State Dept. for Public Health graph, adapted by Ky. Health News; for a larger version, click on it . By Melissa Patrick Kentuc...
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Research suggests local journalists quote local experts, not Fauci, when discussing pandemic health guidelines-HEALTHYLIVE
Rural journalists are charged with keeping readers informed about the coronavirus pandemic, but widespread skepticism of government-endorsed...
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Flu cases are declining in Kentucky, but season runs until May, and CDC says there's still time and reasons to get vaccinated-HEALTHYLIVE
State Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News; to enlarge, click on it. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News...
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Legislature sends Beshear a bill to ban any 'zero visitor' policies in nursing homes other facilities, a legacy of the pandemic-HEALTHYLIVE
State Sen. Julie Raque Adams (Legislative photo) By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to guarantee an essential caregiv...
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Pope Francis sees an "infodemic," says access to accurate information about the coronavirus and vaccines is a human right-HEALTHYLIVE
Pope Francis (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images) Pope Francis said Friday that an “infodemic” is spreading, defining it as “a d...
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Coronavirus cases remain high in Kentucky, but other measures of the pandemic, including Covid-19 hospitalizations, decline-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Coronavirus cases remain at near-record highs in Kentucky, but Covid-19 hospitalizations and the ...
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Lexington students' contacts with counselors, social workers and other mental-health professionals have quadrupled in pandemic-HEALTHYLIVE
The pandemic has quadrupled the "contacts between Fayette County students and district counselors, social workers and other mental-heal...
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Pandemic numbers seem to be nearing peak in Ky., but Beshear advises caution, warning that hospitals could still be overrun-HEALTHYLIVE
Covid-19 can cause psychological problems; UK case is an example, and also of surgery that can prevent epileptic seizures-HEALTHYLIVE
From left: Sally Mathias, M.D.; Aleina Milligan; her sister Kelly Milligan, the patient; Farhan Mirza, M.D., and Timothy Ainger, Ph.D...
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Virus infection rate stalls, but new-case average hits a new high and Covid-19 hospitalizations jump 4% in one day, nearing record-HEALTHYLIVE
Regions in red are using over 80% of ICU beds. (State table, adapted by Ky. Health News; click to enlarge) By Al Cross Kentucky H...
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7-day average for Covid-19 cases a record; Ky. rate is No. 2 in nation; surge causing more hospitals to limit elective procedures-HEALTHYLIVE
NYT chart shows states with top 7-day rates of new coronavirus cases Tuesday; click on it to enlarge. By Melissa Patrick Kentuck...
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Pandemic still set records but may be nearing its crest in Ky.; short-staffed hospitals struggle to keep up; better masks urged-HEALTHYLIVE
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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UnitedHealthcare, nation's largest insurance company, posts record profit for an insurer; growth comes mainly from taxpayers-HEALTHYLIVE
NEWS ANALYSIS by Wendell Potter Just days after a Commonwealth Fund report showed that American families are sending health insurance co...
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School nurse advocates disappointed that the House didn't fund a nurse for every school, but say they will lobby the Senate for it-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Representatives of the Kentucky Nurses Association 's School Nurse Task Force were disappoint...
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CBO report issues report Yarmuth requested on health-care costs-HEALTHYLIVE
Yarmuth ( WBKO image) The Congressional Budget Office has issued a report requested by Democratic Rep. John Yarmuth of Louisvil...
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Bill would start state program to screen for lung cancer, in which Ky. leads in cases and deaths, to catch it earlier and save lives-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky leads the nation in lung cancer. In an effort to get more eligible Kentuckians screened ...
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Study: Covid-19 shots don't affect fertility, but the disease might-HEALTHYLIVE
Vaccines for the coronavirus don't affect the fertility of men or women, but the virus "could cause short-term fertility problems i...
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It's too early for school boards to lift mask mandates, but they need to plan for it, former FDA commissioner Gottlieb says-HEALTHYLIVE
Dept. for Public Health map, adapted by Ky. Health News, shows most counties have 7-day infection rates above 200 per 100,000 residen...
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Ky. again breaks record for new Covid-19 cases, over 16,000; new studies show robust protection against virus if boosted-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky hit another daily record for new coronavirus cases, surging beyond the last record by mor...
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Senate floor leader says he has little respect for Beshear, who 'does not know how to govern' and 'hates the legislature'-HEALTHYLIVE
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear "does not know how to govern," the majority floor leader of the state Senate...
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