Step counts and weight loss have an inconsistent relationship. (Photo by Jose Carlos Cedeno Martinez, Getty Images) By Bob Buresh...
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'The only way we can take care of others is if we first take care of ourselves," UK President Eli Capilouto says in a health message-HEALTHYLIVE
Kentucky Health News Before he became an academic and a university administrator, Eli Cailouto was a public-health dentist. He returned to...
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Ky. children 10-17 have nation's 2nd highest obesity rate (19.6%); adult rate of 37.7% is 9th highest, a slight improvement from 2021 -HEALTHYLIVE
Map from Trust for America's Health State of Obesity report Kentucky Health News graph from state data By Melissa...
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Answers to questions about the updated Covid-19 vaccines-HEALTHYLIVE
Updated Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna have rolled out to pharmacies. The Food and Drug Administration approved the...
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Now is the time to get vaccinated or re-vaccinated for Covid-19, as the weather cools and people spend more time indoors-HEALTHYLIVE
University of Kentucky photo By Vince Venditto University of Kentucky As the weather gets colder and gatherings move indoors, v...
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State doctors' group calls for more gun control, repeal of 2nd Amendment 'sanctuary' law; passes resolutions on many topics-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky Medical Association called mass shooting and gun violence "a public-health c...
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The pandemic is over; now Covid-19 is endemic, but is still a leading cause of death. When we will stop treating it differently? -HEALTHYLIVE
Many resist wearing masks, but they work. (CBC photo) As new coronavirus variants make the headlines and Covid-19 hospitalizations...
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Federal government relaunches free, at-home Covid-19 tests, to be available Monday, Sept. 25, for up to 4 tests per household-HEALTHYLIVE
CDC photo Kentucky Health News The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million to make new at-hom...
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WellCare of Kentucky, a Medicaid manager, honors nine Kentucky health heroes with Community Health Champion Awards-HEALTHYLIVE
Front row, from left: Matt & Jennifer Westwood (Region 6), Chelsea Ryann’s Festival of Hope ; Christy Hinton (Region 2), River V...
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Changing positions, Cameron says he would sign legislation to add rape and incest exceptions to Ky.'s near-total ban on abortion-HEALTHYLIVE
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron said Monday that he would sign legislation allowing e...
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90% of for-profit nursing homes would need more staff to meet proposed rules; 60% of others would, KFF Health News estimates -HEALTHYLIVE
KFF Health News graph; individual estimates for staffing by RNs and aides are in the story. Kentucky Health News For-profit nur...
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At opioid panel's final hearing, Ben Chandler leads endorsers of funding research into psychedelic drug as treatment for addiction-HEALTHYLIVE
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Twenty-three people spoke in favor of funding the development of an opioid-use disorder treatment u...
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Annual health-policy forum Oct. 11 in Lexington will focus on health-care workforce shortage; discount hotel rate expires Mon.-HEALTHYLIVE
A strong and robust health-care workforce is fundamental to ensuring access to high-quality care, but many areas of Kentucky have a short...
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