Author: Heather Close
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CDC says most of Ky. has medium risk of Covid-19 transmission; flu rates remain high; Beshear urges vaccinations and boosters
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While the number of Kentucky counties with a high risk of Covid-19 transmission went down by two on the latest federal risk map, the...
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S.C. high court is first in U.S. since Roe repeal to find abortion right in state constitution; Idaho says no; Ky. case still pending
The South Carolina Supreme Court has become the first to find a right to abortion in a state constitution since the U.S. Supreme Court said last June that there is...
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FDA expands availability of abortion-inducing medication
Women who want to use a pill to end their pregnancy in the first 10 weeks will now be able to get it directly from health-care providers and pharmacies. The...
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New coronavirus cases went down 60% in Kentucky last week, but new hospitalizations of patients with Covid-19 rose 18.5%
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported 60 percent fewer new coronavirus cases last week, but the positive-test rate rose a bit and hospitalizations jumped more than 18 percent....
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Newly dominant variant more likely to evade Covid-19 antibodies, but so far not seen as more likely to cause serious disease
With a new subvariant of the novel coronavirus now dominant in the U.S., vaccinated people may be more likely to develop Covid-19 but still be well protected from serious disease,...
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Former deputy secretary in Ky. is Arkansas human services chief
Kristi Putnam, who was deputy secretary of the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services during the administration of Republican Gov. Matt Bevin, has been named secretary of the Arkansas...
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Beshear’s medical cannabis order takes effect, but access for most isn’t easy; prospect of legislative action remains unclear
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News People with a medical provider’s statement saying they have at least one of 21 specified medical conditions can now possess up to eight ounces...
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Observing ‘Dry January’ can bring lasting benefits, studies show
People who observe “Dry January,” abstaining from alcohol during the month, often drink less the rest of the year and show “striking improvements in their health,” Anahad O’Connor of The...
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Risk of Covid-19 increased last week in Ky.; booster vax rate low; exercise can thwart severe cases; dogs can detect the infection
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The federal Covid-19 risk map showed more Kentucky counties at medium and high risk of transmission than last week, and the number of counties...
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Kentucky to get $53 million from Walmart settlement to fight opioid epidemic; money to be split between state and local governments
Kentucky will get more than $53 million from Walmart as part of a $3.1 billion, 50-state settlement for the retailer’s role in the opioid epidemic. “The commonwealth is among the states...