Health Archives - Ohio Valley ReSource

Nov 26

Health

Sicker Staff, Fewer Beds For Rural Hospitals As COVID-19 Spreads Through Ohio Valley

Dr. Kirk Tucker, chief clinical officer of Adena Health Systems in Chillicothe, Ohio, said a week before Thanksgiving that the health system’s three hospitals in southern Ohio were bombarded with coronavirus patients. But it isn’t just the patients testing positive. The virus has also sickened 65 of his fellow caregivers. Recently, Tucker said, a doctor […]

By Corinne Boyer

Nov 26

Health

Sicker Staff, Fewer Beds For Rural Hospitals As COVID-19 Spreads Through Ohio Valley

By Corinne Boyer

Nov 24

Health

Kentucky Hospitals Adjust Services To Make Room For COVID-19 Patients

Kentucky’s surge in coronavirus cases has caused some hospitals to reduce other health care services to accommodate the growing number of COVID-19 patients. Gov. Andy Beshear announced 2,690 new positive coronavirus cases Tuesday and 1,658 COVID-19 hospitalizations — a sharp increase over the past two weeks. Gov. Beshear said hospitals have already adjusted services to […]

By Corinne Boyer

Nov 24

Health

Kentucky Hospitals Adjust Services To Make Room For COVID-19 Patients

Corinne Boyer

Nov 24

Health

“Diseases Of Despair” Deaths Drop Slightly But Still Higher In Appalachia Than U.S.

New research shows that deaths due to the mix of substance abuse and suicides known as “diseases of despair” declined slightly in 2018. But the mortality rates throughout the Ohio Valley and Appalachian region are still higher than the national average. A report from the Appalachian Regional Commission found that overall mortality rates from diseases […]

By Alana Watson

Nov 24

Health

“Diseases Of Despair” Deaths Drop Slightly But Still Higher In Appalachia Than U.S.

Alana Watson

Nov 23

Health

Lawmakers, Union Urge Mine Safety Regulators to Act on Silica Dust

A group of Ohio Valley senators says a watchdog agency’s recent report shows that federal regulators must do more to protect coal miners from silica dust, an especially toxic form of dust created when mining equipment cuts into rock layers near coal seams. In a Monday morning press release, six Democratic senators, including Joe Manchin […]

By Sydney Boles

Nov 23

Health

Lawmakers, Union Urge Mine Safety Regulators to Act on Silica Dust

Sydney Boles

Nov 20

Coronavirus

Ohio Valley Economic Outlook Grim As COVID Aid Programs End

With hundreds of thousands across the Ohio Valley struggling to make ends meet, a suite of coronavirus aid packages, including rent and utility relief funding, eviction moratoriums, and expanded unemployment benefits, is set to expire at the end of December. The consequences could be far-reaching. Poverty rates have soared as some federal programs, including the […]

By Sydney Boles

Nov 20

Coronavirus

Ohio Valley Economic Outlook Grim As COVID Aid Programs End

Sydney Boles

Nov 20

Health

Study Links Increased COVID-19 Transmission To Poultry Plants Allowed To Operate Faster

A study published Thursday in a prestigious scientific journal links significant increases in COVID-19 transmission rates to meatpacking plants, especially those facilities that the federal government has allowed to speed up processing lines. Researchers found evidence that linked meatpacking plants to a “high potential for community spread” in the surrounding areas. The findings have implications […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Nov 20

Health

Study Links Increased COVID-19 Transmission To Poultry Plants Allowed To Operate Faster

Liam Niemeyer

Nov 16

Health

New Restrictions On Kentucky Long-Term Care Facilities To Combat Coronavirus

As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, Kentucky will restrict visits to long-term care facilities because of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases. Of Kentucky’s 120 counties, 103 are now in the “Red Zone” of critical spread, with more than 25 cases per 100,000 people. Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Eric Friedlander said long-term care […]

By Corinne Boyer

Nov 16

Health

New Restrictions On Kentucky Long-Term Care Facilities To Combat Coronavirus

Corinne Boyer

Nov 16

Health

Federal Watchdog Finds Coal Safety Regulator Not Protecting Miners From Silica Dust

The Mine Safety and Health Administration is not doing enough to protect coal miners from deadly silica dust, according to a new report from the Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General. The IG found that MSHA’s standards for exposure to deadly silica dust were out of date, and MSHA lacked the ability to […]

By Sydney Boles

Nov 16

Health

Federal Watchdog Finds Coal Safety Regulator Not Protecting Miners From Silica Dust

Sydney Boles

Nov 11

Health

With No Signs Of Slowing, Kentucky Hits New Record High Of Coronavirus Cases

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday announced the highest one-day total of new coronavirus cases — 2,700. The new record follows two weeks of sharply escalating spread of the virus. Earlier this week, Beshear asked again that people follow the state’s mask mandate to stop the spread and to especially protect older adults, including veterans […]

By Corinne Boyer

Nov 11

Health

With No Signs Of Slowing, Kentucky Hits New Record High Of Coronavirus Cases

Corinne Boyer

Nov 10

Health

Older Veterans Face New Fight As Coronavirus Surges In Region

On Monday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear delivered his daily briefing on coronavirus, which is surging across the Ohio Valley. Eleven more Kentuckians had died that day. Then the governor provided an update on an especially worrisome outbreak at the Thomson-Hood Veterans Center near Lexington, one of four long-term care facilities dedicated to veterans in the […]

By Corinne Boyer

Nov 10

Health

Older Veterans Face New Fight As Coronavirus Surges In Region

Corinne Boyer