Health Archives - Ohio Valley ReSource

Oct 23

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Health Insurance For More Than A Million Ohio Valley Residents At Stake In Affordable Care Act Challenge

When the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to move forward with President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court Justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett, Senate Democrats boycotted. In their places stood poster-sized photos of people the senators said would lose health care coverage if the court strikes down the Affordable Care Act. With just a little more than […]

By Corinne Boyer

Oct 23

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Health Insurance For More Than A Million Ohio Valley Residents At Stake In Affordable Care Act Challenge

By Corinne Boyer

Oct 20

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Coronavirus Cases Rising As Kentucky Reports Highest Number Of Cases On A Tuesday

As the number of coronavirus cases surge across the U.S., so do cases in Kentucky. It’s one of 31 states where cases continue to rise. Gov. Andy Beshear said the state is preparing for another surge in COVID-19 cases as the state saw another record-setting day for new coronavirus cases. Beshear called the daily COVID-19 […]

By Corinne Boyer

Oct 20

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Coronavirus Cases Rising As Kentucky Reports Highest Number Of Cases On A Tuesday

Corinne Boyer

Oct 14

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Kentucky Hits Record Daily High Coronavirus Cases As Surge Continues

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed Wednesday the state’s highest single-day total of coronavirus cases — 1,346. Beshear says more than 700 Kentuckians are hospitalized due to COVID-19. As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations increase, Beshear expects deaths will too. “So while we still have capacity in our health care system, we are seeing increase in hospitalizations, […]

By Corinne Boyer

Oct 14

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Kentucky Hits Record Daily High Coronavirus Cases As Surge Continues

Corinne Boyer

Oct 14

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Why Kentucky Is Changing Some COVID-19 Data: The Positivity Rate Explained

Kentucky’s Public Health Commissioner Steven Stack on Tuesday announced some changes in how the state will gauge the spread of COVID-19 after the state came off a week that saw a surge in cases largely driven by infections in rural counties. While the commissioner’s plan does take cues from the models used by many states […]

By Suhail Bhat

Oct 14

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Why Kentucky Is Changing Some COVID-19 Data: The Positivity Rate Explained

Suhail Bhat

Oct 9

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COVID-19 Costs Ohio Valley Hospitals Billions, Putting Some Rural Hospitals At Risk Of Closing

In April, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Greenup County, Kentucky, joined a long list of hospitals that have closed in the Ohio Valley. Fewer hospitals can mean longer travel times for rural residents, which can make a single hospital trip daunting. Greenup County resident Tiffany Wilburn-Meek says that means a 45-minute drive for some […]

By Corinne Boyer

Oct 9

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COVID-19 Costs Ohio Valley Hospitals Billions, Putting Some Rural Hospitals At Risk Of Closing

Corinne Boyer

Sep 30

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Bob Murray, Who Fought Black Lung Regulations As A Coal Operator, Has Filed For Black Lung Benefits

Robert E. Murray, the former CEO and president of the now-bankrupt Murray Energy, has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Labor for black lung benefits. For years, Murray and his company fought against federal mine safety regulations aimed at reducing the debilitating disease. “I founded the company and created 8,000 jobs there until […]

By Brittany Patterson and Dave Mistich

Sep 30

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Bob Murray, Who Fought Black Lung Regulations As A Coal Operator, Has Filed For Black Lung Benefits

Brittany Patterson and Dave Mistich

Sep 17

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Ky. Health Officials Suggest Revisions To Food Producer Fee Proposal After Blowback

Kentucky health officials are suggesting revisions to a proposed regulation that would have dramatically increased food safety inspection fees for some small food producers. Department officials said they received hundreds of public comments on the proposal with concerns about fee increases and they now plan to limit fees according to a producer’s income. Kentucky Cabinet […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Sep 17

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Ky. Health Officials Suggest Revisions To Food Producer Fee Proposal After Blowback

Liam Niemeyer

Sep 14

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White House Task Force Doctor Stops In Lexington To Discuss College Coronavirus Cases

White House-appointed Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx visited the Lexington campus of the University of Kentucky on Monday as concerns grow over an escalating number of positive cases on campuses around the region. Dr. Birx met with students, faculty and administrators on the UK campus, which has more than 400 active COVID-19 cases, 86 […]

By Corinne Boyer

Sep 14

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White House Task Force Doctor Stops In Lexington To Discuss College Coronavirus Cases

Corinne Boyer

Sep 11

Health

Remembering A Miner Who Personified Coal’s Contributions And Costs

Charles Wayne Stanley ran underground mining machines for some 20 years, cutting coal from beneath the hills where Virginia meets Kentucky along the Cumberland ridge. He spent another decade as a roof bolter, work that kept the rock above from falling in on his fellow miners. Stanley was 53 when the Ohio Valley ReSource and […]

By Jeff Young

Sep 11

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Remembering A Miner Who Personified Coal’s Contributions And Costs

Jeff Young

Sep 4

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College Towns Feel Financial Impact Of Pandemic

The first day of classes at Ohio University is subdued this year. A few students walk across the Athens, Ohio, campus wearing masks. A group sits, socially distanced, on blankets on the green. The university opted to bring back roughly 2,000 students to campus for the first weeks of the semester due to coronavirus concerns. […]

By Aaron Payne

Sep 4

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College Towns Feel Financial Impact Of Pandemic

Aaron Payne