Novel Use of Spinal Cord Stimulation is Life Changing for UK Geologist and...
Patrick Gooding, a UK geologist, is one of the few patients in the United States – and the first treated at UK HealthCare – with two implanted nerve stimulators. Spinal cord stimulation is not a new...
View ArticleRibbon Cutting Ceremony Marks Official Opening for the UK College of...
A ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday marked the official opening of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Bowling Green Campus. The celebration of the new home for faculty, staff and the...
View ArticleMediStar Awards to Honor UK Nurse, Kentucky Homeplace
The 2018 MediStar Awards will recognize Leslie Scott, associate professor in the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, and the Kentucky Homeplace initiative. This year’s ceremony will take place...
View ArticleCollege of Health Sciences Aphasia Lab Helps Stroke, TBI Survivors Find...
Dr. Robert Marshall, professor in the communications sciences and disorders program, has dedicated more than 50 years of his life's work to helping people living with aphasia regain language function....
View ArticleUK Football Player CJ Conrad Brings Homecoming Festivities to KCH
UK Football tight end CJ Conrad visits with the patients of Kentucky Children's Hospital, bringing UK spirit to those who need it most.
View ArticleCo-workers Organize Concert to Raise Funds for Injured Employee
When Ethan Whitt, a University of Kentucky student and employee, was in a motorcycle accident, his life changed forever. Whitt's friends and co-workers at UK HealthCare Good Samaritan Hospital came...
View ArticleFast Action by Stroke Care Network Hospital is Crucial for Doctor Turned...
Dr. Roy Varghese has practiced medicine in Hyden, Kentucky, for more than 30 years. But last year, he became the patient when he had a stroke. As a result of quick action by the team at Mary...
View ArticleStudy: Ultrasound Ovarian Cancer Screening Improves Survival
A University of Kentucky study just published in Obstetrics & Gynecology shows that annual ultrasound screening of at-risk asymptomatic women increases the survival rates of women with type I and...
View ArticleMarkey Hits Major Milestone for Personalized Medicine Consortium
Just one year after joining the Oncology Research Information Exchange Network (ORIEN), the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has already enrolled more than 1,000 patients. ORIEN is an...
View ArticleJoint Pediatric Heart Care Program Celebrates 100 Surgical Cases
The Joint Pediatric Heart Care Program between UK HealthCare's Kentucky Children's Hospital and Cincinnati Children's Hospital is a "two sites, one program" model that combines the strengths of UK...
View ArticleUnited Health Foundation Awards $1 Million Grant to UK College of Dentistry...
A $1 million grant from the United Health Foundation will enable the University of Kentucky’s College of Dentistry to launch its “Eradicate Oral Cancer in Eastern Kentucky” project.
View ArticleUK HealthCare, Lexington Clinic Partner to Enhance Cancer Care
UK HealthCare and Lexington Clinic are discussing an affiliation that will enhance and expand outpatient cancer care throughout Central Kentucky.
View ArticleResearch Identifies Potential Predictors of Vascular Cognitive Impairment...
Research from the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging presented at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting has identified two potential ways to predict vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID)...
View ArticleUK's Beyond Birth Program Moves to New Location, Expands Services for...
PATHways and Beyond Birth program participant Bethany shares her recovery story to help others and thank those who helped her.
View ArticleFood Service Employee at UK Chandler Hospital Cafeteria Diagnosed with...
A food service employee at the hospital cafeteria in Pavilion A in the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital has been diagnosed with a confirmed case of hepatitis A. As a result, anyone...
View ArticleNursing Professor Honored for Her Work with Kentucky Farmers
Deborah Reed, professor in the College of Nursing, was honored with the Edge Runner Award from the American Academy of Nursing for her work educating farmers on occupational health hazards.
View ArticleUK Study Finds Promising Therapeutic Target for Aggressive Type of Breast...
A new Nature Communications study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers suggests that an enzyme known as Prolyl 4-hydroxylase subunit alpha-1 (P4HA1) is a potential...
View ArticlePartnership to Use Data-Driven Approach to Curb the Opioid Crisis
A multidisciplinary team of UK physicians and researchers will collaborate with additional specialists to develop diagnosis-specific educational materials to address opioid pain management options...
View ArticleGentry Receives National Award for Outstanding Mentorship
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced that University of Kentucky's Matthew Gentry has received the Landis Award for...
View ArticleTake Control of Your Health and Pledge to Quit Smoking During the Great...
Pledge to quit during the Great American Smokeout. A number of resources are available for those who want to treat their addiction to nicotine.
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