State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Healt...
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Kentucky's coronavirus infection rate is sixth among the states and its Covid-19 hospitalization rate ranks secondHealthy Care
New York Times graphs show top nine states in infection rates, and the national rate. Click to enlarge. By Al Cross Kentucky Hea...
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Flu cases in Ky. still low, but state reports a flu-related deathHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has reported its first death from influenza this season, even as flu cases have remain lo...
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Bill would let Medicaid to pay certified community health workersHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to require Medicaid reimbursement for certain services provided by certified community heal...
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Pandemic state of emergency would end March 7 under a resolution the state Senate sent to the House on a party-line voteHealthy Care
Sen. Donald Douglas (Legislative photo) By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Senate has sent the House a resolution to...
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Rate of new vaccination against coronavirus in U.S. at new low; new and additional vaccination in Kentucky also at record lowHealthy Care
Rates of new and additional vaccination against the coronavirus in Kentucky and the nation have hit new lows. Over the last seven days, th...
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Drug companies' settlement with states and local governments will bring Kentucky $483 million over the next 18 yearsHealthy Care
The state has finalized a $483 million settlement with four drug companies over their roles in the opioid epidemic, and payments should star...
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Under new masking guidance, CDC says people in all but 18 Kentucky counties should still wear masks in indoor public spacesHealthy Care
Centers for Disease Control map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; to enlarge, click on it. By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The...
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Senate bill to address the state's nursing shortage passes its first hurdle, but some say it wouldn't do enoughHealthy Care
Photo illustration via Nolan Group Media By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to address the nursing shortage in Kentuc...
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44 of 120 counties are now out of the high-infection red zone, but Kentucky still ranks high in new cases and hospitalizationsHealthy 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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UK medical and engineering teams will take new technology for testing wastewater for coronavirus to rural Kentucky this summerHealthy Care
By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky Throughout the pandemic, researchers from the University of Kentucky ’s College of Medicine a...
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Latest Covid-19 surge seems over in Kentucky, but state still has second highest infection rate among states, well into the red zoneHealthy Care
Ky. Health News graph from state data; click on it to enlarge. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky's pandemic me...
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House passes bill to add incentives and expand Rural Hospital Loan Program to include closed hospitals that reopenHealthy Care
Graphic from Gov. Andy Beshear's December press conference By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to update the Kentu...
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Herd immunity from Covid-19? Not likely. Herd resistance? Yes. Healthy Care
Modern Healthcare illustration A recent report estimated that 73 percent of Americans have immunity to the coronavirus, either f...
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Most Covid-19 numbers in Kentucky continue to trend down, but our infection rate still ranks second among the states Healthy Care
Ky. Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Hea...
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Kentucky's infection rate remains top among states, even as almost every metric used to measure the pandemic trends downHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Even as Kentucky's daily case rate, infection rate, positivity rate and hospital rates are st...
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Flu cases remain about the same as last week in KentuckyHealthy Care
Dept. for Public Health graph shows flu cases peaked in December. Flu season runs through May. Influenza activity in Kentucky ap...
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Health advocates say state government needs to do a lot more about tobacco, including letting local governments regulate itHealthy Care
Map by Bridging Research Efforts and Advocacy Toward Healthy Environments, University of Kentucky As the state legislature ponde...
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Had Covid-19? You're 60% more likely to have mental illness, study finds; researcher says it shows disease isn't 'like the flu'Healthy Care
Los Angeles Times photo People who've had Covid-19 have a 60 percent higher chance of experiencing mental health problems, inc...
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Bill aims to ease Kentucky's nursing shortage by relaxing licensing and instruction requirements, enrollment capsHealthy Care
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A state Senate committee plans to hear a bill Wednesday to address the nursing shortage in Kentuck...
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