Health Archives

More Ohio Valley children are becoming severely sick with COVID-19. Pediatricians are worried about what lies ahead

by Corinne Boyer and Liam Niemeyer
September 8, 2021

Pediatricians from across the Ohio Valley say this new wave of COVID-19 is sickening children with severe symptoms that require hospitalizations, as school districts continue to try to maintain in-person learning without closures.

City council to vote on vaccination incentives

by Jennifer P. Brown
September 6, 2021

The proposed municipal order aims to pay $100 each to as many as 1,000 city residents who become fully vaccinated between Sept. 13 and Oct. 31.

Beshear: Setting mask criteria shouldn’t be difficult because ‘It’s just basic science’

by Kentucky Health News
September 6, 2021

Beshear wants legislators to give him the authority to order masking at some level of infection, and has said he expects that to be the most contentious issue of a special session that beings Tuesday morning.

Christian County, region reaches 100% ICU capacity

by Julia Hunter
September 3, 2021

On Friday, there wasn't a single intensive care bed available in Christian County or within its 11-county region. In the majority of other areas, more than 95% of ICU beds were occupied.

As colleges roll out COVID-19 vaccine incentives, some students grapple with choice to vaccinate

by Dustin Wilcox
September 2, 2021

Several colleges across western Kentucky have begun rolling out incentives for students and employees who get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Do US teens have the right to be vaccinated against their parents’ will? It depends on where they live

by Brian Dean Abramson
September 2, 2021

In some states, minors can legally decide for themselves whether they would like to get vaccinated.

Lack of a vaccine mandate becomes competitive advantage in hospital staffing wars

by Lauren Weber
September 1, 2021

As of Aug. 26, about 39% of U.S. hospitals had announced vaccine mandates, according to the American Hospital Association.

If you know someone who’s thinking about taking horse dewormer to fight COVID, please pass this along to them

by Al Cross
September 1, 2021

The Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health have warned against using ivermectin to treat COVID-19.

Christian County Health Department reports 6 new COVID-19 deaths

by Jennifer P. Brown
September 1, 2021

Five of the six recent deaths were among people who had not received a COVID-19 vaccination.

Murray hospital reaches capacity for ICU beds, ventilators amid COVID-19 surge

by Dustin Wilcox
September 1, 2021

The Murray-Calloway County Hospital announced on Monday that it’s continuing to offer critical care and ventilator usage in “nontraditional care locations” as part of its “disaster plans.”

COVID-19 deaths, infection rates in Ky. prisons among nation’s worst

by Jared Bennett
September 1, 2021

Kentucky's COVID prison infection rate of nearly 80% is among the worst in the nation.

McConnell keeps urging COVID-19 shots but avoids comments on others’ work

by Kentucky Health News
August 31, 2021

McConnell told reporters that "money is not the problem" when it comes to dealing with the pandemic, including the most recent surge in hospitalizations, pointing to the most recent $1.9 trillion rescue plan passed earlier this year. Instead, he said, "The reluctance of people to get vaccinated is the problem."