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Know the Signs to Preventing and Treating Joint Pain
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 23, 2016)– In the past four weeks, more than one-third of people over the age of 55 in the United States have complained about hip or knee pain to their physician. In a lifetime,...
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Maternal and Child Health Certificate Merges Perspectives, Professions to...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 26, 2016)— Epidemiologists examine public health problems through a wide-scope lens to determine the impact of disease and health disparities at the population-level. Medical...
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UK Opens the Door of Possibility for Minority High School Students Interested...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 24, 2016)– Most high school students are exposed to history, biology and algebra classes, but a fortunate group of students from Lexington's Bryan Station High School (BSHS) had the...
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Marshall County Gets UK Dental Clinic
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 25, 2016)– The new University of Kentucky Dentistry West Regional Clinic was celebrated Friday, May 20 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The new general dentistry clinic, located in...
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Feltner Receives 2016 Paul Mason Memorial Award
HAZARD, Ky. (May 25, 2016) — Fran Feltner, director of the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) in Hazard, has received the 2016 Paul Mason Memorial Award during the 68th...
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The Medical Center at Bowling Green Joins Markey Affiliate Network
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 26, 2016) – The Medical Center at Bowling Green announced a new affiliation with the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, the state's first and only National Cancer...
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New Study Examines Use of Multiple Tobacco Products in College Students
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 27, 2016)— A new study by University of Kentucky researchers found that roughly 15 percent of college students who had ever used tobacco currently use more than one tobacco product....
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Ullery Receives National Athletic Trainers' Association Award
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 27, 2016)– Robert Ullery, director of outreach in the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Kentucky, and president of the Kentucky Athletic Trainers'...
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Four-legged Gill Staffer Helps Patients Walk Back to Health
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 31, 2016) — At 85 pounds, Carmine is one of the smallest visitors to the University of Kentucky Gill Heart Institute’s inpatient unit. But his heart is mighty, and he shares that...
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UK HealthCare Provides Update on Preparedness for Zika Virus
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 31, 2016) — UK HealthCare is urging Kentuckians to take precautions to prevent mosquito bites this summer and to be aware of travel warnings and evolving information regarding the...
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UK Orofacial Pain Patient Becomes Advocate and Speaker at Mini-Residency Program
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 2, 2016)– It all started with a toothache. In 2002, Sandy Baker had a root canal but that dental work lead to additional work which left her with constant jaw pain. Eventually, the...
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"Expressions of Courage" Art Exhibit at Markey this Friday
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 6, 2016) — This Friday, hundreds of patients, friends and family of patients, and University of Kentucky faculty and staff will gather in the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer...
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Understanding Risks, Refining Treatments Can Reduce Heartbreak of Infertility
This column first appeared in the June 5 edition of the Lexington Herald-Leader. LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 6, 2016)— About 15 percent of couples in the United States suffer from infertility, which is when...
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UK Hospitalists Help Enhance Quality of Care for Patients
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 7, 2016)– Managing and providing a continuum of care for patients with complex health care needs at a large academic medical center like UK HealthCare can be very complex when...
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New Art Installation Encourages Visitors to Find Their Voice
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 8, 2016)– For 25 years, Ellen Skidmore has found solace in art. As a stutterer, Skidmore discovered the non-verbal communication experienced in painting to be liberating and...
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Federal Grant Helps Bridge Rural Gap in Availability of Speech Therapy Services
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 9, 2016) — Access to health care and health-related services is a chronic problem in rural America, and Kentucky with its swaths of undeveloped land in Appalachia and points west...
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Behind the Blue: UK's Dr. Derek Forster on Dealing with Zika Virus
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 9, 2016)— Amid growing concerns about the Zika virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued a travel advisory for the countries hit hardest by the virus,...
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KNI Stroke Center Receives High Designation from American Heart Association
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 10, 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...
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Cho Sisters Share Passion for Nursing
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 10, 2016) — Joanna and Mary Cho have more in common than just their parents — they’ve taken the nursing profession by storm, with one sister a December 2015 graduate of the UK...
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College of Health Sciences, Jockeys’ Guild Unveil Concussion Management...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 13, 2016) —The University of Kentucky and the Jockeys’ Guild today announced a three-year pilot study, supported by a broad cross-section of Thoroughbred organizations, that is...
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