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Hardin Memorial Hospital Joins Markey Affiliate Network
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 17, 2014)— Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky., is the latest medical center to join the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network (MCCAN). The...
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Dr. Jackie Noonan Named 'Gifted Educator' for 2014
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 26, 2014) — Dr. Jacqueline (Jackie) Noonan, long-time faculty member at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and former chair of the Department of Pediatrics, has been...
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UK Music Therapy Program Selected as Finalist for the LIVESTRONG Community...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 24, 2014)— Your vote could help improve integrative cancer care here at UK HealthCare — the University of Kentucky Music Therapy Program is currently a finalist in competition for...
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Fates of Future Doctors Revealed as Medical School Culminates With UK Match Day
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 25, 2014) — Some University of Kentucky medical students pumped their fists while others unleashed tears of relief. Some took the opportunity to thank professors, parents,...
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KCH Holds 'Read To Your Baby' Party Today to Celebrate Kohl's Donation
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 27, 2014)– Kohl's Department Stores, through the Kohl's Cares® cause merchandise program, has donated $69,699 to UK HealthCare Kentucky Children’s Hospital. The donations were...
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UK Trauma Team Recognized as True Heroes by Kentucky House of Representatives
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 28, 2014) — On Tuesday, March 25, in Frankfort, State Representative David Meade of Stanford honored a University of Kentucky trauma patient, Kinney Noe, and the rescue teams,...
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Safe Kids Fayette County Offers Tips to Keep the Entire Family Safe on Spring...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 28, 2014) — With school out for Spring Break in Fayette County next week, many families are packing their bags for the beach, the campground, the theme park or another out-of-town...
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From Critical Care to First Words, NICU Graduate Clinic Team Follows Babies...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 31, 2014) — Arriving about 17 weeks before her due date and weighing less than a pound, Nyla Jo-el Blessing Doyle was given a 10 percent chance of survival. With an involved...
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Fibroids Are Common Problem for Women
This column appeared in the March 30, 2014 edition of the Lexington Herald-Leader LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 1, 2014) — Uterine fibroids are very common, occurring in as many as 50 percent of women in their...
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Two New Faculty Members Join Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 1, 2014) — The University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging recently welcomed two new faculty members: Anika Hartz, Ph.D., and Ai-Ling Lin, Ph.D. “These talented...
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UK Grant Supports Pedestrian Safety Initiatives in Lexington, Louisville and...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 1, 2014) — Heavy traffic, more motorists on the roadways and distracted drivers and walkers are all factors that have contributed to pedestrian safety issues in three Kentucky...
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Silent Auction Benefits Shoulder to Shoulder Clinic in Ecuador
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 2, 2014) -- The University of Kentucky Chapter of the International Federation of Medical Student Associations (IFMSA) will host the 10th annual Art of Healing silent auction on...
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Schmitt Receives 2014 Mary Carter Award
Lexington, Ky. (April 4, 2014) -- Frederick Schmitt, a professor in the University of Kentucky Department of Neurology and the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, has received the 2014 Mary Carter Award...
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UK Division of Community Medicine Examines Patient's Environment as the...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 4, 2014) - A community's physical environment and social dynamics, such as the amount of green space for exercise and access to health education, are all underlying factors that...
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Understanding Probiotics and Who May Benefit from Taking Them
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 7, 2014) -- From yogurts to powders and capsules, probiotic supplements have become an increasingly popular product advertised to boost your immune system and improve digestive...
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UK PA Student Invited to Present at National Meeting
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 10, 2014) − Chlodys Johnstone, a University of Kentucky College of Health SciencesPhysician Assistant Studies student, has been invited to present at the American Academy of...
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UK PT Student Sarah Martin Receives APTA Scholarship
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 11, 2014) − Sarah Martin, has been awarded the prestigious Mary McMillan Scholarship from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Martin, who is from Lexington, is a...
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Ambati Receives 2014 SEC Faculty Achievement Award
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 11, 2014) – Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, professor and vice chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine has been named one of 14...
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Lexington and UK Medical Group Making Waves in India
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 14, 2014) − Dr. Thomas Young, a University of Kentucky College of Medicine professor of pediatrics, had dreams from a young age of emulating Albert Schweitzer, an early 1900s...
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Twitter Chat Offers Insight on Organ Donation
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 14, 2014) — Donna Slone, client services coordinator for Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (KODA) at UK HealthCare, and Teresa Schladt, a liver transplant recipient who underwent...
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