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UK Dental Faculty Prepare Students for Life After Dental School
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 28, 2013) − Fillings, extractions, and crowns are but a few of the many procedures that dental students learn in preparation to practice dentistry post-graduation. While students...
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Markey Turns Teal for Ovarian Cancer Awareness
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 3, 2013)— The University of Kentucky "sees blue" every day, but the UK Markey Cancer Center is taking on a different shade this September. Throughout the month, the Markey campus...
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College of Medicine Hosts Free Community Health Fair on Sept. 8
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 3, 2013) – The University of Kentucky College of Medicine, in collaboration with the colleges of pharmacy, dentistry, nursing and public health, will host the annual free...
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Don't Take Concussions Lightly
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 4, 2013) - The following column appeared in the Lexington Herald-Leader on Sunday, Sept. 1. By Dr. Dan Han As far back as the 4th Century B.C., Hippocrates said “no head injury...
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Held for New Eastern State Hospital
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 4, 2013) – Governor Steve Beshear joined local leaders, state officials and representatives from University of Kentucky and UK HealthCare for a ribbon-cutting at the new Eastern...
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UK Vascular Team Broadens Scope of Practice
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 6, 2013) - In his 11 years as a vascular surgeon, Dr. Eleftherios Xenos, director of the UK HealthCare Vein Clinic, said he has seen tremendous progression in endovascular...
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Kentucky Homeplace Receives Gift from Anthem Foundation to Improve Diabetes...
Hazard, Ky. (Sept. 9, 2013)– Kentucky Homeplace has been awarded a second gift of $150,000 from the Anthem Foundation to continue work on a special research project," Improving Diabetes Outcomes...
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Teacher and UK Patient Back in the Classroom After Dual-Organ Transplant
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 9, 2013)– After 34 years of teaching, many schoolteachers would be ready to retire or move on to new things. Not David Morrow. The 57-year-old science and language arts teacher...
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Loved Ones' Mild Memory Problems Require Vigilance
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 10, 2013) - The following column appeared in the Lexington Herald-Leader on Sunday, Sept. 8. By Dr. Gregory Jicha Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is experienced by many as a...
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New Eastern State Hospital Opens to Patients
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 11, 2013) -- The new Eastern State Hospital opened its doors on Tuesday, Sept. 10, relocating 100 patients from the previous hospital to the new $129 million, 300,000-square-foot...
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White Coat Ceremony Held for College of Dentistry Class of 2017
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 13, 2013) − The University of Kentucky College of Dentistry recently welcomed 67 new students into the dental profession with the presentation of the traditional doctors white...
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New App from UK Researcher Helps Clinician Communications
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 16, 2013)– There’s an app for that. A new iOS app developed in part by University of Kentucky researcher Elaine Wittenberg-Lyles will assist health care professionals seeking help...
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Pathologists Do More Than What You See on TV
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 17, 2013) - The following column appeared in the Lexington Herald-Leader on Sunday, Sept. 15. When people think of pathology, many might think of Ducky on NCIS. The popular TV...
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Bicycle Safety to be Discussed at Campus Events
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 17, 2013) - Two events this week on the University of Kentucky campus will give the public opportunities to discuss and learn about bicycle safety in Lexington. The first event...
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UK Dentists to Hold Fundraiser to Restore Smiles of Abuse Victims
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 18, 2013) − Members of the American Association of Women Dentists at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry are preparing for their largest fundraiser of the year...
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Kentucky Cities Face Off to Support Parkinson's Disease
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 18, 2013) -- Teams representing Lexington and Louisville will face off on Sept. 18 in a battle of wits tonight to support Parkinson’s Disease research, education and clinical...
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Innovative BSN to DNP Program Starts at Norton Healthcare Through the...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 18, 2013)– In a world of medical provider shortages and shifts in care delivery, an innovative program between Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Ky., and the University of...
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UK HealthCare, ARH and AHC Celebrate Partnership in Eastern Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 16, 2013) -- Community leaders and local health care providers joined representataives of Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH), Appalachian Heart Center (AHC), and UK...
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UK Nursing Student's First Experience With Trauma Was Life-Saving for Her Father
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 19, 2013) − Anna Kraemer, a 20-year-old second semester nursing student at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, thought briefly about reviewing the steps to CPR on her...
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UK Alum "sees swagger." As President of the American Medical Association
Video By UK Public Relations & Marketing, Photos Courtesy of the American Medical Association (AMA). LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 20, 2013) -- Dr. Ardis Dee Hoven, University of Kentucky College of...
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