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Rely on a Pediatrician, Not Suspicion, to Diagnose Celiac Disease and Gluten...
This article first appeared as the Lexington Herald-Leader Your Health column on Feb. 21. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 22, 2016) — Humans have consumed gluten, the protein found in wheat, barley and rye, for...
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UK HealthCare's Centenarian: Blessed in Years, Young at Heart
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 24, 2016)– When Eloise Terry visits Dr. Archana Kudrimoti at the University of Kentucky's Family and Community Medicine Clinic, she doesn't simply walk in the door; it's more like...
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2016 Gill Award Recipients Named
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 24, 2016) — The University of Kentucky Gill Heart Institute has named Dr. Helen Hobbs and Dr. Barry Coller as recipients of the 2016 Gill Award in recognition of their lifelong...
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Grant Will Fund Study Anticoagulants and LVADs
LEXINGTON, KY. (Feb. 24, 2016) — Left Ventricular Assist Devices, or LVADs, can be true lifesavers for people with heart failure, either as a permanent replacement for a failing heart or as a sort of...
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UK HealthCare Hosts Employee Recruitment Fair Feb. 25
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 24, 2016)— Health care professionals are invited to the UK HealthCare Recruitment Fair on Thursday, Feb. 25, from 4 to 8 p.m. on the ground floor of the Pavilion A Lobby of the UK...
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3-D Models of Spreading Tumors May Help Fight Cancer
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 26, 2016)— University of Kentucky researchers Ren Xu and Gaofeng Xiong at the Markey Cancer Center and the Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences show it is possible...
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UK Employees Encouraged to Submit Work for Art Exhibit
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 26, 2016) – University of Kentucky employees and immediate family members are invited to submit their original artwork for consideration for the fourth annual UK Arts in HealthCare...
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Health Sciences Researcher Helps Draft "Historic" Position Statement on...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 26, 2016)— An assistant professor in the UK College of Health Sciences is the lead author on a paper that is being hailed as the most important single source of information in the...
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Mike Goodlett's "Non-Concrete" on Display in UK Chandler Hospital's Pavilion A
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 29, 2016)– UK Arts in HealthCare's newest exhibit is entitled, "Non-Concrete." The pieces created for this exhibit are the work of Kentucky native, Mike Goodlett. Many of the...
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Making Breastfeeding Best for Women Working Outside the Home
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 29, 2016) — The health advantages of exclusive breastfeeding have been documented and reported for both mothers and children. According to a 2014 report from the Centers for...
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Kyprianou Named 2016 Urology Care Foundation Distinguished Research Scholar...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 29, 2016)– Dr. Natasha Kyrpianou has been chosen as the 2016 Urology Care Foundation Distinguished Research Scholar Alumna. The award recognizes those in the urologic community who...
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"Houston, We Have a Problem..." Apollo 13 Commander to Headline Sanders-Brown...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 1, 2016) — The University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Foundation will feature remarks from Apollo 13 commander and NASA legend Capt. Jim Lovell at its annual dinner...
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Nursing Lecture Series Cultivates Future Leaders in Health Care
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 1, 2016)— The University of Kentucky College of Nursing will host three nursing leaders who have accelerated in their profession and influenced innovation in the health care...
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Smart Driver Safety Course Helps Elderly Motorists Adapt
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 2, 2016) — According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), approximately 586 older adults are injured in motor vehicle accidents every day. "Helping people...
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Constant Cough? Don't Ignore Persistent 'Minor' Symptoms
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 7, 2016) — Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic adult lung disease in which normal lung tissue is slowly replaced by scar tissue, affecting seven to 16 of every...
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Quick Response by Co-Workers, Gill Heart Team Saves Lexington Man From...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 10, 2016)— Regardless of the outcome, the Southeastern Conference Tournament will be infinitely more memorable for Tim Hayden this year. That's because he doesn't remember any of...
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Conference to Highlight Changes in the Neurology and Neurosurgery Fields
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 9, 2016) — The University of Kentucky College of Medicine Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery and the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute will host an accredited event to bring...
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UK Student, UK Nursing Researcher Help Launch Citywide Substance Abuse Resource
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 11, 2016) — When an individual with a substance abuse disorder reaches out for help, the opportunity for intervention is transient. “That moment when somebody is willing to go to...
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UK HealthCare Hosting Transplant Games Flag this Thursday
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 14, 2016)– The Transplant Games of America's National Flag Tour will stop at UK HealthCare this Thursday, March 17, to celebrate organ donors and recipients on its way to the 2016...
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Celebrate Creative Arts Therapies Week with UK HealthCare's New Creative Arts...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 15, 2016)– UK Arts in Healthcare will be celebrating Creative Arts Therapies week with a new member on its team. The new creative arts clinical coordinator, Cheryl Benze, joined...
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