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$3.2 Million Grant Helps Families Access Diagnostic Hearing Tests for Infants
Kristi Grider still tears up when she talks about the day she took her two-month-old son, Kenton, now seven years old, for follow-up hearing testing. His newborn hearing screen, which almost all children...
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Posted - Jul 15Read More
Behind the Blue: Sanders-Brown Director Linda Van Eldik Looks to the Future of Alzheimer's Research
Alzheimer's disease wreaks emotional havoc on patients, who are robbed of their memories, their dignity, and their lives. It’s financially devastating as well: care for Alzheimer's patients is predicted to top...
Tags - Alzheimer's disease, Research
Posted - Jul 3Read More
For Scottie Day, 'No Bigger Honor' Than Caring for Kentucky's Children
From the time he was five years old, Scottie Day knew he was going to be a doctor."I don't remember what the drive was," said Day. "But I knew that's what I was going to do."Day hails from Smilax, a small town...
Tags - Pediatrics, Faculty
Posted - Jun 27Read More
UK HealthCare Awarded National Top Quality Honor for Safer Opioid Practices
America’s Essential Hospitals, a national trade association, has recognized UK HealthCare for its work to develop safer opioid usage practices within an academic health system.America's Essential Hospitals,...
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Posted - Jun 21Read More
UK's Peter Blackburn Recognized as Ophthalmologist of the Year
Dr. Peter Blackburn, associate professor of ophthalmology and pediatrics in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, has been presented with the Kentucky Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons’ (KAEPS)...
Tags - Ophthalmology, Faculty
Posted - Jun 19Read More
Lung Cancer Screening Awareness Campaign Focuses on At-Risk Kentuckians
The GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer (formerly known as Lung Cancer Alliance and the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation) is conducting a statewide education campaign in partnership with the University of...
Tags - Cancer, Research
Posted - Jun 17Read More
UK Part of $11 Million Project Funded by NCI to Combat Cervical Cancer in Appalachia
A new public health initiative supported by $11 million in funding from the National Cancer Institute aims to address the burden of cervical cancer incidence and mortality in Appalachia. The University of...
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Posted - Jun 12Read More
DiPaola appointed to Liaison Committee on Medical Education
University of Kentucky College of Medicine Dean Robert S. DiPaola has been selected as a professional member on the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) beginning the 2019-2020 academic year. "To be...
Tags - Dean, Medical Education
Posted - May 31Read More
UK Doctor Receives Medical Training at the Top of the World
What kind of medical education requires intense athletic and endurance training? Hiking Mount Everest. From April 23 to May 5, Dr. Kim Kaiser, assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine and...
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Posted - May 29Read More
People Behind Our Research: Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf and the Epigenetics of Cancer
University of Kentucky researcher Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf affectionately describes the formation of her career as an “accident.”Originally hailing from the Republic of Cameroon, Africa, Fondufe-Mittendorf...
Tags - Research, Women in Medicine
Posted - May 28Read More
'Behind the Blue': Lee Kiefer Balances Medical School and Olympic Dreams
Just in case you’re thinking, ‘I have a really busy schedule,’ pause for a moment to consider just what University of Kentucky College of Medicine student Lee Kiefer has ‘on her plate.’A graduate of Paul...
Tags - Students, Medical Education
Posted - May 22Read More
Markey, LLS Host Eighth Annual “Meet the Researchers” Day
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) recently hosted their eighth annual “Meet the Researchers” Day. This event is a field trip given as a prize to two...
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Posted - May 21Read More
Kentucky Homeplace Celebrates 25 Years of Helping the Commonwealth Access Needed Care
Since its inception in 1994, Kentucky Homeplace has linked thousands of rural Kentuckians with medical, social and environmental services they otherwise might have done without. To mark the program's 25th...
Tags - Rural Health, Kentucky Homeplace
Posted - May 16Read More
UK Celebrates 10 Years of Markey Research Day
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center celebrated 10 years of Markey Research Day this past Tuesday. Sponsored by the Markey Cancer Foundation, Markey Research Day is an opportunity for researchers...
Tags - Markey Cancer Center, Research
Posted - May 10Read More
UK Board Awards 16 University Professorships for 2019-20
This week, the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved 16 University Research Professorships for the 2019-20 academic year.The purpose of the University Research Professorship program is to recognize...
Tags - Physiology, Research
Posted - May 2Read More
When is Alzheimer's Not Alzheimer's? Researchers Characterize a Different Form of Dementia
In the past, using the terms "Alzheimer’s disease" and "dementia" interchangeably was a generally accepted practice. Now there is rising appreciation that a variety of diseases and disease processes contribute...
Tags - Research, UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, Alzheimer's disease
Posted - May 1Read More
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