Ribbon Campaign Supports Nurses and Health Care Front Line Workers
The City of Lexington is joining the Kentucky Nurses Association’s Apricot Ribbon Campaign to honor and celebrate Lexington’s nurses and other health care front line workers.
View ArticleWhat to Know About Tobacco Use and COVID-19
While this one study noted an association, it will take more research to determine the extent of the risk smoking and vaping have on COVID-19 illness. While we don’t know for sure, there is certainly...
View ArticleNutrition and Immunity: Can You “Boost” Your Immune System Against COVID-19?
As we continue our collective battle against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), you may have come across various claims of foods or supplements that supposedly increase your immunity against the...
View ArticleStroke Survivor and Area Stroke Support Group Receive Awards from American...
Hazard and Surrounding Area Stroke Survivor and Caregiver Support Group through the UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health, along with one of the group’s founding members, Mark Kincaid, a stroke...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Stop Using Tobacco Products and Be 'Lung Healthy' at Home
The novel coronavirus attacks our airways, making it difficult to breathe. It is particularly important to take special care of our lungs during the pandemic and beyond. Caring for our lungs can help...
View ArticleMarkey’s Dr. Reshma Ramlal in the Running for LLS Woman of the Year
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center’s Dr. Reshma Ramlal is a candidate for the 2020 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Woman of the Year campaign.
View ArticleKidney Transplant Gives Young Patient a Fresh Start
A rare disease meant that a young boy would never have a normal life. But with a new kidney, Chance Smith can finally be a kid.
View ArticlePatients Urged Not to Delay or Be Fearful of Emergency Care
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve, hospitals around the world are adapting their systems to treat patients as efficiently as possible.
View ArticleUK Colleges of Nursing, Agriculture Launch Heart-2-Heart Letter Writing...
The University of Kentucky Colleges of Nursing and Agriculture, Food, and Environment are partnering to launch “Heart-2-Heart,” a letter writing campaign to show compassion and support to healthcare...
View ArticleMcConnell Announces UK to Receive $3.8 Million from CARES Act
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced that the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health will receive $3,878,582 to bolster the healthcare efforts of 46 rural...
View ArticleIn the Face of an Unprecedented Crisis, Kids Can Bounce Back
As the coronavirus lockdown presses on, the impact that it is having on children and families is undeniable. However, the impact varies greatly depending on each child and their family’s situation....
View ArticleUK Anticoagulation Clinic Provides Curbside Clinic Visits for Patients...
To keep patients safe during the current COVID-19 outbreak while continuing to provide necessary care and monitoring, the UK Anticoagulation Clinic has created a curbside option for clinic visits.
View ArticleUK Health Sciences Alum Shares Candid Look at COVID-19 Front Lines in New...
Paintsville native Jarrod Cole has known he wanted to practice medicine since childhood, but he never expected his dream would take him to the front lines of a global pandemic. Since the outbreak of...
View ArticlePA Student, Cosplayer Uses Skills to Create PPE for Health Care Workers
For several years, Georgetown resident and UK HealthCare paramedic Zack Gregory has spent much of his time honing his 3D printing and fabrication skills through his cosplay business, Brokkr’s Armory....
View ArticleParade of Classic Cars Will Honor Front-line Workers, Support Kentucky’s...
The Keeneland Concours d’Elegance is coming to UK HealthCare on Friday in the form of a parade intended to honor front-line workers and deliver a $25,000 donation to Kentucky Children’s Hospital.
View ArticleKidney Transplant Gives Young Patient a Fresh Start
A rare disease meant that a young boy would never have a normal life. But with a new kidney, Chance Smith can finally be a kid.
View ArticleMarkey’s Dr. Reshma Ramlal in the Running for LLS Woman of the Year
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center’s Dr. Reshma Ramlal is a candidate for the 2020 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Woman of the Year campaign.
View ArticleTips for Keeping Kids Active at Home
Keeping kids occupied while stuck at home can be tough, but keeping them active is even harder. Here are some tips from Dee Dlugonski, assistant professor with UK's Sports Medicine Research Institute.
View ArticlePandemic Got You Stressed? How Losing Sleep Affects Your Health
The coronavirus pandemic is causing millions of people to lose sleep and that can come at a major cost to your overall health and well-being.
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