Unknown Sunday, February 28, 2021 Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Beshear says new vaccine is 'game changer' and end of pandemic is in sight, but masks and distancing are still neededHealthy Care Margaret Brennan of CBS News interviewed Gov. Andy Beshear on "Face the Nation" Sunday. By Al Cross Kentucky Health Ne... Read More
Unknown Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Bills for local control of tobacco haven't even been assigned to committees, though advocates say they would pass on the floorHealthy Care By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With less than two weeks left in the 2021 legislative session, bills to let local governments reg... Read More
Unknown Saturday, February 27, 2021 Add Comment Healthy Care Edit New virus cases keep going down, but still 10th in U.S.; share of Kentuckians testing positive rises after falling for eight daysHealthy Care New York Times table, adapted by Kentucky Health News By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Cases of the novel coronavirus in Kentuc... Read More
Unknown Add Comment Healthy Care Edit It's National Children's Dental Health Month, time to think about improving the poor oral health of Kentucky's childrenHealthy Care By Stephanie Poynter Chair, Kentucky Oral Health Coalition It is no secret that Kentucky has historically had a poor reputation when it co... Read More
Unknown Friday, February 26, 2021 Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Nearly all metrics of the pandemic in Ky. are going the right way, with new single-dose vaccine likely to be approved this weekendHealthy Care A flag is placed behind the state Capitol for each Kentucky Covid-19 victim. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) By Melissa Patrick Kentuc... Read More
Unknown Thursday, February 25, 2021 Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Beshear announces 119 new vaccine sites to open next week, for a total of 410; Kentucky's pandemic metrics remain mostly stableHealthy Care State Department for Public Health map, adapted by Kentucky Health News; click it to enlarge. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Healt... Read More
Unknown Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Doctors tell patients to 'take their exercise pills' because physical activity is good for your mind, not just for your bodyHealthy Care Wendy Suzuki, a neuroscientist at New York University , gives a TED talk. By Arash Javanbakht Associate professor of psychiatry, Wayne S... Read More
Unknown Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Kentucky's positive coronavirus test rate drops below 6%, but state reports another spike in Covid-19 deaths: 51 listed todayHealthy Care Kentucky Health News graphic; click on it to enlarge By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health NewsThe percentage of Kentuckians testing... Read More
Unknown Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Health bills dealing with insulin cost, substance-use disorder and long-term-care staffing pass legislative chambers TuesdayHealthy Care By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Health related bills are on the move in the General Assembly, with several of them passing out of ... Read More
Unknown Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Kentucky Health News is 10 years old; here's more about usHealthy Care Kentucky Health News entered its 11th year last month. How did it get started? How does it approach its work? What has it learned from its ... Read More
Unknown Tuesday, February 23, 2021 Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Ky. to get more vaccine doses; Beshear recommends more in-person schooling; daily coronavirus metrics improving or stable Healthy Care State Department for Public Health map, relabeled by Kentucky Health News; click it to enlarge. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Hea... Read More
Unknown Monday, February 22, 2021 Add Comment Healthy Care Edit Vaccinations will move March 1 to the 1C category: People over 60, those with certain health conditions, and essential workersHealthy Care Ky. Dept. for Public Health graph, relabeled by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky... Read More