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Outreach Center's Legendary "Mobile Classroom" Retired from Service
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 9, 2014)– Skeletons? Check. Body parts including hearts, lungs, brains and more? Check. A large truck to haul this unusual cargo? Check. It's not the premise to the latest...
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College of Dentistry Welcomes Class of 2018
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 9, 2014) − The University of Kentucky College of Dentistry recently welcomed 67 new students into the dental profession with the presentation of the traditional doctors white coat...
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Singletary Center for the Arts Hosts 'hEAR the Music' to Benefit UK's...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 10, 2014) — Songs for Sound, a Nashville based nonprofit organization that promotes cochlear implant awareness, will present 'hEAR the Music' at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at the...
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Associate Dean Honored for Long-Standing Involvement in Kentucky Rural Health
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 10, 2014) — Anyone familiar with Appalachian culture should recognize the dulcimer, a stringed instrument used to play mountain folk music. Every year, the Kentucky Rural Health...
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College of Dentistry's Annual Fundraiser to Restore Smiles of Abuse Victims...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 13, 2014) − Smiling is one of life's simplest pleasures and has been scientifically linked with many health benefits, such as, lower blood pressure, a boost in the immune system,...
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UK HealthCare Hosting 50th Anniversary Transplant Symposium on Oct. 24
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 15, 2014)– UK HealthCare will host a special symposium to mark a major anniversary: 50 years of transplantation on Friday, Oct. 24, The UK Transplant Center is celebrating its...
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UK Medical Students Named Masters of Ultrasound at First World Cup Competition
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 20, 2014)— A group of University of Kentucky medical students who call themselves the "Sonokittens" have distinguished themselves as the world's savviest student sonographers with...
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UK Medical Resident is Contributing Author in Neurodevelopmental Disorders...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 21, 2014) -- Dr. Ruhel Boparai, resident in the University of Kentucky's Department of Psychiatry, is a contributing author on one of the chapters in "Treatment of...
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Staying Healthy: Understanding Guidelines for Preventive Medicine
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 22, 2014) -- Most people visit their health care provider when they have signs or symptoms that signal there is something abnormal. However, staying healthy also means preventing...
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Candle Lighting Ceremony to Commemorate National Alzheimer's Disease...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 22, 2014) -- The University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging will hold a National Commemorative Candle Lighting service at 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 9. The service will be...
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UK HealthCare Efforts to Improve Patient Safety Showcased This Week
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 22, 2014)— When a patient experiences an unanticipated outcome or an employee is stuck with a needle, UK HealthCare leaders need employees to wave a red flag by reporting the...
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Two-Time Breast Cancer Survivor Shares Her Experiences to Help Others
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 22, 2014)– In 1994, University of Kentucky alumna Cathy Bell was diagnosed with breast cancer – for the first time. Because she had a family history of the disease (her grandmother...
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Markey Jin Shin Jyutsu Practitioner Featured on National Radio Program
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 23, 2014)– The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center's Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner Jennifer Bradley will be the featured guest on SiriusXM Family Talk Channel 131's "Aches...
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Overactive Bladder is a Common – But Treatable – Health Issue
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 27, 2014) -- People often joke about how many times they have to urinate, especially after drinking caffeine-laden beverages or a lot of water. But having a true overactive...
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UK Professor Disproves Test to Seek Justice for Jailed Women in El Salvador
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 28, 2014)— As a forensic pathologist who has testified in national criminal cases, Dr. Greg Davis' second worst professional nightmare is being part of a process that frees a...
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Markey, Nanjing Medical University in China Sign Cooperation Memorandum
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 29, 2014)– The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has signed a memorandum of cooperation to collaboratively study lung cancer with the Nanjing Medical University in the...
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UK HealthCare Obstetricians Provide Care Close to Home for Mothers in Appalachia
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 30, 2014) — Two years after her son Nicholas was born, Elma Thorpe still agrees with a phrase used to describe her baby in the first seconds of his life. "He's perfect," Thorpe...
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Coldstream Park Hosting 4th Annual Free to Breathe Run/Walk This Saturday
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 31, 2014) – Coldstream Park will host the city's fourth annual Free to Breathe fundraiser this Saturday, Nov 1. The inspirational event will feature a 5k run/walk and a 1-mile walk...
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Adjusting Your Body Clock When the Time Changes
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 4, 2014) -- As we reset our clocks and watches for daylight saving time, it's a good opportunity to think about our body clocks as well. Our bodies naturally operate on 24-hour...
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Interprofessional Shoulder to Shoulder Global Team Helps Child Take First Steps
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 5, 2014) - Finding out your child is seriously ill would be heartrending for any parent. But what if your child became gravely ill at just 15 days old, and medical professionals...
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