Health Archives - Ohio Valley ReSource

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

By 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

Nov 8

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More than 10,000 Kentuckians have died from COVID-19 and the state’s positivity rate just rose for the first time in weeks

On Monday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear reported that the state had surpassed 10,000 COVID-19 deaths. He said it was the third leading cause of death last year and so far this year. A COVID-19 memorial will be held at 1pm on Sunday, Nov. 14 outside at the State Capitol. Beshear also reported Monday that state’s […]

By Corinne Boyer

Nov 8

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More than 10,000 Kentuckians have died from COVID-19 and the state’s positivity rate just rose for the first time in weeks

Corinne Boyer

Nov 3

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Updated tap water database lets you search for contaminants in your drinking water

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) released updates to its Tap Water Database on Wednesday. The environmental health nonprofit’s database makes public drinking water systems searchable by zip code. It also shows legal and illegal levels of contaminants and the health risks associated with them. But many chemicals found in drinking water are not regulated by […]

By Corinne Boyer

Nov 3

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Updated tap water database lets you search for contaminants in your drinking water

Corinne Boyer

Nov 1

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With more cases of COVID-19 among fully vaccinated Kentuckians, the Governor says get a booster

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear reported on Monday that more than 20% of all COVID-19 cases in October were among people who were fully vaccinated. Those cases have been on the rise since June — when the Delta variant began rapidly spreading in the U.S. Beshear said waning immunity was likely to blame and urged […]

By Corinne Boyer

Nov 1

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With more cases of COVID-19 among fully vaccinated Kentuckians, the Governor says get a booster

Corinne Boyer

Oct 29

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How the Housing Shortage, the Pandemic and Climate Change have Collided in the Ohio Valley

Some residents in Ohio Valley communities are still struggling to keep their heads above water over a year into the pandemic. A main cause of concern: housing. The federal eviction moratorium ended in late August after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Biden administration efforts to extend the moratorium into October. While it lasted, […]

By Liam Niemeyer , Katie Myers and Alana Watson

Oct 29

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How the Housing Shortage, the Pandemic and Climate Change have Collided in the Ohio Valley

Liam Niemeyer, Katie Myers and Alana Watson

Oct 26

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Kentucky Gov. says up to 6% of state’s vaccination numbers may be duplicates

Last week, Gov. Andy Beshear said some vaccinations in Kentucky have likely been overcounted due to reporting that counted numbers twice. On Monday, Beshear said the state will have an updated count on Thursday. “One of the major chains was entering data in two different ways resulting in duplications that wasn’t caught in the federal […]

By Corinne Boyer

Oct 26

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Kentucky Gov. says up to 6% of state’s vaccination numbers may be duplicates

Corinne Boyer