Does COVID-19 Affect the Brain? What Scientists Know So Far
Jill Turner, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the UK College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, discusses how COVID-19 could be affecting the brain in this week's health column.
View ArticleEarly Diagnosis, Microseed Radiation Treatment Helps Patient Return to Daily...
While Kentucky was dealing with the early days of the COVID-19 shutdown a year ago, Lexington resident Phyllis Alexander woke up one morning and accidentally discovered another frightening problem --...
View ArticleUK College of Engineering, Toyota, Collaborate to 'Lift Up' KCH Patients
Students from the UK College of Engineering teamed up with designers and fabricators at Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Kentucky to create a transport cart for newborns at Kentucky Children's Hospital.
View Article‘I Had to Put All My Trust in UK HealthCare’ – One Family’s Multigenerational...
As UK HealthCare orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Darren Johnson battled an aggressive case of COVID-19 inside UK Chandler's Hospital's COVID unit, his mind was also on another patient just down the hall in...
View ArticleComedian Robin Williams' Struggle with Undiagnosed Dementia is Focus of...
A progressive dementia, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is the second most common form of progressive dementia after Alzheimer’s. The disease occurs when excess deposits of the protein alpha-synuclein, known...
View ArticleLocal Hotel Group Offers Lodging to Markey Cancer Center Patients During...
When Lexington’s Hope Lodge was forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a local hotel group partnered with UK HealthCare’s Markey Cancer Center to provide its patients with a place to stay...
View ArticleUK HealthCare’s Gill Heart & Vascular Institute Expands Heart Failure,...
UK HealthCare and Norton Heart & Vascular Institute are announcing a collaboration to expand advanced heart failure, ventricular assist device (VAD) placement and heart transplant services to...
View ArticleThrough Their Eyes: UKHC COVID-19 ICU Staff Reflect on One-Year Anniversary
Employees of the UK HealthCare COVID-19 Medical ICU agree that the weight of the COVID-19 pandemic has broken their hearts wide open – beyond any measure they could have ever imagined.
View ArticleSanders-Brown Hosts Discussion & Screening of Documentary Highlighting Robin...
The University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) is partnering with the Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) to host a virtual panel discussion and screening of a documentary about...
View ArticleMS Center Director Publishes Editorial on Lack of Minority Representation in...
Dr. Jay Avasarala, director of UK HealthCare’s Multiple Sclerosis Center within the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute, says the enrollment of people of color in pivotal trials for multiple sclerosis...
View ArticleBusting Myths About Organ Donation
In this week's health column, head of the UK Transplant Center Donation Committee Dr. Ashley Montgomery-Yates discusses different ways you can support Donate Life.
View ArticleAdditional Security Measures Implemented in Hospital Emergency Departments
UK Police will use handheld metal detectors to “wand” all adult patients and visitors entering the emergency departments at UK Chandler Hospital and UK Good Samaritan Hospital beginning Tuesday, April...
View ArticleMarkey Cancer Center Encourages COVID-19 Vaccinations for Cancer Patients
With COVID-19 vaccinations continuing to roll out across the country, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center strongly encourages both cancer survivors, caregivers and most patients in active...
View ArticleNew Lung, New Life – Patient Gets Second Wind with Lifesaving Transplant
When Larry Dukes needed a new lung after being diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, an organ donor gave him a second chance at life.
View ArticleRural Appalachia Stroke Camp to Provide Adaptive Recreation and Keynote...
The Eastern Kentucky Stroke Warriors, a support group of stroke survivors and caregivers, announced the first Rural Appalachia Stroke Camp will be held Sept. 25, 2021 at Buckhorn Lake State Resort...
View ArticleUK HealthCare’s Multiple Sclerosis Team Earns Certification as Comprehensive...
Multiple Sclerosis is one of the most common neurological conditions in the United States with more than one million people living with the condition. Worldwide it affects more than two million people...
View ArticleNew Hand Center Opens at Turfland
The UK HealthCare Hand Center at Turfland, a dedicated center for the diagnosis and treatment of hand, wrist, and forearm concerns is open for patients. Whether the result of trauma, overuse, or...
View ArticleWhat Are the Odds? UK Professor Diagnosed with Disease She was Working to...
Compared to most, Thompson is a very healthy individual. She eats right, exercises frequently and does not have any history of serious illness. She is an avid runner and has finished four...
View ArticleGoldstein Elected to American Academy of Neurology Board of Directors
Dr. Larry Goldstein, chair of the University of Kentucky Department of Neurology, has been elected to serve on the board of directors of The American Academy of Neurology (AAN). Goldstein also is...
View ArticleMagnet Status Achieved for UK HealthCare, Eastern State Hospital
UK HealthCare and Eastern State Hospital have achieved Magnet status, the highest institutional honor and gold standard for nursing excellence granted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's...
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