'Miracle Baby' Defies All Odds and Expectations at Kentucky Children's Hospital
Though only three years old, Kase Chaney has spent over 200 days at Kentucky Children's Hospital. His diagnosis of a severe form of a rare condition had doctors worried, but Kase's parents never lost...
View ArticleMarkey Cancer Foundation, Fayette Alliance Present Bluegrass International Cup
This September, support our city, farms and world-class cancer care at the 12th Annual Bluegrass International Cup, a high-goal polo match presented by the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer...
View ArticleUK Forensic Pathologist is a Storyteller, Wearer of Many Hats
Greg Davis is a teacher — of students, of peers, of listeners and of juries. The many hats he wears have taken him around the world and back to his beloved Kentucky, all in service to the Hippocratic...
View ArticleStop by Dairy Queen and Support Kentucky Children's Hospital
Funds raised during Miracle Treat Day on Thursday, Aug. 2 stay local to help Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® help kids get back to being kids.
View ArticleCardarelli Named Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine
Dr. Roberto Cardarelli has been named chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.
View ArticleUK College of Medicine - Bowling Green Campus Welcomes Inaugural Class
The first class of medical students at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Bowling Green Campus took their first steps in their medical education by participating in the campus' inaugural...
View ArticleKNI Neurologist's Work Featured in Major National News Outlet
STAT News, a division of the Boston Globe, has published a story about the work of Dr. Edward Kasarskis and his team, who study a familial form of ALS.
View ArticleMilitary Veterans and Civilians Connect at Leadership ‘Boot Camp’ Hosted by...
The University of Kentucky Sports Medicine Research Institute joined forces with Team Red, White and Blue to host the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Eagle Athlete Camp to help military veterans use physical...
View ArticleMarkey Earns Renewal of Prestigious 5-Year National Cancer Institute...
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center announced Friday that the National Cancer Institute (NCI) renewed its national cancer center designation for the next five years. The UK Markey Cancer...
View ArticleUK HealthCare No. 1 in Kentucky; Nationally Ranked in Four Adult Specialties
UK HealthCare’s University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital remains the No. 1 hospital in Kentucky and the Bluegrass Region for the third consecutive year, according to the 2018 U.S. News &...
View ArticleBlood, BBQ and Ancestry.com: How One UK Neurologist Tracks Familial ALS
A UK neurologist who stumbled across a family with a gene mutation that can cause Lou Gehrig's Disease is merging science, medicine and family in a quest for a cure.
View ArticleHow UK Spent the Summer: Training Educators to Assist Students Dealing with...
Teachers, principals, counselors and other personnel from public schools across the Commonwealth participated in training provided by the University of Kentucky Center on Trauma and Children (CTAC) to...
View ArticleMore than 80 Organ Donors Honored at Annual Gift of Life Celebration
Last weekend, UK HealthCare and Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates honored 83 organ donors in their annual Gift of Life Celebration.
View ArticleUK HealthCare Enters into Joint Venture for Lexington Surgery Center to...
The executive committee of the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees on Aug. 23 approved a plan for UK HealthCare to expand outpatient care throughout the Bluegrass and increase surgical capacity...
View ArticleMarkey Names New Chief of Surgical Oncology
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has named Dr. Joseph Kim as its new chief of surgical oncology.
View ArticleUK College of Pharmacy to Host Symposium on Precision Medicine, Genomics,...
The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy will host its ninth annual Therapeutics, Outcomes, Discovery & Delivery (TODD) Symposium from 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018 in room...
View ArticleUK Study: Amphetamines Don't Improve Motor Recovery After Stroke
A pilot clinical trial exploring the benefit of d-amphetamine combined with physical therapy for stroke patients found no evidence that the regimen improved post-stroke motor recovery.
View ArticleNursing Students Get Hands-On Experience at Clinic in Ecuador
Five UK nursing students took part in Shoulder to Shoulder Global, a UK global health initiative that provides medical treatment to under-served communities in Ecuador.
View ArticleKentucky State Loan Repayment Program Now Accepting Applications from Health...
The Kentucky State Loan Repayment Program (KSLRP) is now accepting applications for 2018-2019. The KSLRP is a loan repayment assistance program that helps to recruit and retain health care providers...
View ArticleUK HealthCare Recognized Nationally for Promoting Organ, Eye, and Tissue...
UK HealthCare was among a select group of hospital systems nationwide recognized for promoting enrollment in state organ donor registries in a national campaign sponsored by the U.S. Department of...
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