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Western Kentucky Hospitals See Uptick in COVID-19 …

WebAs of Thursday, the COVID-19 incidence rate in Calloway County is an average of 30 positive cases per 100,000 people, which is considered “critical” by the …

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COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout: Where Does Christian County …

WebThe health department is distributing theModerna vaccine, which requires a second dose 28 days later.Both doses are necessary for protection, which is estimated …

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Jennie Stuart In Hopkinsville Sees Steepest Spike In …

WebAs health care workers grapple with the pandemic’s most recent wave, a few things are clear: patients hospitalized with COVID are getting sick quicker, are younger …

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COVID-19 Vaccine Requests For Residents 70 And Older …

WebThe Christian County Health Department on Monday began taking COVID-19 vaccine requests via an online form for residents who are 70 and older.Although the…

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Vanderbilt Launches Clinic For People With Chronic …

WebPublished April 12, 2021 at 11:50 AM CDT. Erin O. Smith. /. Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is launching a clinic to treat people with …

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New Kentucky pilot programs test prescribing food as …

WebThe University of Kentucky’s new Food as Health Alliance is testing out ways to do that. It will lead pilot programs in five urban and rural counties: Fayette, Floyd, …

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Kentucky returns to state-based health insurance …

WebOn Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear said approximately 280,000 adults and 45,000 children do not have health care coverage in Kentucky. “But there is an option …

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More Ohio Valley Children Are Becoming Severely Sick …

WebBaptist Health Paducah has inpatient pediatric services and a neonatal intensive care unit for infants, the only NICU for residents within an hour’s drive.

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Coronavirus case counts dropping in Purchase area counties

WebA reported down-tick in COVID-19 case numbers is happening as hospitals across the U.S. have seen a 16% decrease in weekly reported cases. The Purchase …

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Kynect open enrollment now underway for Kentuckians …

Webkynect, formerly and also called the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange, is the health insurance marketplace, previously known as health insurance exchange. …

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Army National Guard Begins Work At Western Kentucky Hospitals

WebBaptist Health Paducah is one of 21 hospitals in Kentucky receiving some of about 300 guard members to help healthcare workers swamped with COVID-19 …

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Opioid overdose death rates are rising among Black Kentuckians

WebIn 2021, he said the rate of opioid-related deaths among Black people in Kentucky was 50.2 individuals per 100,000 in population, compared to 42.7 per 100,000 …

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A new study warns Kentucky’s climate risks are growing WKMS

WebThe threats Kentuckians face from climate change are growing. So long as there are greenhouse gas emissions from human activities, warming is virtually …

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Study: Medicaid expansion could cover 150,000 more Tennesseans …

WebA new study on Medicaid expansion argues that Tennessee could give 150,000 more residents health coverage and still end up saving money. Tennessee is …

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Western Ky. mental health group to open sober living home for …

WebLily’s House is a residential program – run by Four Rivers Behavioral Health – designed to provide shelter and support services for pregnant women and new mothers …

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Why homeless people are losing health coverage in Medicaid mix …

WebPeople line up outside a public assistance office in Missoula, Montana, before its doors open at 8 a.m., Oct. 27, 2023, to try to regain health coverage after being …

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Federal grants to bring solar microgrids to rural healthcare centers …

WebThe U.S. Department of Energy is providing grants to build solar microgrids for up to 175 rural health centers across the Southeast. The project, which has a federal …

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New law modernizes Kentucky statutes related to HIV WKMS

WebAccording to the latest HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, HIV diagnoses in the state are on the rise with …

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Some rural Tennessee hospitals are struggling financially and

WebKyle Kopec, Braden Health’s chief compliance officer, searches an old medical supply cabinet in Decatur County General, which was abandoned by the …

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Tennessee ranks in the bottom 5 states for psychiatric bed space

WebThe number of psychiatric beds in Tennessee has dropped 9% since 2016. Tennessee ranks in the bottom five states for psychiatric bed space, according to a new …

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