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UK Celebrates Fourth Anniversary as Tobacco-free Campus
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 20, 2013) − The University of Kentucky will celebrate its fourth anniversary as a tobacco-free campus and join with college campuses and health groups across the nation for the...
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UK Researchers Leading the Way in Understanding Age-Related Voice and...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 21, 2013) − John Barker, is one of 29 percent of the population over the age of 65 who complain of a voice problem. Barker, 83 from Ashland, Ky., was referred to the University of...
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UK HealthCare Fields Team for the Holiday Heart Run Challenge
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 22, 2013) -- University of Kentucky Heart Runners are dashing through the snow for a good cause by completing the Holiday Heart Run Challenge. To raise money for the American Heart...
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Ambati Receives William R. Willard Dean's Recognition Award
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 25, 2013) − Jayakrishna Ambati, professor and vice-chair in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, professor in the Department of Physiology, and the E. Vernon and...
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Circle of Love Wish Lists Now Available
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 26, 2013) -- For more than 25 years UK HealthCare physicians, faculty and staff have helped children in need have a happier holiday season by sponsoring them in the Circle of Love...
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UK Bids "Mah Krow" to Beloved Couple; Founders of Ghana's Kentucky Academy
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 2, 2013) -- When Esther and Kwaku Addo came to Lexington, they left family and friends behind in their native Ghana. But these people were not forgotten. Kwaku and Esther left...
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UK's Arts In Healthcare Program Announces Holiday Programming
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 2, 2013) -- Everyone wants to be home for the holidays. Unfortunately, hospital patients don't have that luxury. For those who are unable to enjoy the comforts of a holiday at...
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UK Review Examines Gender Differences in COPD patients
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 3, 2013)— A new study review authored by the University of Kentucky's Dr. David Mannino examines the gender differences in the prevalence, pathophysiology, and clinical...
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Event to Benefit Kentucky Neuroscience Institute and Kentucky ALS Association
LEXINGTON, KY. (Dec. 3, 2013) -- Heaven Hill's Master Distiller Parker Beam will be at The Gratz Park Inn Thursday, Dec. 5, for a tasting event to benefit the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute and the...
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Mannino Named Leading Expert in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 4, 2013) -- University of Kentucky's Dr. David Mannino has been recognized as the number one leading expert in the United States for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)....
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Jagger Named 2014 SEC Team Physician of the Year
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 5, 2013) -- LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 4, 2013)— The University of Kentucky's Dr. James Jagger has been named the 2014 Southeastern Conference Team Physician of the Year. Jagger is an...
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Winchester High School Students Bring Cheer to UK Markey Patients
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 5, 2013) -- The season of thankfulness and giving is upon us and students and faculty from George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester, Ky., are among those stepping up to help...
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Markey to Host 'Faces of Lung Cancer' Special Photo Exhibit
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 6, 2013)— The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center will host a special photo exhibit and reception honoring Kentucky lung cancer survivors this Monday, Dec. 9 at 1 p.m. in...
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UK Chandler Hospital Recognized for Organ Donation Outreach
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 9, 2013)— The University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital was among a select group of hospitals nationwide recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
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UK HealthCare's "Arts in Healing" Program Announces Guests for Tim Farmer’s...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 6, 2013) -- Tim Farmer of "Kentucky Afield" fame will host a number of artists for the taping of his show, "Tim Farmer's Homemade Jam," on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 3 pm in UK Chandler...
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Wright Brings New Expertise to Gill Heart Institute's Atrial Fibrillation...
LEXINGTON Ky. (Dec. 10, 2013) -- When healthy, the heart is an organized instrument, using well-timed electrical impulses to contract muscle and send blood circulating through the arteries and veins --...
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Avoid the Emergency Room While Holiday Decorating with These Safety Tips
By Dr. Roger Humphries,chair of the University of Kentucky's Department of Emergency Medicine LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 10, 2013) -- Holiday decorating is supposed to be a joyous time. But without the...
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UK Health Careers Enrichment Camp Receives Award from Appalachian Innovation...
HAZARD, Ky. (Dec. 11, 2013)– The Health Careers Enrichment Camp offered each summer by the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) and the Southeast Kentucky Area Health...
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Evers Elected President of the Southern Surgical Association
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 11, 2013)— Dr. Mark Evers, director of the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, professor and vice-chair for research in the Department of Surgery and Markey Cancer...
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UK HealthCare Patient Fulfills Lifelong Dream with Solo Art Exhibit
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 12, 2013) -- When Michael Marler, 58, was diagnosed with a brain tumor, his work became his therapy. A lifelong painter and carver, Marler, a UK HealthCare patient who has...
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