September 2022 – Page 3 – Kentucky Health News

Key Covid-19 metrics in Kentucky drop for second week in row, but N.Y. Times ranks state first for new cases in last seven days

New York Times map, adapted by Kentucky Health News, shows coronavirus hot spots. Kentucky ranks first; West Virginia is a close second. For a larger version, click on it; to...

By Al Cross Published September 14, 2022 CORONAVIRUS

Cutting barriers to tobacco-quitting treatment helped, but not enough; Ky. has wide differences among regions, and not enough money

Photo: healthyplace.com —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Since Kentucky passed a law in 2017 that reduced barriers to tobacco treatment and counseling, Kentucky Medicaid providers have diagnosed more...

By Al Cross Published September 12, 2022 FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, TOBACCO

UK study to test effectiveness of kiosk with harm-reduction goods as way to increase access and fight the stigma felt by drug users

An example of a harm reduction vending machine in Cincinnati (Photo from Kiosk Marketplace) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News To fight feelings of stigma that discourage intravenous drug...

By Al Cross Published September 12, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, DRUGS, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY

Ky. has 82 syringe exchange programs in 63 counties, the most of any state, but state drug-control official says ‘That’s not enough’

Stars show syringe-exchange sites; colors show district departments; white counties are independent. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky still has more syringe service programs than any other state,...

By Al Cross Published September 12, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED

CDC says 108 counties have elevated Covid-19 risk; Ky.’s new-case rate ranks 2nd; Beshear urges use of new booster vaccine

CDC map, adapted by Kentucky Health News —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The pandemic in Kentucky remains on a rough plateau, but it’s a high plateau. Seventy of...

By Al Cross Published September 9, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED

With no exceptions for rape or incest, Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban can force children as young as 9 to deliver a baby

Courier Journal graphic; for a larger version, click on it; to download, right-click. —– While pregnancy in very young girls is rare, it does happen. “In Kentucky, the two youngest...

By Al Cross Published September 9, 2022 FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Young mother who had a rare Stage 4 cancer is now in remission

Anne Sydney Parrish and family (Photo by Amani Nichae) —– By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky With around-the-clock feedings, diaper changes and sleepless nights, the weeks after bringing home a new...

By Al Cross Published September 9, 2022 FEATURED

Kentucky will get at least $14 million from states’ $438.5 million agreement with Juul after probe of the causes of teen vaping

Image from Juul.com —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Electronic cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs will pay $438.5 million to 33 states and Puerto Rico to settle a two-year investigation into the...

By Al Cross Published September 8, 2022 FEATURED, TOBACCO

New coronavirus cases in Kentucky keep going up and down; fell 10% last week, with 29% of new cases in people 18 and younger

New York Times map shows Kentucky and Central Appalachia remain hot spots. (Click it to enlarge) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Last week, most metrics to measure the...

By Al Cross Published September 8, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

Monkeypox cases in Ky. remain low, but keep inching up slowly; vaccine is available for those at high risk of getting the disease

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Even as new cases of monkeypox inch up in Kentucky, overall cases remain low. On Sunday, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had confirmed...

By Al Cross Published September 6, 2022 FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Month: September 2022