Health Archives - Ohio Valley ReSource

May 13

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While neighboring states open up to cannabis, Kentucky stays closed

Ohio Valley ReSource · While neighboring states open up to cannabis, Kentucky stays closed Tourists come from far and wide to see the 15-foot Superman standing with hands on hips in the center of Metropolis, Illinois. The 6,000 person-town got its name about a century before the Man of Steel was conceived, but still, the […]

By Becca Schimmel

May 13

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While neighboring states open up to cannabis, Ky. stays closed

By Becca Schimmel

Mar 14

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With child nutrition waivers expiring, school leaders fear kids will go hungry

Pizza is on the menu at Mayfield High School, a favorite among the 200 students that pour into the western Kentucky cafeteria, grabbing red trays and finding their place in line during the lunch rush. Fries are sizzling in the deep fryer behind the counter and some students grab yogurt parfaits. The normalcy of the […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Mar 14

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With child nutrition waivers expiring, school leaders fear kids will go hungry

Liam Niemeyer

Feb 18

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As Supreme Court deliberates abortion rights, access already limited in Ohio Valley

On a cold Wednesday morning in February, cars arrive at an abortion provider in Knoxville, Tennessee. The women inside their cars are met with a line of people, mostly men, on either side of the parking lot entrance. “Don’t turn your back on God,” calls one protester, who calls himself Reverend Scott. Around him, others […]

By Kaitlin Thorne and Katie Myers

Feb 18

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As Supreme Court deliberates abortion rights, access already limited in Ohio Valley

Kaitlin Thorne and Katie Myers

Feb 4

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Inconsistent laws and tracking systems make it difficult to count intimate partner violence deaths in the Ohio Valley

Ohio Valley ReSource · 020422OVR – F Teresa Wilson’s first apartment of her own was a big deal. “She felt like she was gaining more independence. And I think the more she tried to gain that independence, I think the violence grew worse in her relationship,” Her sister, Tonia Thomas said. Thomas understands the intricacies […]

By Corinne Boyer

Feb 4

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Inconsistent laws and tracking systems make it difficult to count intimate partner violence deaths in the Ohio Valley

Corinne Boyer

Jan 28

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Parents struggle for support in Ohio Valley child care ‘deserts’

Stacy Bilodeau has wanted to go back to work for years, but she doesn’t have child care. The mother of two from Murray, Ky. is the only one available to look after her kids for long stretches of time because her husband is in the Coast Guard. She says she has little choice but to […]

By Kaitlin Thorne

Jan 28

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Parents struggle for support in Ohio Valley child care ‘deserts’

Kaitlin Thorne

Jan 14

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Kentucky mental health professionals dealing with case overload after multiple disasters

Ohio Valley ReSource · 011822OVR – F Corina Hall remembers looking out her window and watching her car be submerged by water shortly before 4 a.m. on March 1, 2021. Minutes later, water soaked her feet in her bathroom. Hall said that shocked her. She didn’t expect the water to keep rising, and she didn’t […]

By Corinne Boyer and Liam Niemeyer

Jan 14

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Kentucky mental health professionals dealing with case overload after multiple disasters

Corinne Boyer and Liam Niemeyer

Jan 3

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Kentucky posts record number of COVID-19 cases and highest positivity rate as Omicron variant quickly spreads

Kentucky officials say the omicron variant now likely makes up the majority of cases in the commonwealth. On Monday, the state’s COVID-19 positivity rate was 20 point seven two percent, the highest rate recorded since the pandemic began. Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health, said the omicron variant is more […]

By Corinne Boyer

Jan 3

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Kentucky posts record number of COVID-19 cases and highest positivity rate as Omicron variant quickly spreads

Corinne Boyer

Dec 22

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Paying for Black Lung: Renewal Deadline Looms for Overextended Federal Trust Fund

In 1983, two southwest Virginia coal miners told an Appalshop filmmaker they were worried about a slate of budget cuts to social services by then-president Ronald Reagan. The reason? They had developed black lung – a severe, progressive lung disease that comes from inhaling dust while working in coal mines. In the film, the two […]

By Katie Myers

Dec 22

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Paying for Black Lung: Renewal Deadline Looms for Overextended Federal Trust Fund

Katie Myers

Nov 24

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Ohio Valley childhood obesity rates have increased putting kids at greater risk of severe COVID-19 illness

Ohio Valley ReSource · Childhood obesity & covid In October, University of Kentucky Children’s hospital reported a substantial rise in children hospitalized for COVID-19. The escalation began in July. Dr. Sean McTigue, medical director for pediatric infection prevention and control said all hospitalized children had one thing in common. “So our number one driver of […]

By Corinne Boyer

Nov 24

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Ohio Valley childhood obesity rates have increased putting kids at greater risk of severe COVID-19 illness

Corinne Boyer

Nov 15

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Rural COVID-19 ICU patients have ‘higher risk of dying’ says West Virginia University study

Dr. Sunil Sharma, chief of pulmonary critical care and sleep medicine at West Virginia University, said the Mountain State ran out of ICU beds twice during COVID-19 surges. Sharma led a study that looked at the mortality rates of rural COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care units. The study found that rural ICU patients have […]

By Corinne Boyer

Nov 15

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Rural COVID-19 ICU patients have ‘higher risk of dying’ says West Virginia University study

Corinne Boyer