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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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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

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Kentucky continues have the nation’s highest rate of new Covid-19 cases, even though case numbers dropped 7.9% last week

New coronavirus cases in Kentucky have gone up and down over the last few weeks in what could ... Read more

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Judge on state Court of Appeals issues temporary order making almost all abortions in Kentucky illegal again

A judge on the Kentucky Court of Appeals has issued an order that, in effect, at least temporarily ... Read more

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CDC says 61 Kentucky counties are at high risk of Covid-19 and 45 are at medium risk; Beshear says ‘be wary’ of coronavirus

By Melissa Patrick All but 14 of Kentucky’s 120 counties have an elevated risk of coronavirus on the ... Read more

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Behavioral-health hotline for suicide prevention, mental health and substance-use crises will go live on Saturday, July 16; call 988

By Melissa Patrick Starting Saturday, July 16, the new behavioral-health crisis hotline number will be 988, much like ... Read more

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Only 2.5% of Kentucky’s 6,561 National Guard soldiers have refused vaccination for Covid-19; federal deadline was June 30

By Melissa Patrick As of July 6, only 2.5% of Kentucky Army National Guard soldiers have refused a Covid-19 vaccine, ... Read more

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CDC says Covid-19 risk is high in 43 counties and medium in 35; transmission levels are high in 111, and Beshear advises caution

By Melissa Patrick The number of Kentucky counties on the federal Covid-19 risk map continues to increase, with almost two-thirds ... Read more

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Remember your brain needs proper diet and exercise

By Dr. Greg Jicha University of Kentucky Healthy brain aging is a concern for all of us. June ... Read more