UK Chandler Hospital welcomes 1st Lexington baby of the new year
A Lexington family is celebrating the new year with a new baby, the first to be born at a Lexington hospital this year.
View ArticleDunbar student back to marching in band with help from UK HealthCare
High school student Michael Martorano was stopped in his tracks after a season-ending knee injury during marching band practice. Today, he is back and better than ever leading the trumpet section...
View ArticleMarkey launches large-scale study on precision medicine outcomes
A new University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center clinical trial will examine the impact molecular tumor board review has in cancer patient outcomes.
View ArticleMake those New Year's resolutions stick with simple nutrition changes
Shorus M. Minella, registered dietitian at UK HealthCare’s Gill Heart & Vascular Institute, discusses accessible changes to make to your diet in 2023.
View ArticleUK patient reflects on the stroke that saved his life
When 43-year-old Ronald Mullins arrived at the Georgetown Toyota plant on a Friday in late 2021, he felt a little off. But he never thought he could be in the early stages of a stroke — or that it...
View ArticleKCH mobile clinic makes 1st stop in Georgetown
The Kentucky Children’s Hospital’s new mobile clinic had its first outing, bringing nationally ranked heart care to pediatric patients in Scott County.
View ArticleGoing smoke-free in 2023? Medication doubles your odds of success
Audrey Darville, Ph.D, a tobacco treatment specialist at UK HealthCare and an associate professor in the College of Nursing, discusses how medication can help you quit smoking in this week's health...
View Article‘UK at the Half’: The need for organ donors is greater than ever
In this "UK at the Half," Alexandre Ancheta, M.D., surgeon at the UK HealthCare Transplant Center, talks about the need for more organ donors, and how you can help give the gift of life.
View ArticleTips to help avoid vision problems caused by diabetes
Joseph Brown, D.O., assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Kentucky in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, discusses diabetic retinopathy in this week's health...
View ArticleUK HealthCare Sports Medicine's Taylor Spyker named head trainer for...
Lexington Sporting Club is excited to announce the arrival of new Head Athletic Trainer, Taylor Spyker, who is working with the club through its collaboration with UK HealthCare Sports Medicine.
View ArticleUK HealthCare providing updated flu numbers
UK HealthCare is providing updated flu data to area health departments to correct information not previously reported. Due to an information technology data systems issue, 2,082 positive flu results...
View ArticleUK cardiac, cancer specialists collaborate to prevent heart problems in...
When Barbie Johnson was diagnosed with breast cancer, she had no idea that the treatment could affect her heart. But thanks to Amit Arbune, M.D., director of the cardio-oncology program at UK...
View ArticleMarkey outreach advancing health equity in communities of color
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center's community health workers play a critical role in addressing cancer disparities in Commonwealth's communities of color.
View ArticleDid you know you can impact the future of health care?
Denece Forenback, director of the Clinical Research Unit at the UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science, discusses the importance of participating in research in this week's health column.
View ArticleHow UK HealthCare helped a homegrown hero return to the basketball court
Blair Green, the homegrown fan favorite from Harlan County, was set for a key role heading into her senior year with the University of Kentucky women’s basketball team. Then, a catastrophic injury...
View Article‘UK at the Half’: UK Don T. Frazier Science Outreach Center open for business...
Frazier has been engaging in outreach since 1980 and has been working out of the science outreach center at the University of Kentucky since 1993. The goal of the outreach center is to expose kids to...
View ArticleUK HealthCare honored for excellence in cardio-oncology
UK HealthCare has been named a Gold Class Center of Excellence by the International Cardio-Oncology Society, one of 27 hospitals in the U.S. and 11 hospitals worldwide.
View Article$1.6M gift to Markey will establish endowed chair in gynecologic oncology
A gift from the Telford Foundation to UK HealthCare will create an endowed chair in honor of John R. van Nagell Jr., M.D., medical director of UK Markey Cancer Center’s Ovarian Cancer Screening...
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