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

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News New cases of the coronavirus in Kentucky hit a plateau last week after declining for four of the last five weeks, but the number...

By Al Cross Published September 20, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

Here are some simple tips to help you stay healthier as you age

By Kelly Parsons University of Kentucky What goes up and never comes down? Your age! September is Healthy Aging Month, an observance designed to celebrate the positive aspects of growing...

By Al Cross Published September 19, 2022 FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

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

https://kyhealthnews.blogspot.com/2022/09/long-covid-can-affect-anyone-who-has.html

By Al Cross Published September 18, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

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

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News At least 50,391 Americans in Medicare Part D, which pays for prescription drugs, had an overdose from prescription opioids, illicit opioids, or both during 2021,...

By Al Cross Published September 18, 2022 DRUGS, HEALTH POLICY

Covid-19 map for Kentucky shows 41 counties with less risk than last week, but Eastern Coal Field remains almost fully high-risk

By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The weekly Covid-19 risk map for Kentucky took a solid turn for the better Thursday, as more than a third of the state’s counties...

By Al Cross Published September 18, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, YOUR HEALTH

Beshears get new Covid-19 booster shots designed to protect against recent variants of the coronavirus

The governor gets a shot as the first lady watches. (State photo) —– Gov. Andy Beshear and his wife, Britainy Beshear, got the newly updated bivalent Covid-19 booster vaccine Wednesday...

By Al Cross Published September 15, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, HEALTH POLICY

About 400 people a day still die from Covid-19 in the U.S., but most deaths are preventable by vaccinations and booster shots

Graph from Your Local Epidemiologist —– Covid-19 is still the third leading cause of death in America, killing about 400 people a day, largely the unvaccinated and those 65 and...

By Al Cross Published September 15, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

Doctors back booster shots for recent Covid-19 variants, saying vaccines are especially needed now that cooler weather is here

iStock/Getty Images Plus photo illustration via Kaiser Health News —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky experts largely dismissed concerns about speedy approval of the new coronavirus vaccines on...

By Al Cross Published September 14, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

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

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