Respiratory viruses are increasing among children, and are occurring earlier than usual; one can cause a debilitating condition-HEALTHYLIVE

CDC graph shows share of outpatient visits for respiratory illnesses, by week of the year. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health Ne...

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Bedbugs, long thought to pose no risk to human health, produce large amounts of inflammatory histamines, UK researchers find-HEALTHYLIVE

Bedbugs in an entomology lab (Photo by Matt Barron, UK) By Haley Simpkins University of Kentucky Bedbugs produce large amounts o...

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Traditional orthodontics remain popular, but the sale of invisible braces boomed during pandemic, and a 'high-stakes war' is on-HEALTHYLIVE

Photo from healthline.com As invisible braces offered by Invisalign and direct-to-consumer companies like SmileDirectClub become...

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University of Pikeville names Dr. Pamela Sparks-Stein as the first dean of its dental school, the third in Kentucky-HEALTHYLIVE

Pamela Sparks-Stein The University of Pikeville has named Pamela Sparks-Stein as the first dean of its College of Dental Health ,...

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It's Blood Cancer Awareness Month; many blood cancers such as leukemia can be highly treatable if they're caught early-HEALTHYLIVE

A blood sample is taken. (Photo by Dusan Petkovic, Getty Images Plus) By Reshma Ramlal University of Kentucky Because many bloo...

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New cases of Covid-19 in Kentucky continue to decrease, but cases among young people are up and the east remains hot-HEALTHYLIVE

New York Times map, adapted by Kentucky Health News By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Every metric of the pandemic in Kent...

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Most Kentucky counties don't have enough primary-care doctors-HEALTHYLIVE

Kentucky Primary Care Association map, adapted by Kentucky Health News Most of Kentucky's rural counties and some of its met...

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UK Extension program to address farmer suicide and mental-health issues expands to include young people and nurses-HEALTHYLIVE

Farmer Dinner Theater helps farm families discuss mental health and suicide issues, through dramatic performances by local youth.  (P...

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Abortion-rights supporters report raising more funds than backers of anti-abortion ballot measure; Lexington mayor opposes it-HEALTHYLIVE

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Abortion is on Kentucky's ballot. The state's portal for requesting an absentee ballot opened Satu...

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State launches campaign to promote vaccines for Covid-19, flu-HEALTHYLIVE

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Working to get ahead of what is expected to be a severe flu and Covid-19 season, the state has sta...

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Latest Covid-19 risk map shows the number of Kentucky counties at high or medium risk dropped 24% in the past week-HEALTHYLIVE

Centers for Disease Control map, adapted by Ky. Health News By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The weekly pandemic risk map ...

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UK creates Cannabis Research Center, following new state law -HEALTHYLIVE

Cannabis research at UK (UK photo by Arden Barnes) By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky is home...

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New Covid-19 cases in Ky. hit a plateau, but in Eastern Kentucky it's a very high plateau, and part of the nation's biggest hotspot-HEALTHYLIVE

Ky. Health News graph from state data; click to enlarge By Al Cross Kentucky Health News New cases of the coronavirus in Kentuck...

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Here are some simple tips to help you stay healthier as you age: Keep your mind and body active, keep exploring . . . -HEALTHYLIVE

Photo illustration from iStock/Getty Images Plus By Kelly Parsons University of Kentucky What goes up and never comes down? Your...

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'Long Covid' should be considered a 'major health crisis' and not a respiratory disease, but a systemic one, research leader says -HEALTHYLIVE

Chart by Washington University in St. Louis; to enlarge, click on it. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News "Long Covid...

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Commission handling opioid-abatement settlement funds will have its first town-hall meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in Pikeville-HEALTHYLIVE

The first in a series of town-hall meetings by state commission overseeing distribution of $478 million Kentucky received in a settlement wi...

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More than 50,000 in Medicare prescription program had a drug overdose last year; up 15%, about same as overall increase in Ky.-HEALTHYLIVE

At least 50,391 Americans in Medicare Part D, which pays for prescription drugs, had an overdose from prescription opioids, illicit opioids,...

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