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,…
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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…
In south-central Ky., health workers and officials battle coronavirus fatigue, politicization of pandemic
Health officials are working “to convince a skeptical public in south-central Kentucky of the risk of catching the deadly virus…
Beshear asks coaches to put student health first, urges schools in ‘red zones’ to follow guidance
By Lisa Gillespie and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News With at least five Kentucky high school football games canceled due…
UK professor says Kentucky efforts at farmer suicide prevention, awareness a national model
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky farmers, like those across the nation, work tirelessly to stay afloat amid plummeting…
Kentucky lobbyist says feds send nursing homes quick-test kits, but with rules that deter their use
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Testing is one of the few tools nursing homes have to keep the novel…
Stack goes another round with legislators, pushes back on data questions, answers queries on schools
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Republican legislators kept up their questioning of the state’s coronavirus data Thursday, and the…
Kentucky Health News: Eight nursing homes had 1/3 of state’s COVID-19 deaths and few registered nurses
Kentucky Health News Almost 600 residents of Kentucky long-term-care facilities have died of COVID-19, and almost a third of those…
Kentucky Health News: Tips for safe outdoor, social gatherings during this pandemic-impacted holiday
As last days of summer and the Labor Day holiday approach and pandemic continues — here are tips for safe…
Nursing homes ‘need help’ from state; residents account for 58.6 percent of Kentucky’s COVID deaths
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As they remain the main sites for deadly infections of the novel coronavirus, Kentucky’s…