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky...
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McConnell keeps urging shots, but avoids comment on others' work and won't repeat that he has 'total' confidence in FauciHealthy Care
McConnell spoke at the University of Kentucky as Dr. Mark Newman, head of the hospital, listened. By Melissa Patrick and Al Cro...
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Eastern Kentucky couple's deeply held resistance to coronavirus vaccines illustrate difficulty of getting enough people immunizedHealthy Care
Kentucky Health News One reason many Kentuckians are resistant to coronavirus vaccination is people like Josh Stacy. “I feel there is mor...
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Massie leads 'Freedom Rally' at Capitol, which includes man who says his wife, a UK nurse, will quit rather than be vaccinatedHealthy Care
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie and state Rep. Josh Calloway spoke at the rally. ( Courier Journal photo by Scott Utterback) Opponents o...
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Stivers sees legislature returning mask-policy power to school districts, perhaps with guidelines based on status of pandemicHealthy Care
Sen. Robert Stivers (Image from WKYT-TV) By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The Kentucky General Assembly may well let local school...
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Most Kentucky faith communities still meet in person, many without requiring masks, and vaccination is a touchy subject Healthy Care
Rev. Carol Harston leads communion at Louisville's Highland Baptist Church. (Bill Campbell photos) By Bruce Maples and Meliss...
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Isolation, closures and lethal drug supply likely contributed to the big increase in drug overdose deaths in Kentucky last yearHealthy Care
The 49% increase in drug-overdose deaths in Kentucky in 2020 included a big jump among young people, Jasmine Demers reports for the Kentuc...
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More than half of state's acute-care hospitals report critical staff shortages; 7-day average of new coronavirus cases sets a recordHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News Before celebrating the third and final batch of winners of the state's lottery fo...
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State has second highest number of new cases; 1/3 of hospitals critically short of staff; Beshear says Ky. in 'uncharted territory'Healthy Care
Screenshot of relabeled New York Times map; for the interactive version, with county data, click here . By Melissa Patrick and ...
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Morehead hospital is so desperate for staff that it may put coronavirus-positive nurses back to work, in its Covid-19 units Healthy Care
Drs. Adam Howard and William Melahn (St. Claire photo) St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead is so desperate for staff t...
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Today: 65 deaths reported, 2nd most of pandemic; 4,849 new cases, 3rd most; hospital and positive-test numbers at new highs Healthy Care
State Department for Public Health table, adapted by Kentucky Health News; for a larger version, click on it. Some hospitals have st...
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