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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 12:00 pm
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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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Study says smoking increases risk of other health issues
AL CROSS Kentucky Health News Anew study shows that smoking increases the risk of viral infections and respiratory illnesses, including one type of the coronavirus, ...
by Al Cross, Friday, October 14, 2022 8:44 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 9:05 am
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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, Tuesday, September 20, 2022 7:42 am
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Program offers free produce for Kentucky seniors
Low-income seniors who are at risk of poor nutrition have been unable to get free fruits and vegetables from Kentucky farmers’ markets this month, but ...
by Al Cross, Saturday, June 25, 2022 8:00 am
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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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Pandemic map is mainly orange, but has plenty of red counties
Kentucky’s coronavirus map is now mainly orange, indicating the continued decline in new cases in the last five weeks, but the state’s new-case rate is ...
