UK Professor Helps Develop Guidelines for Treating Opioid Use Disorder
Dr. Michelle Lofwall continued her involvement in the fight against the opioid epidemic by serving on a panel of experts developing guidelines for the use of FDA-approved medications for the treatment...
View ArticleFrom Patient to Board Member - Brendan Jacobson Gives Back
After a harrowing childhood injury, Brendan Jacobson is giving back to the hospital that saved his life.
View ArticleStudy: Two Drugs Prevent Heart Failure in Breast Cancer Patients
Dr. Maya Guglin of the UK Gill Heart and Vascular Institute presented data at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session demonstrating that adding beta blockers or ACE...
View ArticlePaging "Dr. Rosetta Stone" - Video Interpreters Close the Language Gap in...
The Video Remote Interpreters (VRI) units used in UK HealthCare's Pediatric Clinics help doctors communicate with non-English speaking patients and their families.
View ArticleWhen Minutes Matter, UK's Level-1 Pediatric and Adult Trauma Centers Can...
Earlier this year, University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital received re-verification as a Level-1 Trauma Center and as a Level-1 Pediatric Trauma Center by the Verification Review Committee (VRC) with...
View ArticleKing's Daughters Joins Markey Affiliate Network
King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky., has entered into a new affiliation with the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, the state's only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer...
View ArticleSCoBIRC Symposium Registration Open
At the 24th Annual Kentucky Spinal Cord and Head Injury Research Trust Symposium, leading researchers from SCoBIRC and around the U.S. will present the latest in translational neurotrauma research.
View ArticleDine at Saul Good and Support Kentucky Children's Hospital
On Thursday, March 22, dine at any of the three Saul Good locations in Lexington and support Kentucky Children's Hospital.
View ArticleCollege of Health Sciences Alumna Serves Her Community; Fulfills Olympic Dream
Jaclyn Kaylor Donovan fell short of her Olympic dreams when she failed to make the Olympic softball team in 1996. However, her education at the University of Kentucky's College of Health Sciences...
View ArticleThe Big Reveal: Medical Students Learn Residency Locations on Match Day
More than 120 University of Kentucky College of Medicine students learned their fate and next step in their journey when they opened their Match Day envelopes.
View ArticleThird Neurogastronomy Symposium Explores What We Eat and Why
The third annual International Society of Neurogastronomy Symposium brought together experts from the worlds of food and neuroscience to explore what we eat and why.
View ArticleVolunteers Sew Love and Comfort for Patients at Kentucky Children's Hospital
Once a month, a group of women from all over Central Kentucky meet at the Clark County Extension Center to sew. But this isn't the average sewing circle. This is the Bluegrass chapter of Quilts for...
View ArticleAfter Son's MS Diagnosis, UK Doctor Advocates for Awareness and Change
After his son was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Dr. Hatim Omar published a book for physicians about MS in children and adolescents.
View ArticleUK HealthCare Physicians Are Named to 2017-18 Best Doctors in America
UK HealthCare has more than 130 physicians practicing medicine with University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital, Kentucky Children's Hospital, UK Good Samaritan Hospital who appear on the Best...
View ArticleUK Dentistry Opens New Clinic Target Holistic Health
Today the UK College of Dentistry will unveil the new Diagnosis, Wellness and Prevention Clinic, which allows patients to seek care for both their oral and overall health needs in a single location.
View ArticleUK Dentistry Opens New Clinic Targeting Holistic Health
Today the UK College of Dentistry will unveil the new Diagnosis, Wellness and Prevention Clinic, which allows patients to seek care for both their oral and overall health needs in a single location.
View ArticleFor Young Patients, a Hospital Stay is Fun and Games Thanks to Child Life...
For patients at Kentucky Children's Hospital, the stress of illness or injury can be detrimental to their recovery. Enter the Child Life Specialists, who give patients the tools they need to face the...
View ArticleFamily Medicine Doctors at UK Provide Care for Every Age
Family and Community Medicine is the branch of medicine devoted to providing personal, comprehensive, and continuing care for the individual and the entire family across the lifespan. This includes...
View ArticleLifetime of Pain Ended Thanks to UK Orthopaedic Surgeon
Ehlers-Danos Syndromes is a rare disorder that occurs in 1 in every 5,000 people. For Angela Chaney, it was a disorder that kept her from performing even simple tasks like tying her shoes.
View ArticleSlavova Named 'Public Health Hero'
Svetla Slavova, an associate professor in the of the University of Kentucky College of Public Health, has been named the 2018 Dr. Rice C. Leach Public Health Hero.
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