Colorectal cancer: The best screening test is the one you take
Avinash Bhakta, M.D., colorectal surgeon at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, discusses the importance of getting screened in this week's health column.
View ArticleUK student gets a symphony of support following rare stroke
Last spring, 25-year-old University of Kentucky doctoral student Adiel Nájera began experiencing unusual exhaustion, chest pains and trouble driving. When he became disoriented, his band director and...
View ArticleSafe Kids, KCH celebrate 30 years of keeping Kentucky’s kids safe from...
In Lexington, under the leadership of Sherry Holmes, the divisional director of Kentucky Children’s Hospital, injury prevention programming was implemented with the help of community partners...
View ArticleWidely available HPV vaccines help prevent many types of cancer
Mya Desai and Lindsey Long, doctoral students at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, discuss HPV and the importance of getting vaccinated in this week's health column.
View ArticleUK HealthCare’s Transplant Center celebrates 500th lung transplant
Single and double lung transplants are the often the treatment for adults and children with a variety of advanced, end stage lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),...
View ArticleKCH psychologist to give talk on coping with medical traumatic stress
Kentucky Children’s Hospital pediatric psychologist Meghan Marsac, Ph.D., will partner with other medical experts to give two talks about pediatric medical trauma.
View ArticleSpecial college fair helps young cancer patients 'unlock' their future
Part of the DanceBlue Kentucky Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic, the AYA program provides treatment and support for cancer and hematology patients age 15-29. This event was an...
View ArticleCollaboration turns the tide on Kentucky’s colorectal cancer rates
Twenty years ago, Kentucky was ranked next to last in the U.S. for colorectal cancer screening rates. Thanks to massive public health efforts led by the Kentucky Cancer Consortium and several major...
View ArticleJoin UK HealthCare to 'Walk with a Doc' at Fayette Mall
Each Walk with a Doc event is free and open to anyone interested in improving their health.
View ArticleOn Match Day, 'dreams come true' for UK medical students
For fourth-year medical students, the next step in training is commemorated in a unique, celebratory fashion. On the third Friday of March at noon Eastern Time, known as “Match Day,” the National...
View ArticleHow to create a successful fitness plan this spring
Robert G. Hosey, M.D., physician with UK HealthCare Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine and professor of family and community medicine in the UK College of Medicine, discusses making a fitness...
View Article‘UK became our home’ — DanceBlue Clinic patient, mom focus on the positives
After her son Lewis's devastating cancer diagnosis, Dynae Utz was determined to power through and keep a positive attitude. Through it all, she found support in a network of other parents of children...
View ArticlePanda Cares Center of Hope at KCH offers safe, comforting space for patients
A designated space designed to provide a private, safe and comforting place, the Center of Hope will address a child’s mental, physical, emotional and spiritual needs.
View ArticleMain entrance at Good Samaritan Hospital temporarily relocating during...
Beginning Monday, March 27th, a portion of UK HealthCare’s Good Samaritan Hospital (GSH) will undergo renovations. The main entrance of GSH that faces South Limestone, known as Entrance A, will be...
View ArticleAward-winning medical humanities podcast creator to speak at UK HealthCare
On Tuesday, April 11, from noon–1:30 p.m., Emily Silverman, M.D., co-creator and host of the critically acclaimed "The Nocturnists" podcast, will lead a presentation and question session in the UK...
View ArticleHow to tame your toddler's temper tantrums
Angela Houchin, M.D, a pediatrician at Kentucky Children’s Hospital, discusses what causes toddlers to throw a tantrum and how parents can tame them in this week's health column.
View Article'Behind the Blue': Surgical oncologist Emily Marcinkowski on women in health...
On this episode of "Behind the Blue," Marcinkowski talks about her drive to be a problem-solver, how surgery presents her with tangible problems she can act upon, the importance of greater diversity...
View ArticleMs. Wheelchair Kentucky gaining strength with UK HealthCare Outpatient...
A freak accident left 21-year-old Kayla Lacy with a severed spine, shattered vertebra and paralyzed from the chest down. She's been working with UKHealthCare's Outpatient Therapy Clinic twice a week...
View ArticleGive the gift of life — What to know about donating a kidney
Todd Maynard and Rachael Benezet, living donor coordinators at the UK HealthCare Transplant Center, discuss what to know about kidney donation in this week's health column.
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