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Infant mortality rate falls in Kentucky; Death rate rises in states bordering the Commonwealth
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News For the first time in 20 years, the rate of infant mortality in the U.S. showed a statistically significant ...
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Depression is a problem for many Kentuckians
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News One in four Kentucky adults in a poll taken in 2020 said they had ever been diagnosed with depression, ...
by Al Cross, Monday, September 4, 2023 11:59 am
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Changes in Covid reporting come with end of emergency
BY AL CROSS Kentucky Health News Mostly green maps have become a symbol of the decline of the Covid-19 pandemic. With the end of the ...
by Al Cross, Tuesday, May 16, 2023 11:34 am
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Medical cannabis law goes into effect, but getting it is not that easy
BY AL CROSS Kentucky Health News People with a medical provider’s statement saying they have at least one of 21 specified medical conditions can now ...
by Al Cross, Tuesday, January 10, 2023 4:30 am
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Many factors play into oral health
AL CROSS Kentucky Health News While brushing your teeth is important to maintaining good oral health, dental-health experts say it’s not the only thing responsible ...
by Al Cross, Friday, October 7, 2022 7:58 am
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Kentucky lacks enough primary care physicians: Shortage is worst in rural counties
AL CROSS Kentucky Health News Most of Kentucky’s rural counties and some of its metropolitan areas have too few primary-care doctors and they are leaving ...
by Al Cross, Friday, September 30, 2022 6:03 pm
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Covid numbers drop except in eastern Kentucky
AL CROSS Kentucky Health News The weekly Covid-19 risk map for Kentucky took a solid turn for the better last week, as more than a ...
by Al Cross, Monday, September 19, 2022 3:26 pm
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Program offers free produce for Kentucky seniors
AL CROSS Kentucky Health News Low-income seniors who are at risk of poor nutrition have been unable to get free fruits and vegetables from Kentucky ...
by Al Cross, Thursday, June 23, 2022 3:00 pm
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Kentucky’s new-case COVID rate falls more than any other state’s in last 2 weeks
As the United States sees the highest number of new cases of the coronavirus since the surge in late summer, Kentucky is an outlier. In ...
by Al Cross, Monday, December 27, 2021 6:59 am
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Covid-19 is killing 40 Kentuckians a day
Most measures of the pandemic in Kentucky inched down Wednesday, except the most serious: deaths and Covid-19 patients on mechanical ventilation. The state reported 52 ...
by Al Cross, Friday, September 24, 2021 9:07 am
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How to Watch OVC College Basketball Games – Thursday, December 19
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