Health

Here are a few simple precautions that trick-or-treaters can take.

Jennie Stuart Medical Center will have new patient visitation guidelines beginning Monday, Oct. 25.

The decision allows those who are eligible for a booster to choose any of the three that have been approved in the United States.

FDA and CDC advisory committees also are expected to consider administration of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children 5 through 11 in the coming weeks.

Researchers found that survivors suffered from fatigue, decreased mobility, difficulty breathing, hair loss, chest pain and palpitations, diarrhea, anxiety, and more.

The data is clear: COVID-19 poses a significant threat to both the mother and child, and vaccination can help mitigate that risk, writes immunologist Matthew Woodruff.

Beginning Oct. 15, current Medicaid recipients may make changes to health plans through Dec. 1. Those who qualify for Medicaid can sign up anytime.

The department's COVID-19 drive-thru testing and other services will resume Thursday.

As the number of cases appears to decrease, vaccination rates among health care personnel have grown — but still remain well below the statewide average.

Hospitals in other states are offering up to four times Kentucky's hourly wage for nurses. 

While evidence is growing that contracting SARS-CoV-2 is generally as effective as vaccination at stimulating an immune response, the extent of immunity is unknown — especially against newer variants of COVID.

A policy brief released Monday suggested that students who refuse to be vaccinated and who don’t qualify for an exception may be disenrolled from their nursing program or be unable to graduate because they cannot fulfill the clinical requirements.