Tag: Kentucky

Kentucky COVID hospitalizations more than double, exceed U.S. rate, but hospitals say they have been small and ‘manageable’

BY MELISSA PATRICK KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS Kentucky has seen an uptick in COVID-19 cases, and local outbreaks, along with other illnesses, have shut down several school districts. This has also been reflected in hospital admissions, which is considered one of the most reliable indicators for tracking the virus since the end of the public-health emergency
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Hospitals, Kentucky, pandemic, respiratory illness, schools. prevention

September 4, 2023
Clinic that serves 33 Kentucky counties is first in state to get grant for comprehensive drug treatment and recovery

KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS A behavioral-health clinic that serves 33 Kentucky counties is the first in the state to receive a grant from a national program that fosters comprehensive drug treatment and recovery centers with a full spectrum of treatment, harm reduction and recovery support services, especially for people without commercial health insurance. Mountain Comprehensive Care
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Addiction, drug abuse, drug treatment, Drugs, federal grant, Kentucky, substance abuse, substance-use disorder

September 4, 2023