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First Lady, Ky. Legislators Highlight Importance of Ovarian Cancer Screening
To draw attention to the importance of ovarian cancer screening, Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear joined Kentucky’s female legislators to highlight results from the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center'...
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Posted - Oct 23Read More
UK HealthCare Named ‘Rising Star’ Hospital by University HealthSystem Consortium
University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), an alliance of the nation’s leading nonprofit academic medical centers, has named UK HealthCare among the 2013 recipients of the Rising Star Award during the UHC...
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Posted - Oct 18Read More
Clinical Education Research Day Highlights Research Activities, Opportunities
The University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science will host the 2nd Annual UK Clinical Research Education Day on Friday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the UK Chandler Hospital,...
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Posted - Oct 16Read More
OB/GYN Post-Doctoral Student Receives Top Honor
Dr. Linah Al-Alem is a postdoctoral scholar in the Curry lab. Originally from Jordan, she has a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Jordan and a Master’s degree in Clinical...
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Posted - Oct 7Read More
Axillary RT Cuts Edema in Breast Cancer Patients
AMSTERDAM (MedPage Today) -- Patients with early breast cancer had significantly less lymphedema if they received axillary radiotherapy instead of surgical lymph node dissection, results of a randomized trial...
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Posted - Oct 7Read More
Childhood Stress Not a Likely Trigger for MS
COPENHAGEN (MedPage Today) -- Stressful life events in childhood did not appear to increase the subsequent risk for multiple sclerosis (MS), researchers said here. Childhood Stress Not a Likely Trigger for MS
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Repeat Botox OK for Urinary Incontinence in MS Patients
COPENHAGEN (MedPage Today) -- Long-term treatment with serial onabotulinum toxin A (Botox) of urinary incontinence among multiple sclerosis (MS) patients appeared to be safe and effective, researchers reported...
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Posted - Oct 7Read More
Timing Key When Introducing Gluten to Baby
(MedPage Today) -- The risk of celiac disease was higher in children who were introduced to gluten after 6 months of age and in those breastfed longer than 12 months, a prospective birth cohort study found....
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Posted - Oct 7Read More
Center for Clinical and Translational Science Announces Pilot Funding Recipients
The University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) Pilot Funding Program announces recipients of its most recent round of pilot funding in the Collaborative Category. The mission...
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Posted - Oct 2Read More
16th Annual Gill Heart Institute Cardiovascular Research Day Scheduled for Oct. 11
The University of Kentucky Gill Heart Institute and the UK Saha Cardiovascular Research Center will host the 16th Annual Gill Heart Cardiovascular Research Day, Oct. 11, at the Lexington Convention Center....
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Posted - Sep 10Read More
College of Medicine Hosts Free Community Health Fair on Sept. 8
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine, in collaboration with the colleges of pharmacy, dentistry, nursing and public health, will host the annual free Community Health Fair from 1 to 6 p.m., Sunday,...
Tags - Community Health Fair, Students, Undergraduate Medical Education
Posted - Sep 3Read More
Town Hall to Address Alzheimer's Information
Members of the public interested in participating in research related to aging and Alzheimer's disease are invited to a town hall-style meeting to be held on Monday, Aug. 19, in Lexington. The meeting,...
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Posted - Aug 16Read More
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
Effective August 1, 2013, Dr. Darrell Jennings will step down from his role as Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education to focus primarily on his role as chair in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory...
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Posted - Jul 23Read More
Ambati to Receive Mark Brothers Award
Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, professor and vice chair in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and professor of physiology at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, will receive the 2013 Mark...
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Posted - Jul 22Read More
Telehealth Expands Patient Access To Care
The following column appeared in the Lexington Herald-Leader on Sunday, July 14. By Rob Sprang Imagine that during your last visit to your mother’s home in Eastern Kentucky, you noticed that she was having...
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Posted - Jul 16Read More
Announcement Regarding UK's Markey Cancer Center Set for 10 a.m.
University of Kentucky President Dr. Eli Capilouto will join Gov. Steve Beshear, U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo, UK Vice President for Health Affairs Dr. Michael Karpf and UK Markey...
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Posted - Jul 12Read More
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