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Health Matters Airs 600th Show
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 6, 2015)– Many physicians enjoy a round of golf as a relaxing retreat from the vigor's of a busy medical practice, but Dr. Anthony Weaver instead heads to the broadcast station of...
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UK College of Nursing Celebrates 50 Years of the Nurse Practitioner Profession
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 9, 2015) — Fifty years ago, the first nurse practitioners program was established at the University of Colorado. Today, more than 205,000 nurse practitioners are licensed to...
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Binge Eating Disorder Can Be Treated
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 10, 2015) — When most people hear the term "eating disorder," they usually think of anorexia or bulimia nervosa. While anorexia and bulimia are more commonly recognized, doctors...
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Lexus for the Little Ones Raffle Improves Patient Facilities at KCH
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 10, 2015)— On Dec. 10, a lucky ticket holder will walk away with a new 2016 Lexus ES 350 because they chose to support Kentucky Children’s Hospital (KCH) through the third annual...
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Food, Flavor and Science: Neurogastronomy Symposium Begins Pursuit of...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 11, 2015) — Two women, seated at a table, told their stories in quiet tones. A group of chefs, some standing, others seated, leaned forward eagerly, clearly interested in what...
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Music to their Ears: Musicians Join UK Patients and Faculty to Raise...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 12, 2015)– Music, for many people, brings great joy. Whether it is singing in the shower or singing in the car; it moves people to dance. Music is as much a part of our language as...
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Barbara Phillips Elected President of the American College of Chest Physicians
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 13, 2015) — Dr. Barbara Phillips, professor of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Kentucky, was elected the...
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Annual 'Walk to Remember' Honors Memory of Tiniest Patients
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 13, 2015) -- Last year at UK HealthCare, about 140 families experienced the loss of an infant from stillbirth, miscarriage or neonatal death. To honor and acknowledge the lives of...
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Smith Receives Education Award to Develop Simulation Program for Neurology...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 14, 2015) —The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) has named Dr. Jonathan H. Smith of the University of Kentucky a recipient of its Faculty Innovation in Education...
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Loria to Present Gender-Based Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research at 2015...
LEXINGTON, Ky (Nov. 16, 2015)– Analia Loria, assistant professor of pharmacology and nutritional sciences at the University of Kentucky, will be a featured presenter at the First Physiology and...
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Glen Campbell's Physician, Dr. Ron Petersen, to Speak at Annual Sanders-Brown...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 17, 2015) — Many people think there's never been a darker time for Alzheimer's disease (AD). There's no cure, they point out. The field is littered with treatment failures; the...
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Organ Donors Honored in Annual UK HealthCare/KODA Gift of Life Celebration
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 17, 2015)– At age 16, Greenville, Ky. native Emily Austin Rhoads went to get her driver's license, just like any other teenager. When asked about signing up for the Kentucky Organ...
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UK HealthCare Earns ‘Top Performer on Key Quality Measures’ Recognition from...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 17, 2015) – UK HealthCare has been recognized as a 2014 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures in seven categories by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care...
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Make a Child’s Holiday Memorable by Participating in UK HealthCare’s Circle...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 18, 2015)— UK HealthCare faculty and staff members will brighten the holidays for children across Central Kentucky by shopping for gifts to go under the Christmas tree this season....
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Chinese Culture on Display During Pre-Holiday Concert at UK Chandler Hospital
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 20, 2015)— An ensemble of youth from the Chinese Music, Dance and Arts Program (CMDAP) of Lexington will perform traditional Chinese music and dance at the Pavilion A atrium of the...
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UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health and Kentucky Office of Rural Health...
HAZARD, Ky. (Nov. 20, 2015)– The Kentucky Office of Rural Health (KORH) and the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) joined the National Organization of State Offices...
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UK Critical Care Survivors Clinic Benefits Patients While Reducing Readmissions
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 24, 2015) — Darrell Raikes waved sleepily to his wife as they wheeled him down to the operating room for a routine knee replacement last May. He woke up in the Critical Care Unit...
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Markey Cancer Foundation Announces New President
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 24, 2015)– The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce the hiring of Michael Delzotti, CFRE, CSPG, as new president and chief executive officer....
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Cognitive Therapies Prove Effective for Treating Low Back Pain
This column first appeared in the Lexington Herald-Leader on Nov. 22. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 24, 2015) — Low back pain affects 67 to 84 percent of people residing in industrialized nations, including...
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NINDS Director Discusses "The Brain Initiative" at Grand Rounds
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 30, 2015)— Dozens of neurologists, other medical professionals and researchers gathered at the University of Kentucky Nov. 25 to hear the words of Dr. Walter Koroshetz, director of...
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