Study finds electronic smoking devices don’t help smokers stay off combustable cigarettes
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Switching to electronic cigarettes doesn’t help smokers stay off traditional cigarettes, according to a…
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Ky. infection rate still third in nation, has 12 of top 25 counties; better in shots than most adjoining states
Kentucky’s coronavirus infection rate over the last seven days is still the nation’s third-highest, and its rate has remained stable…
Legislators wrestle with how to keep students safe in school, age to require masks in day-care centers
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky lawmakers gear up for a special session to take over management of…
Stivers says legislature may allow school districts to determine mask policy, rather than follow state board
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The Kentucky General Assembly may well let local school officials decide mask policy, rather…
Most Kentucky faith communities still meet in person, many without masks; vaccination a touchy subject
By Bruce Maples and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As the state and nation endure another surge of coronavirus cases,…
Know the Facts: Here are answers to frequently-asked questions about COVID and the vaccines
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One of the many challenges facing Kentuckians who remain unvaccinated against the coronavirus is…
New tools help communities target education, outreach efforts where vaccine hesitancy is highest
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News It’s easy to find your locality’s coronavirus vaccination rate, but what about its vaccine…
COVID cases hit two-month high; at current vaccine rate, state won’t reach 70 percent until December
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky reported 669 new cases of the coronavirus Wednesday, the largest daily number in…
Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack says U.S. taking steps to boost federal nutrition assistance programs
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Department of Agriculture is making sure children have enough to eat this summer,…
KY reporting fewer than 200 coronavirus cases per day; number of positive tests below two percent
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Leading indicators of the pandemic in Kentucky have passed more milestones on a steady…
Kids Count Data Book again ranks KY 37th in well-being of children, but isn’t improving like other states
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The annual Kids Count Data Book on children’s well-being, released yesterday by the Annie…
COVID vaccines provide protection from the virus, even if there are no flu-like side affects
Even if you don’t get any flu-like symptoms after getting the coronavirus vaccine, you are still protected from the virus,…
Under three percent of Ky. coronavirus tests positive in last seven days; new cases continue to decline
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Major measures of the pandemic in Kentucky continued to decline last week. The percentage…
There are many reasons for vaccine hesitancy; medical, public health experts address concerns
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In a society that gives out trophies for participation, it’s only natural that the…
So you’ve been vaccinated, here’s all you need to know about your white CDC vaccination card
What are you supposed to do with that white vaccination card you get after receiving a coronavirus vaccine? Should you…
Ky. had third-highest percentage rise in overdose deaths in 2020; spike followed start of pandemic
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky rose 50 percent in 2020, the third-highest rate of…
Experts discuss the importance of touch as more get vaccinated and opportunities to reconnect increase
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After a year of pandemic-forced isolation, when the simple act of touching became dangerous…
Special open enrollment period for health insurance extended to Aug. 15; new rules expand who qualifies
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The special open enrollment period for people to buy government-subsidized health insurance on the…
A quarter of Ky’s community health center visits are via telehealth; bill would codify temporary rules
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A bill to codify telehealth provisions that were put into place during the pandemic…
Beshear calls new vaccine a ‘game changer’ as end of pandemic is in sight; masks, distancing still needed
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News As a new vaccine was released and the coronavirus and Covid-19 kept waning in…
Pandemic metrics continue to fall in Kentucky, but state’s infection rate remains one of the highest
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Two major measures of the pandemic in Kentucky, new cases of the novel coronavirus…
State shows little progress in latest health rankings; we get less exercise, diabetes has increased
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky again ranks near the bottom in two big health measures: 48th for health…