Health

Anxiety among children is extremely common and has been particularly prevalent over the course of the pandemic.

After experiencing devastating infections and deaths during earlier waves of the pandemic, a local nursing home is using what it learned to minimize the risk of a surge in COVID-19 cases — especially as a surge in the delta variant suggests long-term care facilities may not have seen the last of the virus.

The organizer said the event promotes self-care, physically and mentally.

A spokesman for Jennie Stuart Health said the local hospital does not have a policy requiring its health care workers to get a COVID-19 vaccination.

After striking a deal to be sold, Tennova Healthcare-Lebanon sued more than 1,000 patients over the past two years, a WPLN News investigation found. Many of the suits were filed during the pandemic.

In a related announcement, the district has scheduled a COVID-19 clinic for students, parents and community members on Thursday, Aug. 5.

Multiple studies have found that older adults with a broad array of casual and close relationships enjoy better well-being and live longer than people with narrower, less diverse social networks.

On June 28, Kentucky hospitals reported 169 patients with COVID-19. On July 30, they reported 625. Hospitalizations began a steep increase on July 15, and are doubling about every 12 days.

The increase comes as the delta variant spreads across the region and western Kentucky counties report increasing incidence rates of the virus.

As local health officials shift away from offering clinics, the health department will try alternative outreach efforts.

Beshear suggested that school districts could be liable for sickness and death if they don't follow CDC guidance that is based on research showing that vaccinated people can acquire the virus and spread it without having symptoms.

At first glance, the mutations in the highly contagious delta variant don’t look that worrisome. But upon further inspection, scientists have discovered new genetic changes that make it more dangerous in many ways. In this piece from Kaiser Health News , Liz Szabo reports on what they've learned so far about how it differs from the original strain of novel coronavirus.