Clik here to view.
A Little "Badger Blood" Helps UK Patient Fight Cancer
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 3, 2015)– Scott Logdon of Salvisa, Ky., seldom needed to visit the doctor. But in September 2012, a troublesome sore throat prompted him to make a rare visit to his primary care...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Text Message Alerts Keep More Kentucky Children Up-to-Date with Vaccinations
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 6, 2015) — Nearly a third of all children nationwide and in Kentucky aren't up-to-date with the vaccination schedule recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), but not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center Exposes Surprising Facts about...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 7, 2015)— By now, most Americans are aware of the dangers associated with driving while using a cell phone. But injury prevention experts at the Kentucky Injury Prevention and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK Cardiologist Explores Link Between Coffee and Heart Health
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 9, 2015) - After a long night and not enough sleep, many people reach for their first cup of coffee as quickly as they reach for the snooze button. Not long after the first one is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
KNI Repeats as Stroke Gold-Plus Honoree
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 9, 2015) - UK HealthCare's Kentucky Neuroscience Institute (KNI) has received the "Get With The Guidelines -"Stroke Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award" by the American Heart...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sanders-Brown Dinner to Feature Coach Matthew Mitchell
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April, 10, 2015) -- Peter Nelson, the R.C.Durr Endowed Professor in Alzheimer's disease, sits in his office and explains how the efforts of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Foundation...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Employees Invited to Submit Healing Art for UK HealthCare Exhibits
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 10, 2015)— University of Kentucky employees who consider visual art a passion, hobby or vocation are encouraged to submit original works for one of two exhibits coordinated by the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Added Sugar in Diets Has Created Public Health Crisis
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 13, 2015) -- Sugar tastes good and for a little while, it may make us feel better until the crash comes and we are left feeling tired and lifeless. It is estimated that Americans...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lifelong Health Begins Before Birth
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 14, 2015) -- We've long known that a pregnant mother's alcohol and tobacco use can harm a developing fetus, but we're now learning much more about how a baby's first nine months...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK Oral Health Helps Put the Bite Back into UK Patient’s Life
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 15, 2015) -- In the summer before her high school senior year, Joy Andrade underwent reconstructive jaw surgery to correct a skeletal malformation. The surgery was supposed to be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK Pediatrician, Child Safety Advocate Named 2015 Public Health Hero
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 15, 2015)— Kentucky Children's Hospital pediatrician and child safety researcher Dr. Susan Pollack was recently honored as one of the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
St. Claire Regional Medical Center Joins UK Markey Cancer Center Research...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 16, 2015) – The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center announced today that St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Ky., has joined the Markey Cancer Center Research...
View ArticleClik here to view.
KET Documentary Follows UK Doctor's Work Helping Kentucky Teens
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 17, 2015)— Bullying, peer pressure, substance abuse and suicide — these are all serious issues voiced by teens in the opening segment of a Kentucky Educational Television (KET)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK Cosmetic Surgery Associates Hosting Open House
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 20, 2015) - UK HealthCare's Cosmetic Surgery Associates will be holding an open house 4-8 p.m. this Tuesday, April 21 at the Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Office Building, Suite...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ribbon Cutting Marks Official Opening of UK HealthCare at Turfland
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 20, 2015) -- A ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday marked the official opening of UK HealthCare at Turfland, a new outpatient center on Harrodsburg Road in Lexington on the site of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pre-Dental Students Get Hands-On Experience in Dentistry Simulation Lab
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 23, 2015) - The University of Kentucky College of Dentistry is working to introduce tomorrow’s dentists to the profession now — offering students a glimpse into the world of a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK Parkinson's Patient Experiences Symptom Relief with New Medication
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 22, 2015) -- To date, a cure for Parkinson's disease (PD) remains elusive for the more than 50,000 Americans diagnosed yearly, despite decades of intensive study. But a newly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Researchers See Promise in Treatment to Reduce Incidence of Dementia after...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 23, 2015) — It was once thought that effects of a mild head injury — dizziness, headaches, memory problems — were only temporary, and the brain would heal over time. However,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gov. Steve Beshear Among Officials Honored for Smoke-free Advocacy
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 24, 2015) – The Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy’s (KCSP) has awarded the Lee T. Todd, Jr. Smoke-free Hero Award to Gov. Steve Beshear for his adoption of an executive order...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Markey Launches App for Cancer Clinical Trials
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 27, 2015)– The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center recently launched a new iPhone app featuring a searchable database of the open clinical trials at Markey. The app gives...
View Article