By carrying naloxone, you can save a life
The University of Kentucky Public Relations and Strategic Communications Office provides a weekly health column available for use and reprint by news media. This week's column is by Trish Freeman,...
View ArticleUK employees invited to send photos of their pets for UK Arts in HealthCare...
At least one photo submission from each participant will be chosen and displayed in multiple staff areas in May as part of National Pet Month.
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 Article'Behind the Blue': Richard Ford talks about UK’s partnership with King’s...
King’s Daughters serves a 16-county region across Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia and has more than 5,000 employees. Its health system comprises two acute-care hospitals totaling 465 licensed beds;...
View ArticleBy carrying naloxone, you can save a life
The University of Kentucky Public Relations and Strategic Communications Office provides a weekly health column available for use and reprint by news media. This week's column is by Trish Freeman,...
View ArticleMarkey patient credits screening, clinical trial for continued survival
Calvin Mabson was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer at 75 years old. He credits his continued survival to lung cancer screening and a clinical trial offered at University of Kentucky Markey Cancer...
View Article'You can save someone’s life'— UK patient gets new start with liver transplant
When 26-year-old Jalen Smoot began complaining of neck pain, his mother, Kelly, first suggested he see her chiropractor. But when she noticed the tell-tale sign of jaundice in his eyes, she knew Jalen...
View ArticleAnnual KCSP conference recognizes local policymakers and advocates for...
“Our vision for a tobacco-free Kentucky will take dedication from all sectors of the community, policymakers at all levels, and people of all ages,” said Ellen Hahn, professor and director of BREATHE...
View ArticleStay safe while hiking this summer
Jonathan Bronner, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine at the University of Kentucky, discusses hiking safety in this week's health column.
View Article‘They didn’t give up’ — UK child neurologists help teen navigate rare...
Brittany Smith's headaches took on a different force just shy of her 14th birthday. The first episode started with her face feeling a bit tight in the morning and by the time she got home from school...
View Article'Behind the Blue': Guest podcast ‘The Loop’ from UK HealthCare discusses the...
Among the discussion topics covered are President Capilouto’s charge to the search committee and their process, the position and its qualifications, how the new EVPHA will work with a new dean of the...
View ArticleTips for preventing osteoporosis, a 'silent' disease
Madhumathi Rao, M.D., professor and chief of nephrology at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and UK HealthCare, discusses the warning signs of osteoporosis in this week's health column.
View ArticleTackling physician shortage, UK College of Medicine to graduate largest-ever...
With Kentucky facing one of the highest physician shortages in the U.S., the UK College of Medicine has focused on creating more capacity to teach physicians through growth here in Lexington and by...
View Article'I got my life back'— UK patient has new outlook after heart treatment
Ben Allen went from planning his funeral to having a new lease on life after treatment at UK HealthCare's Gill Heart & Vascular Institute.
View ArticleUK Retail Pharmacies provides lower prescription costs, higher standards
A report issued in Fall 2022 by the company GoodRx claims Lexington is the most expensive city in the U.S. for prescription medicines. That article, however, and the study it was based on, did not...
View ArticlePlans announced for Chandler medical campus expansion to allow for more...
A plan to begin design work for a new patient care tower at the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital was endorsed Thursday by the UK Board of Trustees Health Care Committee. The support...
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