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SCAPA Students Perform MLK Concert at UK Hospital Pavilion
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 15, 2016) — Students from the School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCAPA) will perform a free Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration concert in the Pavilion A Atrium of the UK...
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UK HealthCare, Cincinnati Children's Finalize Agreement to Partner for...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 20, 2016) —UK HealthCare and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have finalized an agreement to partner for pediatric heart care and other services. A Letter of Intent...
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UK College of Dentistry Offering Reduced Cost Dental Screenings
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 28, 2016) — The University of Kentucky College of Dentistry is offering limited dental screenings for the reduced cost of $5 on select dates. Screenings include limited x-rays and...
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UK Markey Cancer Center Joins Nation’s Top Cancer Centers in Endorsement of...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 27, 2016)– In response to low national vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV), the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has joined 68 of the nation’s top...
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Ten Kentucky Health Care Systems Form Statewide Health Care Collaborative
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 28, 2016) – Today, 10 health care systems across the Commonwealth of Kentucky, collectively known as the Kentucky Health Collaborative, announced its primary objectives of...
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Gill Goes Red: Heart-Healthy Tips, Treats and Prizes on Feb. 5
LEXINGTON, Ky.(Jan. 29, 2016) — At noon on Friday, Feb. 5, UK's Gill Heart Institute will be "going red." February is Heart Month and Feb. 5 is the American Heart Association's "Go Red Day" celebrating...
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How Can Art Help Patients with Dementia?
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 1, 2016)— Dementia is a "family disease." The patient, their loved ones and their caregivers are all affected. Dementia refers to a decline of cognitive health that interferes...
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Do You Know Your Numbers? Make Heart-Healthy Lifestyle Choices During...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 2, 2016) — It's National Heart Month — a good time to think more deeply about your health and how to make heart-healthy lifestyle choices. “More people know about heart health now...
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Good Dental Habits Emphasized During Children’s Oral Health Month
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 3, 2016) — Parents and caregivers are urged to take a moment to pause and talk to children about the importance of good oral health and make sure good dental habits are being...
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Heart-Healthy Tips, Treats and Prizes in Chandler Hospital Pavilion A Tomorrow
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 4, 2016) — Want a free chair massage? An aromatherapy hand massage? A chocolaty fruit treat? If you "Go Red" tomorrow, you can get all of this and more. February is Heart Month...
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NICU Nurses Receive Training to Facilitate Important Family Bonding
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 5, 2015)— With her tiny body too vulnerable to withstand the world outside her mother’s womb, infant Emma Lewis continued to grow and develop inside an incubator during the first...
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"Go Red for Women" Celebrates Women's Heart Health at Gill Heart Institute
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 8, 2016) — The unspoken pact among Wildcat fans to always "Bleed Blue" was suspended last week in the Pavilion A atrium of UK Chandler Hospital long enough for supporters to "Go...
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February Drawing Date Set for Lexus for the Little Ones Raffle
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 8, 2016)— Lexus of Lexington will raffle away a brand new Lexus ES 350 to support Kentucky Children’s Hospital (KCH) at 1 p.m. on Feb. 18 at the Lexus Store located at 1264 East...
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UK Nursing Dean Speaks to Congress on Dangers of E-cigarettes
Lexington, Ky. (Feb. 9, 2016)— University of Kentucky College of Nursing Dean Janie Heath joined nursing and public health professionals on Capitol Hill Feb. 4 to testify in support for legislation...
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Dr. Natasha Kyprianou Establishes Global Collaborations During Journey to Taiwan
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 9, 2016) – Dr. Natasha Kyprianou, professor of Urology, Biochemistry, Pathology and Toxicology and Cancer Biology in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, recently was...
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UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging to Recognize Centenarians
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 11, 2016)— Nominations are now being accepted for the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Centenarian Awards. Those nominated for the Sanders-Brown Centenarian...
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Chang Named Chief Medical Officer at UK HealthCare
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 12, 2016) — Dr. Phillip K. Chang has been selected to assume the role of Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for the UK HealthCare enterprise as of March 1. Chang has most recently served...
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Being Heart Healthy is Easier Than You Think
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 16, 2016)– It's the halfway mark of National Heart Month and by now more than one in three people have abandoned their New Year's resolutions. Even people with the best of...
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UK HealthCare Regains Prestigious Magnet Recognition for Excellence in...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 17, 2016)– UK HealthCare has achieved Magnet Status – the highest institutional honor awarded for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Magnet...
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From Los Angeles to Lexington, UK's Rojas Makes a Difference in Patients' Lives
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 22, 2016)– UK Health Care Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Hender Rojas began his medical career in Los Angeles working 24-hour shifts as a paramedic, an early job that he says helped...
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