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FDA OKs updated Covid-19 booster targeting latest Omicron subvariants; Beshear says it could be available in Ky. next week

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The new, updated Covid-19 booster shots that target the original strain of the coronavirus and major Omicron subvariants could be available to Kentuckians as...

By Heather Chapman Published September 2, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

FDA has authority to crack down on illicit vapes, but isn’t doing it, Stat reveals; study finds increased e-cig use among lesbian girls

Food and Drug Administration photo —– Even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ordered hundreds of flavored, nicotine-heavy vaping products off of the market, “a Stat investigation found that vape companies are...

By Heather Chapman Published August 30, 2022 FEATURED, TOBACCO

Every metric used to measure Covid-19 in Ky. went up last week; weekly report shows big jumps in youth cases, ICU patients

Kentucky Health News graph, from state data; to enlarge, click on it. —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News All the metrics to measure the impact of the coronavirus in...

By Heather Chapman Published August 30, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

Fauci is leaving, but Comer and Paul say they’re coming after him

Dr. Anthony Fauci and Sen. Rand Paul at July 2021 hearing —– Dr. Anthony Fauci’s announcement that he will retire from the federal government at year’s end prompted two members...

By Heather Chapman Published August 30, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY

Lexington nurse accused of killing patient worked at 2 hospitals

Eyvette Hunter (Fayette County Detention Center photo) —– A Lexington nurse who was indicted Monday on charges of murdering a patient at Baptist Health Lexington had worked at the University of Kentucky‘s main hospital...

By Heather Chapman Published August 30, 2022 FEATURED

Covid-19 risk in Kentucky remains about same as a week ago, and the 7-day new-case rate is second highest among the states

CDC map, adapted by Kentucky Health News —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The risk of catching Covid-19 in Kentucky last week was about the same as the week...

By Heather Chapman Published August 26, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

In 2020, Kentucky’s life expectancy fell by 2 years, more than the U.S. drop of 1.8, and was fourth from the lowest in the nation

Map by NBC News, adapted by Kentucky Health News —– Kentucky Health News One of the most striking measures of the pandemic is the decline in life expectancy from 2019 to...

By Heather Chapman Published August 25, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

Agency that handles Medicare and Medicaid says it will propose a rule next spring for minimum levels of staffing in nursing homes

Photo from RTI.org —– Efforts to require minimum levels of nursing-home staffing, which have failed in Kentucky and some other states, are now focused on the federal level, where the...

By Heather Chapman Published August 24, 2022 FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY

The pandemic is on a rough plateau in Kentucky, which still has highest rate of new coronavirus cases of any state in last 7 days

New York Times maps show Kentucky is the U.S. hotspot, mainly because of southeastern counties. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News The pandemic remained at a rough plateau in Kentucky...

By Heather Chapman Published August 24, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Seven Healthy Kentucky Champions named by Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky; finalists for Friedell Award to be given Oct. 17

The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has announced its 2022 class of Healthy Kentucky Champions. The awards recognize individuals dedicated to improving the health of Kentuckians at a community level or state...

By Heather Chapman Published August 24, 2022 FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY

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