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Latest Covid-19 risk map shows number of Ky. counties at elevated risk dropped 24% in the past week
The weekly pandemic risk map for Kentucky improved again Thursday, as the number of counties at elevated risk ... Read more
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Here are some simple tips to help you stay healthier as you age
By Kelly Parsons University of Kentucky What goes up and never comes down? Your age! September is Healthy ... Read more
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More than 50,000 in Medicare prescription program had a drug overdose last year
At least 50,391 Americans in Medicare Part D, which pays for prescription drugs, had an overdose from prescription opioids, ... Read more
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About 400 people a day still die from Covid in US but deaths are preventable by vaccinations and booster shots
Covid-19 is still the third leading cause of death in America, killing about 400 people a day, largely ... Read more
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Key Covid-19 metrics in Kentucky drop for second week in row
Most metrics that measure the coronavirus in Kentucky dropped last week, for the second week in a row, ... Read more
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Ky. has 82 syringe exchange programs in 63 counties, experts say it is not enough
Kentucky still has more syringe service programs than any other state, but 57 counties still don’t have one, ... Read more
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Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission plans seven town-hall meetings around the state, starting in Pikeville Sept. 19
The state commission overseeing distribution of $478 million in opioid-settlement funds in Kentucky has scheduled a series of ... Read more
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Covid-19 risk in Kentucky remains about same as a week ago, new-case rate is second highest among the states
The risk of catching Covid-19 in Kentucky last week was about the same as the week before, with ... Read more
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Ky. has had 18 monkeypox cases: 10 in Jefferson, 2 in Warren, 1 in Barren, Fayette, Kenton, McCracken, Montgomery counties
While the number of American with monkeypox increases every day, so far only 18 of them have been ... Read more
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Fewer counties at high risk, but Ky. new-case rate remains No. 1 among the states; counties in southeast among nation’s top 10
The pandemic slacked a bit in Kentucky in the last week, but the Bluegrass State still has the ... Read more