UK College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus Opens New Clinic at Homeless...
Last week, the University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus opened a basic-needs clinic held in the newly remodeled Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky. The clinic is known...
View ArticleBLOG: Cancer in Kentucky: Why Research Matters
This blog is written by B. Mark Evers, M.D., director of the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, in recognition of National Cancer Research Month.
View ArticleUK Grad Ready for Next Steps to Become a Well-Rounded Rural Physician
Growing up in Trimble County, Kentucky, Rob Brooks always knew he wanted to become a rural physician. While attending the UK College of Medicine, he participated in its Rural Physician Leadership...
View ArticleCancer Research Highlighted in Day-long Spotlight Event
Sponsored by the Markey Cancer Foundation, Markey Research Day is an opportunity for researchers who study any aspect of cancer to share their work and receive feedback from colleagues across campus.
View Article'A Family Atmosphere'– UK Medicine’s Bowling Green Campus Celebrates 1st...
This Saturday, members of the UK College of Medicine-Bowling Green Campus's inaugural class will celebrate the past four years of hard work as they officially graduate with their medical degrees and...
View ArticleMarkey Study Finds 'Super Gene' Shows Promise for Preventing Obesity
Nearly three decades after first discovering the tumor suppressing Par-4 “super gene” that has been shown to kill cancer cells, a team of researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center...
View ArticleGoing Abroad This Summer? Confront Travel Challenges with Planning and...
Jason Hope, Director of Global Risk & Strategic Operations for the UK International Center, discusses important information about traveling abroad in this week's health column.
View ArticleKy. Cancer Needs Assessment Report Details Critical Steps to Address Cancer...
The Kentucky Cancer Needs Assessment (KY CNA) is a comprehensive report from a steering committee of collaborative organizations, driven by the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center. The report...
View ArticleUK CERH to host Kentucky Rural Telehealth Summit in June
The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) will host the 2022 Kentucky Rural Telehealth Summit on Thursday, June 9 at the Embassy Suites on Newtown Pike in Lexington.
View ArticleProper Thyroid Function Is Critical for Good Health
Oliver Fackelmayer, M.D., a UK HealthCare endocrine surgeon who specializes in surgical management of benign and cancerous conditions of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands, discusses the...
View ArticlePediatric Cancer Research Funding Critical to Save Lives
The UK Markey Cancer Center provides leading care to children in Kentucky, and it is important to continue supporting this critical pediatric cancer research to identify new mechanisms that are...
View Article‘It’s Never Too Late’ — Barnstable Brown Helps Patient Regain Control of Her...
Whitley Smith’s weekends are usually packed with errands and other activities with her daughter, father and older brother. That’s why she didn’t think too much about a bad headache she experienced one...
View Article5 Reasons to Say 'Yes' to Therapy for Your Child
Meghan L. Marsac, Ph.D., pediatric psychologist at Kentucky Children’s Hospital, discusses how therapy can be beneficial for your child in this week's health column.
View ArticleCancer Survivors Bond Over Shared Experiences at Markey's Expressions of...
Cancer survivors, patients and caregivers will have the opportunity to celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day with the UK Markey Cancer Center this week, at the Expressions of Courage event on...
View ArticleFarish Fund Gives $5 Million to Establish New Markey Urologic Cancer Program
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has received a $5 million gift to establish the Ambassador William Stamps Farish Program of Excellence in Urologic Cancer. The gift will be formally...
View ArticleLower Your Cancer Risk With Easy Diet Changes
Rachel C. Miller, a registered dietitian at the UK Markey Cancer Center, discusses changes you can make to your diet to lessen your risk of cancer in this week's health column.
View Article'It's the Best Feeling'— Swimmer Back in Action After UK, LVAD Saved Her Heart
At age 24, Alayna Benningfield found out her heart was failing, and she thought her only chance for survival was a heart transplant. But UK HealthCare cardiologist Emma Birks, M.D., had another idea.
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