Williams is National Black Nurses Association's Nurse Researcher of the Year
Lovoria Williams, associate professor in the UK College of Nursing, was recognized for her work to deliver community-based interventions that reduce health disparities among minority and...
View ArticleUK HealthCare, Lexington Surgery Center Partner to Expand Outpatient...
Physicians and staff from UK HealthCare and the Lexington Surgery Center, along with Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton, celebrated the opening of a new joint facility at 2115 Harrodsburg Road. The new...
View ArticleUK Transplant Researchers Seek to Fight Organ Rejection in New Trial
For transplant patients, organ rejection can be a serious complication. A new clinical trial at the UK Transplant Center seeks to change how the body reacts to a new organ by inducing tolerance to it...
View ArticleUK Physician Helps Develop New Curriculum for Substance Use Disorder Care
UK's Dr. Michelle Lofwall helped lead a team of healthcare professionals in developing a new core curriculum designed to educate primary care providers on the prevention, assessment and treatment of...
View ArticleResearch Volunteers Drive Discoveries at Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
Research volunteers are essential to the discovery process that culminates in new treatments for Alzheimer's and other age-related dementias, and Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is looking for a new...
View ArticleTips for Managing Distress in Children Following Traumatic Events
The following article includes tips from Ginny Sprang, Ph.D., executive director of the University of Kentucky Center on Trauma and Children, for helping children and adolescents following traumatic...
View ArticlePediatric Advanced Care Team Comforts During Difficult, Uncertain Times
When a child is diagnosed with a serious illness, parents can have more questions than answers. The Pediatric Advanced Care Team helps families understand their options and gives patients comforting...
View ArticleConference Looks at Neurological Issues in the Pregnant Patient
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine will host the 2019 Obstetrical Neurology Conference on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 for faculty, providers and trainees in neurology, obstetrics, anesthesia and...
View ArticleUK College of Medicine Welcomes Inaugural Class at Northern Kentucky Campus
he University of Kentucky College of Medicine welcomed its first class of medical students who will pursue education at its new Northern Kentucky Campus this fall, marking the college’s continuous...
View ArticleMarkey’s ACTION Program Hosts Inaugural Summer Residential Program
This summer, high school students from Appalachian Kentucky spent five weeks at UK gathering real-life experience in oncology training and research as part of the UK Markey Cancer Center's successful...
View ArticleWhen a Rare Disease Complicates Pregnancy, UK Doctors Team Up
When a rare disease threatened Greta's pregnancy, doctors from across disciplines teamed up to ensure her baby was born healthy.
View ArticleNew Lung Nodule Clinic Helps Patients Navigate Tough Situations
Lung nodules aren't always cancer, but where do you go to find out? At UK HealthCare's new Lung Nodule Clinic, clinic coordinator Holly Stilz and nurse navigator Lesley Hubbard help patients navigate...
View ArticleConcussion Risk is Higher in Female Athletes
Sport-related concussions are often recognized as a health issue in football. However, athletes in nearly all sports are susceptible to these injuries, and research shows that young female athletes...
View ArticlePolk-Dalton Has Annual Back-to-School Clinic
UK HealthCare’s Polk-Dalton Clinic hosted its fourth annual Back-to-School clinic on Saturday, Aug. 10.
View ArticleNew Study Examines Breast Cancer Survivors’ Experiences Managing Cancer and...
A new study by University of Kentucky researchers examines breast cancer survivors’ experiences with communicating with their oncology team about employment and work issues.
View ArticleWhat’s in the Backpack? E-cigarette, Juul and Vaping Devices Addicting Youth
According to 2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) data, one in five high school students and one in 20 middle school students (over 3.6 million youth) are currently using e-cigarettes or ‘vaping’...
View ArticleUK College of Pharmacy Hosting Symposium on Substance Use Disorder...
The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy will host its 10th annual Therapeutics, Outcomes, Discovery & Delivery (TODD) Symposium from 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, in room...
View ArticleWhat Drives Inflammation in Type 2 Diabetes? Not Glucose, Says New Research
Research led by Barbara Nikolajczyk, Ph.D., of the Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center/Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, disproved the conventional wisdom that glucose was the primary...
View ArticleNot All Lung Nodules are Cancerous But Follow-up Care is Important
While lung cancer screening can improve survival of lung cancer by 20%, most lung cancers are detected from incidental findings. This occurs when lung nodules are found on imaging while patients are...
View ArticleDearinger Named Kentucky’s Public Health Commissioner
Dr. Angela T. Dearinger, assistant dean of accreditation with the Graduate Medical Education office and an associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine in the University of Kentucky...
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