Q&A With UK Pediatricians on the Rise of COVID-19 Infections in Children
Experts from Kentucky Children's Hospital discuss the increase in COVID infections in children as well the potential for severe complications.
View ArticleHow to Stop Picky Eating Before it Starts
UK HealthCare pediatrician Dr. Rhya Strifling discusses picky eating habits among kids and how to break them in this week's health column.
View ArticleNew Markey Initiative Helps Affiliates Deliver Cancer Care Closer to Home
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center launched a new initiative to create a connected, integrated statewide cancer provider network.
View ArticleUK HealthCare to Offer 3rd-Dose Booster Vaccine to Immunocompromised...
Beginning Monday, Aug. 23, UK HealthCare will offer a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for solid-organ transplant recipients and other immunocompromised individuals, in...
View ArticleRSV is on the Rise — Here's How to Protect Your Kids
Sean M. McTigue, M.D., medical director for pediatric infection prevention and control at Kentucky Children’s Hospital, discusses how to protect your kids from RSV in this week's health column.
View ArticleMarkey Makes Major Impact on National Genomics Trial
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center hit another major milestone in its collaboration with the Oncology Research Information Exchange Network (ORIEN) — since joining ORIEN in 2017, 5,000...
View ArticleUK HealthCare Launches Pediatric Neuroendocrine Tumor Program
UK HealthCare recently launched a new Pediatric Neuroendocrine Tumor Clinical and Research Program to improve treatment for children diagnosed with or at high risk for developing rare neuroendocrine...
View ArticleLt. Gov. Coleman, Female Legislators Highlight UK’s Ovarian Cancer Screening...
As part of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman and several of Kentucky’s female legislators joined UK HealthCare to highlight the long-running work of the...
View Article'Whatever It Takes'— Middlesboro Mom Shows Superheroine Strength in Cancer...
Diagnosed with an extremely rare, difficult-to-treat cancer, Middlesboro mother of three Kathy Caldwell says she'll do "whatever it takes" to get more quality time with her family.
View ArticleUnderstanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder — When to Get Help
This week's health column is by Baillie McCane, Injury Prevention and Outreach coordinator, UK HealthCare Trauma/Surgical Services.
View ArticleKentucky State Loan Repayment Program Now Accepting Applications for...
The Kentucky State Loan Repayment Program is now accepting applications from health care providers looking for help in paying off their student loan debt.
View Article'Behind the Blue': Joneen Lowman Discusses the Future of Patient Care Via...
On this episode of "Behind the Blue," Lowman talks about the growth of telehealth services and how a new certificate program is assisting students in meeting the rising need for telehealth in the...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About Ovarian Cancer Screenings
Edward Pavlik, M.D., director of the Ovarian Cancer Screening Research Program at UK HealthCare, discusses ovarian cancer screenings in this week's health column.
View ArticleVolunteers Needed for COVID Booster Vaccination Clinic
Those who wish to volunteer with the vaccination effort should fill out the survey.
View ArticleUK Health Sciences Professor is a Trailblazer in Telehealth Education
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Joneen Lowman and a team at the University of Kentucky have been leading the way in telehealth education.
View ArticleIvermectin and COVID-19
Frank Romanelli, Pharm.D., Paul F. Parker Endowed Professor and associate dean in the UK College of Pharmacy, discusses ivermectin as a potential treatment for COVID-19 in this week's health column.
View ArticleNational Guard Members Deployed to Assist at UK HealthCare
Five members of the National Guard began working at the UK HealthCare yesterday and as with other hospitals across the state, are providing nonclinical logistical support to hospital staff. Earlier in...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Increased Suicide Awareness, Mental Health Efforts are Needed to...
With Kentucky being home to more than 125,000 farmers, the need to raise suicide awareness is vital and why Sept. 22, 2021, has been declared Farmer Suicide Prevention Day in Kentucky.
View ArticleShould You Go to Urgent Care or the Emergency Department?
Gena Cooper, M.D., medical director of pediatric emergency medicine at UK HealthCare, discusses emergency department care versus urgent care clinic care in this week's health column.
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