Kids' Healthy Eating Habits Start at Home
Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Kentucky Children’s Hospital George J. Fuchs discusses the importance of childhood healthy eating in this week's health column.
View ArticleGov. Beshear Declares May ‘Nurse Suicide Prevention Month’ in Kentucky
In an effort to raise awareness about nurses' mental health and help curb the rate of nurse suicide, Governor Andy Beshear has declared May as Nurse Suicide Prevention Month in Kentucky.
View ArticleProtect Your Kids’ Hearing With These Recommendations
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month, and as we head into the summer season, it’s important for parents to pay attention to how their children use earbuds and headphones in their leisure time.
View ArticleCOVID-19 Devastation in India Hits Home for Many South Asian Americans at UK
With a debilitating second wave of COVID-19 ravaging India, many South Asian Americans with close ties to the country are stressed and worried about the safety of their friends and family. Compelled...
View ArticleYoung Patients at Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center See Smiling Faces Despite...
The past year has been filled with new routines, new rules and new fears for many people as the world has navigated the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. During this time staff members at UK HealthCare’s...
View ArticleMarkey, Other Top U.S. Cancer Centers Urge Resumption of HPV Vaccinations
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has partnered with all other National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers to issue a joint statement urging the nation’s physicians,...
View ArticleMeadowview Regional Medical Center Announces Collaboration with Markey,...
On May 19, Meadowview Regional Medical Center (MRMC), part of LifePoint Health, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the expansion of its cancer treatment facilities in Maysville, Ky. and...
View ArticleKentucky Native Battles Rare Neurological Disorder After Cancer
After years of symptoms but no diagnosis, King finally had an answer in June 2018: Meige syndrome. That was the first time she had ever heard of this condition.
View ArticleKunos Appointed Medical Director of Markey Clinical Research Office
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center announces that radiation oncologist Dr. Charles Kunos will join the center and serve as medical director of Markey’s Clinical Research Office (CRO).
View ArticleKentucky Children’s Hospital Receives More than $450,000 from Speedway
UK HealthCare’s Kentucky Children’s Hospital recently received a donation of $452,118.01 from multiple Speedway stores across Kentucky.
View ArticleUniversity of Kentucky Researchers Discover Fundamental Roles of Glucosamine...
Using novel imaging methods for studying brain metabolism, University of Kentucky researchers have identified the reservoir for a necessary sugar in the brain. Glycogen serves as a storage depot for...
View ArticleBetty Graham: 'Skin Cancer Screenings Saved My Life'
Betty Graham is a clear example of how checking in with your dermatologist annually can save you a lot of strife in the long run. Without her annual skin cancer screening, she may not be here today.
View ArticleDaily Persistent Headaches in Adolescents Can Be Related to Covid-19
Dr. Sharoon Qaiser, director of UK’s Children and Young Adult Headache Program, discusses persistent headaches in this week's Health Column.
View ArticleWhen COVID-19 Took His Breath, a Double Lung Transplant Gave it Back
Dave Hoover of Stanford is the first person in Kentucky to have a double lung transplant after contracting COVID-19
View ArticleLocal Emergency Departments Prepare for Influx of Trauma Patients
UK HealthCare Trauma medical director Andrew Bernard and UK HealthCare Pediatric Emergency Medicine medical director Gena Cooper discuss how emergency departments prepare for trauma in this week's...
View ArticleGriffith Named Acting Dean for UK College of Medicine
University of Kentucky Provost David Blackwell has announced Dr. Charles “Chipper” Griffith III has been named the acting dean of the UK College of Medicine, effective July 1, 2021.
View ArticleUK Study Shows Methods to Increase Cancer Screening Awareness in Disparate...
A study headed by Lovoria B. Williams, Ph.D., associate professor in the UK College of Nursing and assistant director for cancer health equity at the Markey Cancer Center, highlights the benefits of...
View ArticleUK’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Prepares for This Year’s 'Memory Sunday'
Memory Sunday is designated nationally as the second Sunday in June. Memory Sunday was established to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and its impact on the African American community, since...
View ArticleUK Pediatric Providers on Why They Got Their Own Kids Vaccinated
The COVID-19 vaccine has been proven safe and effective in children over 12. Three doctors at Kentucky Children's Hospital and their children talk about how life is getting back to normal after their...
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