Baptist to share Madisonville hospital with Deaconess, which now also has hospitals in Henderson and Morganfield-HEALTHYLIVE

Baptist Health Madisonville Starting Sept. 1, the hospital in Madisonville will be jointly operated by Baptist Health , which has ...

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People in recovery, and people trying to help them, talk about it at Chamber's annual meeting designed to help employers help, too-HEALTHYLIVE

By Jacqueline Pitts The Bottom Line , Ky. Chamber of Commerce Kentuckians who are in recovery from substance-use disorder, and people who...

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The pandemic isn't over: Virus activity in Kentucky is picking up as the more contagious Delta variant spreads across the country-HEALTHYLIVE

Kentucky Health News graph, based on initial, unadjusted daily case reports By Al Cross Kentucky Health News After three weeks...

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McConnell keeps promoting shots as daily vaccinations in Ky. fluctuate around 10,000; first sweepstakes drawing is Friday-HEALTHYLIVE

McConnell in Louisville on Monday (Photo by Yasmine Yumaa, WFPL) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, on a tour of Kentucky du...

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Ky. OSHA complaints rose 45% in 2020, partly due to pandemic; issues are likely to linger as workplaces try to get back to normal-HEALTHYLIVE

Courier Journal graph, adapted by Kentucky Health News Kentucky workers filed 45 percent more occupational safety and health comp...

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Salmonella outbreaks in backyard poultry sicken Kentuckians-HEALTHYLIVE

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chart, adapted by Kentucky Health News Chickens are common in Kentucky backyards....

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Louisville-based columnist for Washington Post includes Beshear and two other governors among list of heroes of the pandemic-HEALTHYLIVE

Govs. Andy Beshear, Mike DeWine (Ohio) and Jay Inslee (Wash.) By Perry Bacon The Washington Post I was relieved in 2019 when vo...

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Six of the state's 61 health departments are losing their directors; pandemic made some of them delay or advance their departure-HEALTHYLIVE

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Nearly 10 percent of the state's health departments are losing their directors, with five ret...

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'Functionally 100%' of new coronavirus cases this month have been among the unvaccinated; back-to-work incentive offered-HEALTHYLIVE

Washington Post chart, adapted by Kentucky Health News; for a larger version, click on it. By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Ma...

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talks at Rural Health Journalism Workshop about boosting federal nutrition programs-HEALTHYLIVE

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The  Department of Agriculture is making sure children have enough to eat this summer, updating t...

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Risks of vaccines are very small, but 1 in 4 Kentucky adults think those risks outweigh the benefits of getting vaccinated-HEALTHYLIVE

Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky poll, Feb. 11-March 12, 2021; error margin +/-3.5 percentage points By Melissa Patrick Kentuck...

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Ky. is reporting fewer than 200 new coronavirus cases per day, and the share of residents testing positive has fallen below 2%-HEALTHYLIVE

State Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; click on it to enlarge. By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Leadin...

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Kentucky still ranks 37th in well-being of children in latest Kids Count Data Book, but not progressing as much as other states-HEALTHYLIVE

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The annual Kids Count Data Book on children's well-being, released June 21 by the Annie E. Ca...

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Temporary Medicaid ending; special marketplace enrollment period ends Aug. 15; premium-free COBRA ends in September-HEALTHYLIVE

FamiliesUSA graphic By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentuckians have about two more months to buy reduced-cost heal...

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