UK Pediatrician Helps Families Build ‘Greenhouses’ for Behavioral Development
UK pediatrician Dr. Daniel Larrow, a developmental-behavioral specialist at Kentucky Children's Hospital, extends his expertise to rural Kentucky, providing a telemedicine clinic for children on the...
View ArticleUK Employees, Submit Work for UK HealthCare Art Exhibit
University of Kentucky employees and immediate family members are invited to submit their original artwork for consideration to the fifth annual UK Arts in HealthCare event, "The Healing Presence of...
View ArticleUK Students Work Shoulder to Shoulder in Ecuador
During spring break 47 University of Kentucky students, faculty and community members will be spending their spring break in Santo Domingo, Ecuador on an interdisciplinary health brigade experience...
View ArticleVoices of Hope Offers Scholarship to Support Student in Long-term Recovery
A Lexington-based advocacy group is offering a scholarship to a local student in long-term addiction recovery who is also pursuing higher education.
View ArticleUK Sports Medicine Surgeon Performs First MACI Cartilage Repair in Kentucky...
After the recent approval by the FDA and the work of Dr. Lattermann, UK Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine became one of the first centers in the United States to perform MACI.
View ArticleTurn Bystander Helplessness into Heroism by 'Stopping the Bleed'
In an emergency, even an untrained bystander can help save a life. Hannah Anderson, physician's assistant for UK Trauma and Acute Surgery, and Amanda Risk, injury prevention outreach coordinator for...
View ArticleGill Heart and Vascular Institute Celebrate Top Spot as Preferred Provider
The Gill Heart and Vascular Institute celebrated its #1 ranking with treats and gifts for faculty and staff.
View ArticleShe Almost Skipped a Routine Exam, But Didn't – And It Saved Her Life
When the appointment came at an inconvenient time, Lexington resident Claudia Hall thought about putting off her routine annual exam. She chose not to, a decision that led to a series of complex...
View ArticleKCH Pediatrician Seeks to Reduce Child Mortality in Bangladesh
Dr. George Fuchs, a pediatric gastroenterologist at Kentucky Children's Hospital, is working to improve the structure of pediatric health care and reduce childhood mortality in Bangladesh.
View ArticleInaugural CREATE Community Events Feature UK Arts in HealthCare and UK...
Among the events is a Gallery Hop art exhibit at Arts Place Friday evening, March 17, featuring works created by patients from Markey Cancer Center and Eastern State Hospital.
View ArticleUK Teamwork Returns Heart Patient to His First Love: Restoring Vintage Cars
Advances in the treatment of congenital heart defects have greatly increased survivorship, which requires a new subspecialty dedicated to the treatment of congenital heart defect patients who reach...
View ArticleMarkey Cancer Center Hosting Major Neuroendocrine Cancer Patient Conference...
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, in conjunction with the Neuroendocrine Cancer Awareness Network (NCAN), will host the 2017 Neuroendocrine Cancer Patient Conference on Saturday, April 22.
View ArticleUK Dental Students Serve Community in Mission Clinic
Having access to medical providers who speak the same language helps reduce the stress that can accompany seeing a dentist. The UKCD's Hispanic Student Dental Association addresses the need for...
View ArticleAthletes Who Experience Trouble Breathing May Have Vocal Cord Dysfunction
Young, elite athletes who experience trouble breathing may think they have asthma or bronchospasms when in fact, they may have a vocal cord dysfunction called Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion (PVFM)....
View ArticleUK Study Unveils Novel Link Between Cell Polarity and Cancer-Associated...
A new study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer researchers and published in the Journal of Cell Science establishes a novel link between cell polarity and cancer-associated inflammation.
View ArticleJoin Women's Basketball Sideline Physician Behind the Blue
Each year, athletes new and old flip, dunk and swim their way to wins and national titles. What we don’t see are the countless staff members working to keep these athletes healthy and in shape before,...
View ArticleNCI's Screen to Save Colorectal Cancer Screening Initiative coming to Kentucky
As a result of the research recommendations of the Cancer Moonshot Blue Ribbon Panel, the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) has launched the national...
View ArticleUK Dental Students Offer Annual $5 Screening Event
Available on select dates, screenings include limited x-rays and a limited review for tooth decay. Participants can support UK dental students as they prepare for their licensing exam and get their...
View ArticleMarkey Hosts Inaugural Precision Medicine Symposium for Regional Healthcare...
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center hosted its inaugural precision medicine symposium, aimed at educating oncology health care providers on how to implement precision medicine into...
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