Virus cases for week set a record; new surge feared from holiday
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As Kentucky marked six months of the covid-19 pandemic, it set a new record for weekly cases of the novel coronavirus. “The first positive case...
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By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As Kentucky marked six months of the covid-19 pandemic, it set a new record for weekly cases of the novel coronavirus. “The first positive case...
Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the state Department for Public Health, has become a familiar face to many Kentuckians during the covid-19 pandemic, but he has offered the public little information...
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News After four days with more than 800 new coronavirus cases each day, Kentucky finally dipped below that figure, but not by much. Saturday’s case...
By Steve Ranson Prostate cancer is to men as breast cancer is to women. The second-leading cause of cancer deaths in men comes from a small gland located between the...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Electronic cigarettes are linked to a “substantially increased risk” of covid-19 among teens and young adults, a new study says. “This study tells us...