Take a Break and Step Outside; Tips For Keeping Families Active Outdoors
Social distancing and social isolation can be difficult for both parents and kids. The disruption in routine can be stressful, so it’s important to take time during the day and step outside. Here is a...
View ArticleRecommendations For Patients with Diabetes During COVID-19 Outbreak
People with diabetes can be more susceptible to – and can become sicker if infected with – any virus, including the new coronavirus. During this outbreak of COVID-19, it is important to be calm and...
View ArticleUK HealthCare Implements No Visitation Policy, with Certain Exceptions
To protect our patients, families, employees and the community during the outbreak of COVID-19, UK HealthCare is implementing a no visitation policy beginning midnight tonight in its hospitals and...
View ArticleUK HealthCare Launches Telemedicine Program for Patients
To help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and ensure patient safety, UK HealthCare has launched a new telemedicine program to help patients with acute-onset symptoms they would...
View ArticleCaregiving During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In Kentucky, there are more than 272,000 people caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease. If you are one of those people, the person you are caring for is considered high risk for COVID-19. Most...
View ArticleWhy You Should Remain Active While Staying at Home
With people of all ages now staying at home as much as possible to help slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), it can be easy to become sedentary. But one of the best things you can...
View ArticleUK HealthCare to Begin Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing for Frontline Employees
The drive-thru testing is at UK HealthCare Turfland and by appointment only for UKHC employees who are symptomatic but do not need inpatient care. Plans to expand testing to broader groups at UK...
View ArticleWhat Medications Are Safe for Cases of COVID-19?
Until researchers and healthcare providers have access to more reliable and controlled data, it's in your best interest to seek your physician or pharmacist's advice regarding what medications should...
View ArticleCancer Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic
For patients currently undergoing treatment for cancer, the possibility of contracting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is particularly scary. Here, Markey oncologists Dr. Susanne Arnold and Dr. Fred...
View ArticleLexington Mayor Names UK's Mark Swanson to Fill Out 3rd District Term
Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton has appointed Mark Swanson as the 3rd District Councilmember.
View ArticleOp-Ed: Nursing in the time of COVID-19
In this op-ed, University of Kentucky College of Nursing Dean Janie Heath and UK HealthCare Chief Nurse Executive Gwen Moreland highlight the importance of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleCoping with COVID-19: Resources for You and Your Children
UK's Alissa Briggs, Ph.D., psychologist in the division of adolescent medicine, and Jennifer Perry, social work in the division of forensic medicine, offer some tips and resources for parents and...
View ArticleAdditional Visitor Restrictions Announced for UK HealthCare’s Kentucky...
To protect our patients, families, employees and the community during the outbreak of COVID-19, UK HealthCare is implementing additional visitation restrictions at Kentucky Children’s Hospital...
View ArticleRecommendations for Patients with Diabetes During COVID-19 Outbreak
People with diabetes are at higher risk for contracting COVID-19. Dr. Kristen Stakelin offers recommendations for those patients in this week's health column.
View ArticleNew Twilight Clinic Hours in Response to COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kentucky Children’s Hospital is making changes to the Twilight Children’s Clinic hours for the protection of patients, their families and staff.
View ArticleUK HealthCare’s Clinical Laboratory Fights COVID-19 Behind the Scenes
Tucked away on the 6th floor of the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital, UK HealthCare’s clinical microbiology lab is home to one of the most important factors in fighting the novel...
View Article'Behind the Blue Special Edition': Rebecca Dutch on UK’s Efforts to Treat,...
In this episode, Dutch shares what UK's COVID-19 Unified Research Experts Alliance team is working on.
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