UK Retail Pharmacy Sites Now Offering COVID-19 Vaccinations
UK HealthCare Pharmacy Services now offers first and second vaccinations at three UK retail pharmacy locations in Lexington.
View Article'Behind the Blue': ‘Afraid of the Doctor’ With Meghan Marsac and Melissa Hogan
"Afraid of the Doctor: Every Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Managing Medical Trauma" is the first book written for parents with the primary goal of equipping them with the knowledge and skills to...
View ArticleFind Relief for Achy Hands and Wrists
Dr. Debra Bourne, surgeon at UK HealthCare Hand Center discusses ways to combat carpal tunnel syndrome in this week's health column.
View ArticleUK Football Player Shares Comeback Success Story to Teach Lifesaving Skill
University of Kentucky football player Kenneth Horsey was 18 years old when he had open-heart surgery. He is sharing his comeback story to educate others about the importance of heart health and...
View ArticleUK Begins Recruitment for Moderna Vaccine in Young Children
The University of Kentucky is one of 90 sites in the U.S. and 10 sites in Canada selected to participate in KidCOVE, a national trial by Moderna to test the safety and effectiveness of its COVID-19...
View ArticleUK’s 2nd Largest Single Gift to Provide for Scholarships, Building Needs for...
On Thursday, the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved a historic $22 million gift commitment to the College of Medicine from Dr. Michael D. Rankin. Rankin’s gift is now the second largest...
View Article2 Easy Steps to Save a Life
Jacob Stone, director of cardiac rehab at UK HealthCare Gill Heart & Vascular Institute, discusses hands-only CPR in this week's health column.
View ArticleClay County Mother and Baby Share Fighting Spirit and Beat the Odds
When she was 6 months pregnant, Felicia Baker experienced severe complications that threatened both her life and the life her of baby.
View ArticleDiagnosed With Advanced Colorectal Cancer, Young UK Researcher Fights Back
After coming into UK Chandler Hospital's Emergency Department with nausea and belly pain, doctoral student and Sanders-Brown Center on Aging researcher Yueming "Ronnie" Wu got a shocking diagnosis:...
View ArticleUK HealthCare, Partners Receive Prestigious CDC Grant to Improve Stroke...
UK HealthCare, UofL Health, the Kentucky Department for Public Health’s Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program, and other state partners have been awarded the prestigious Paul Coverdell National...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Smell, Taste and Recovery of Flavor
Dan Han, professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Dan Y. Han discusses recovering taste and smell after...
View ArticleUK Healthcare Merges Art and Science With the Opening of New Aesthetics Center
The new UK HealthCare Aesthetics Center is now open at the Turfland Mall location.
View ArticleMarkey Cancer Center at Lexington Clinic Richmond Location Has Moved
The Markey Cancer Center at Lexington Clinic location in Richmond, Kentucky, has moved into new, improved clinic space. As of July 2, the clinic is located at 2019 Corporate Dr. in Richmond.
View Article100 Years of Insulin: What Patients With Diabetes Need to Know
Laura Hieronymus, a doctor of nursing practice, master licensed diabetes educator, and the associate director of education and quality services at the Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center, discusses the...
View ArticleFormer Wildcat on a Mission to Help Others With Speech Disorders
Beloved by Big Blue Nation, former University of Kentucky men’s basketball player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is perhaps best remembered for his tireless work ethic and unselfish style of play, helping to...
View ArticleFormer UK Patient, Physical Therapy Grad Opens Hometown Sports Medicine...
After being the patient, Morgan Lester knew that one day, she wanted to be the provider.
View ArticleIs Your Child Afraid of the Doctor?
Meghan L. Marsac, Ph.D., pediatric psychologist at Kentucky Children’s Hospital and co-author of “Afraid of the Doctor: Every Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Managing Medical Trauma,” discusses...
View ArticleKCH Patients, PGA Golfers Tee Off in Annual Mini Golf Tournament
Patients from Kentucky Children's Hospital challenged golfers from the Barbasol PGA Championship to a round of putt-putt at Kroger Field.
View ArticleUK Experts Tackle Delta Variant Questions
As the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant continues to spread across the United States and hospitals’ COVID-positive intake numbers climb again, many questions remain around both vaccine effectiveness and...
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