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'UK at the Half' Features Chair of Pediatrics Carmel Wallace
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 4, 2013)— Dr. Carmel Wallace, chair of the University of Kentucky's UK HealthCare Department of Pediatrics, was the guest on Saturday's "UK at the Half," which aired during the UK...
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Health Fair Promotes Importance of Healthy Aging
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 7, 2013) - A health fair set for April 1 will promote the importance of healthy aging and prevention practices. Sanders-Brown Center on Aging will hold its 5th Annual Mind Matters...
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UK HealthCare Transplant Recipients 'Map' their Recovery in Artwork
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 8, 2013)– Eight transplant patients from UK HealthCare are using art as part of the ongoing recovery process after surgery. Dr. Michael Karpf and the UK Arts in HealthCare program...
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Johnson Named One of the Top U.S. Sports Medicine Specialists
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 12, 2013)– Dr. Darren L. Johnson, professor and chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Kentucky, has been named one of the top U.S. sports medicine...
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Physical Therapy Part of Joint Replacement: Knowing What to Expect Can Ease...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 12, 2013) - The following column appeared in the Lexington Herald-Leader on Sunday, Feb. 10. By Mary Profitt Driven to lead more active and pain-free lives, more Americans are...
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Tuesdays at Noon Series Continues Today with Hong Shao
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 12, 2013) - The University of Kentucky Arts in Healthcare's "Tuesdays at Noon" series continues this week with a performance by Hong Shao.Shao is a professionally trained...
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UK College of Dentistry Gives Kids a Smile
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 12, 2013) − The University of Kentucky College of Dentistry is providing free dental care for underserved children as part of the American Dental Association's"Give Kids a Smile"...
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Valentine's Day Music to Fill the Air at UK Chandler Hospital
LEXINGTON, KY (Feb. 13, 2013) - Employees and visitors at UK Chandler Hospital on Valentine's Day will be treated to special holiday-themed performances in the hospital's Pavilion A atrium. The...
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Workshop Uses Magic Tricks in Therapeutic Settings
th healing in a therapeutic setting. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 14, 2013) − Magic shows often involve spectacle, drama, danger, personality, and of course, pulling a rabbit out of a hat. However, on...
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UK Breastfeeding Expert Featured in KET Documentary Tonight
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 18, 2013)— Dr. Rebecca Collins, director of the newborn nursery at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, is one of the featured speakers in KET's new documentary "Well Fed:...
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UK Physician Assistant Studies Program Holds White Coat Ceremony
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 20, 2013) – The University of Kentucky Physician Assistant Studies (PAS) class of 2015 received their white coats Friday, Feb. 15, during a ceremony in UK Chandler Hospital's...
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Reynolds, Borders Appointed Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Endowed Chairs...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 21, 2013) - Tyrone "Ty" Borders in the University of Kentucky College of Public Health's Department of Health Services Management, and Brady Reynolds in the UK College of...
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'Incredible Colon' to Tour Throughout Kentucky in March
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 22, 2013)— The Kentucky Cancer Program, local District Cancer Councils and the Kentucky Colon Cancer Prevention Project are promoting National Colon Cancer Awareness Month...
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UK HealthCare Website Now Includes Quality and Safety Information
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 25, 2013)– UK HealthCare has added a new section on its website to share clinical outcome data. Quality and Safety information can now be found at...
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Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Ease Recovery
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 26, 2013) - The following column appeared in the Lexington Herald-Leader on Sunday, Feb. 24. By Dr. Alison Bailey For many people, recovering from or living with a cardiac event...
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Study Shows Need for Improved Empathic Communication Between Hospice Teams...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 26, 2013)— A new study authored by University of Kentucky researcher Elaine Wittenberg-Lyles shows that more empathic communication is needed between caregivers and hospice team...
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Lexington Man Who Had Heart Removed Waits Patiently for Donor
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 28, 2013)— In February, as Valentine's Day comes and goes, reminding everyone to "have a heart," many of us take that simple biological fact for granted. But for 53-year-old Rick...
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Groundbreaking UK Study Shows Key Enzyme Missing from Aggressive Form of...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 28, 2013)– A groundbreaking new study led by the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center's Dr. Peter Zhou found that triple-negative breast cancer cells are missing a key...
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National Sleep Foundation Poll Finds Exercise is Key to Good Sleep
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 4, 2013) - Exercise can affect your sleep. The results of the National Sleep Foundation’s 2013 Sleep in America® poll show a compelling association between exercise and better...
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Ashford and O'Brien Receive Grant to Study Perinatal Outcomes in Women at...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 4, 2013) − Kristin Ashford, women's health nurse practitioner and assistant professor at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, recently received a four-year Strong Start...
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