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  Pandemic stress caused premature aging in teenagers’ brains; long-term effect uncertain, but some parents say impact will last

  American teenagers’ brains prematurely aged by three years during the pandemic due to the stress of lockdowns, a study has found. The researchers found changes similar to those seen in...

  By Heather Close Published December 5, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

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  The number of Kentucky counties with high and medium Covid-19 risk on the federal risk map made a big jump this week

  By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Covid-19 cases in Kentucky appear to be on a rough plateau overall, but the number of counties with high and medium risk of transmission...

  By Heather Close Published December 2, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

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  Building trust in public health for the next time: ‘If a pandemic can’t bring us together around the common purpose, what can?’

  By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Even as Kentucky reels and recovers from Covid-19 in what some have touted as the “new normal,” experts say there are systemic steps we could...

  By Heather Close Published December 2, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

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  Suit claims Morehead hospital refused to grant all requests from workers for religious exemptions from Covid-19 vaccine mandate

  A woman who says she was fired by St. Claire Medical Center for not getting a Covid-19 vaccine is suing the hospital in federal court, alleging that the Morehead hospital...

  By Heather Close Published November 30, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

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  Ky. coronavirus cases stay on rough plateau; a few more counties at higher risk; former Gov. Brown died of Covid-19 complications

  By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The number of new coronavirus cases in Kentucky continues to fluctuate each week, but on a rough plateau. Meanwhile, the latest federal risk map...

  By Heather Close Published November 29, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

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  Parents send kids to school sick, citing as reasons their need to work, concerns about missing class and pandemic weariness

  Schools in Kentucky and across the nation have been hit hard by a slew of respiratory viruses, and some parents are sending their children to school sick or sending them...

  By Heather Close Published November 28, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

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  Kentucky’s Covid-19 cases took a big jump last week, but hospitalizations were down

  By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The number of Kentuckians with Covid-19 nearly doubled last week over the prior week, but fewer people were hospitalized with it. The state Department...

  By Heather Close Published November 22, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

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  Four Kentuckians have died from the flu this season; Beshear urges Kentuckians to get vaccinated for flu and Covid-19

  By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Influenza continues to spread across Kentucky, and three more residents of the state have died from it, according to the state Department for Public...

  By Heather Close Published November 21, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

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  As you spread the spirit of the holidays, don’t spread sickness; shots reduce chance of flu and long Covid-19 by about 50%

  By Ben Chandler President and CEO, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Holiday cheer won’t be the only thing spreading this season. As the weather cools and people start spending more...

  By Heather Close Published November 17, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

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  Kentucky had many fewer new cases of Covid-19 last week, but more serious cases, and it still ranks eighth among the states

  By Al Cross Kentucky Health News For every eight cases of Covid-19 that were reported in Kentucky in the first week of November, only five cases were reported last week....

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