Category: YOUR HEALTH
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Beshear asks schools to shut until April 20, warns about all gatherings, business practices; testing expands; more needed
As news develops in Kentucky about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this page will be updated. Official state guidance is at https://kycovid19.ky.gov. —– Saturday, March 21, 2020 Gov. Andy Beshear,...
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Two main fronts in fighting the new coronavirus and covid-19 in Kentucky are a familiar pair: Saturday night and Sunday morning
Gov. Andy Beshear showed how aggressive steps to limit social interaction can prevent deaths from a pandemic of a disease for which there is no vaccine. A reproducible version of the...
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Beshear says he will close restaurants and bars; pleads against runs on stores; CDC advises against gatherings of 50+
As news develops in Kentucky about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this page will be updated. Official state guidance is at https://kycovid19.ky.gov. Tuesday, March 17, 2020 Four more Kentucky cases...
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Coping with covid-19: It’s important to maintain mental and behavioral health, especially among children, experts say
Sandra Wilson logged into a school-supplied iPad at Klondike Elementary in Louisville. Students are getting lessons remotely while not attending school. (Courier Journal photo by Michael Clevenger) —– By Al Cross...
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TVs in public places need closed captioning turned on, especially during breaking news, to help the deaf or hard of hearing
Virginia Moore is the sign-language interpreter at Gov. Andy Beshear’s coronavirus press conferences. (WKRC image) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News For the nearly 700,000 Kentuckians who are deaf or...
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Flu keeps hitting thousands a week in Ky.; four more adults have died from it; measures to thwart it may also help with coronavirus
While it’s important to not compare the coronavirus and covid-19 and influenza, because top health officials report that the new disease is far deadlier, it’s also important to remember that the means...
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When health officials talk about strong measures to ‘flatten the curve’ to fight the coronavirus, this is what they’re talking about
Measures that are being called “drastic” and “extreme” are necessary to keep the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease from overwhelming the U.S. health-care system, according to health experts and public...
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As covid-19 cases grow, Beshear tells those over 60 not to fly or take cruises; health chief gives advice on when to see a doctor
Kentucky Department for Public Health chart; for a larger version, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky has confirmed two more cases of covid-19, the disease...
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Two days after state’s first covid-19 case is confirmed there, weekly paper sends a special edition to everyone in its county
The four-page edition was printed on thicker, whiter paper for easier handling and retention. —– By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsA weekly newspaper in Kentucky is setting a great example for the...
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Editorial: suicides a growing health threat in Hardin County, but many are reticent to seek help
Suicide is an increasing phenomenon in Hardin County, and such deaths are more than statistics, writes the editorial board of The News-Enterprise in Elizabethtown: “Our neighbors are hurting. Mental illness, depression, substance abuse, desperation,...