Children are Vital Part of 2020 Census Count
There are fewer than two weeks left to complete the 2020 census, and it’s more important than ever that we get an accurate count of the number of newborns, infants, adolescents and teens in the country.
View ArticlePast Smoker, Cancer Survivor Encourages Others to Get Lung Cancer Screening
Debbie Skaggs was diagnosed with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) by her hometown doctor. She was simply instructed to use an inhaler for the rest of her life. But Debbie was unsettled by...
View ArticleMarkey Joins National Cancer Consortium to Address the Impact of COVID-19 on...
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has joined a consortium of 17 cancer centers around the country to better understand the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic as it relates to...
View ArticleUK Study Highlights Need for Genetic Testing for Kentucky Patients with Lung...
A study led by researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center highlighted differences in patient diagnosis and treatment in those with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) across the...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Complicates But Doesn't Stop Need for Life-Saving Transplants
Tom Williams of Lexington is one of the more than 200,000 Americans living with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (PF), a devastating disease that causes progressive scarring in the lungs. Currently, he...
View ArticleFlu Vaccinations are More Important Than Ever
This year has brought many challenges, but Influenza is one that we can prepare for. Dr. Derek Forster and Kim Blanton with Infection Prevention and Control at UK HealthCare offer information on why...
View ArticleKeeping Your Athletes Safe On and Off the Field
Fall sports this year, for many, is looking like the best attempt at a return to normalcy. Dr. Carol Steltenkamp, professor of pediatrics at UK HealthCare, is giving advice on how to keep kids safe...
View ArticleUK/Norton Healthcare Stroke Care Network Annual Summit Taking Place Virtually
The UK/Norton Healthcare Stroke Care Network (SCN) Summit begins this week. The yearly event – like many other recent events – is moving to a virtual format due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic....
View ArticleInspired by Her Son’s Care, UK Nurse Embarks on a New Path
After her son was treated at Kentucky Children's Hospital, Jennifer Brinegar switched specialities so she could work with the staff that saved her son's life.
View ArticleGet a Flu Vaccine to Avoid the 'Twin Pandemic'
Getting vaccinated for the flu is more important this year than in years past. University of Kentucky College of Public Health Dean Donna Arnett explains what could be at stake if you get the flu this...
View ArticleKentucky Children’s Hospital and Cincinnati Children’s Joint Heart Program...
UK HealthCare's Kentucky Children’s Hospital (KCH) and Cincinnati Children’s Joint Heart Program (JHP) are opening an outreach clinic at PrimaryPlus-Ashland. Beginning October 9th, pediatric...
View ArticleMammograms Remain an Important Part of Routine Healthcare During COVID-19
Many women may think that skipping their yearly mammogram makes sense this year, for fear of contracting COVID-19. Drs. Emily Marcinkowski and Erin Burke from the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer...
View ArticleGen.G and UK Team Up to Bring Gaming to KCH Patients
Today, Gen.G and the University of Kentucky announced the two will join forces for “Give Health for Kentucky Kids'' as part of their ongoing partnership. The program with Kentucky Children’s Hospital...
View ArticleVirtual Walk to Remember Honors the Memory of Tiniest Patients
UK HealthCare’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Labor and Delivery Unit held a virtual Walk to Remember to honor families’ losses from miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death.
View ArticleUK Emergency Department Nurses Featured in Worldwide Documentary Film
"In Case of Emergency: Without Them, We Don't Stand a Chance," features rare, behind-the-scenes footage of nurses and their patients in emergency departments across the nation. The documentary will...
View ArticleHomecoming for UK College of Dentistry Department Chair is Also a Chance to...
After more than 35 years in the dentistry field, Dr. Zindell Richardson hopes his return to UKCD will motivate and inspire dental students from all backgrounds to succeed.
View ArticleEvers Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Dr. B. Mark Evers, professor of surgery in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and director of the UK Markey Cancer Center, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
View ArticleCOVID-19 Could Threaten Patients' Hearts
As time passes, health professionals are learning more about the long-term effects of COVID-19. Dr. Vincent L. Sorrell, director of Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging at UK HealthCare's Gill Heart &...
View ArticleHope Scarves Arrive at UK Markey Cancer Center
Affectionately known as the “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Scarves,” the nonprofit group Hope Scarves is providing free head scarfs -- along with note of encouragement from previous patients -- to...
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