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The X站福利所 is excited to announce that Matthew Bush, MD, PhD, MBA, has been selected to serve as the new department chair of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.
The X站福利所 has appointed a division chief of academic medical education 鈥 Todd R. Cheever, MD.
Elizabeth Smith, PA-C, has been an advanced practice provider (APP) in the X站福利所 Department of Urology for eight years.
Since graduating from the X站福利所 in 2004, Ben Mattingly, MD, has climbed the highest peaks on each continent, known as the 鈥淪even Summits.鈥 He has gone scuba diving near the Galapagos Islands. He has ridden dirt bikes in Romania. He has fished in bodies of water across the U.S.
UK HealthCare is the first in the state to offer the innovative Sonata庐 Treatment for women suffering from debilitating symptoms caused by uterine fibroids, including heavy periods.
A study by a team of researchers across the country, including two from the University of Kentucky, is the first to demonstrate a connection between the characteristics of patients receiving buprenorphine for opioid use disorder and the use of urine drug testing.
Darwin Conwell, MD, MSc, Jack M. Gill Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine, recently accepted the Service Award for Colorectal Cancer Outreach, Prevention, and Year-Round Excellence (SCOPY).
A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Friday for the largest academic building in the history of the University of Kentucky.
University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers Ka-wing Fong, PhD, and Eric Rellinger, MD, were named V Scholars by the V Foundation for Cancer Research.
The X站福利所 is excited to announce that Sandra Beck, MD, and Janna Neltner, MD, will join the Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) leadership team.
Dr. Beck will serve as assistant dean for program development. Dr. Neltner will serve as assistant dean for accreditation.
The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is proud to announce the fifth annual 5-Minute Fast Track student research competition finalists. These undergraduates competed in the competition鈥檚 preliminary round and were selected as Top 10 finalists to present their research during the final round from 5 to 8 p.m.
Starting buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder through telehealth was associated with an increased likelihood of staying in treatment longer compared to starting treatment in a non-telehealth setting, according to a new University of Kentucky study analyzing Medicaid data from 2019-2020 in Kentucky and Ohio.
With the creation of Cancer InFocus, the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center鈥檚 Community Impact Office introduced a new tool monitoring the geographic burden of cancer.
The X站福利所 has received a four-year, nearly $16 million grant from the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA).
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, buildings across the University of Kentucky鈥檚 campus will shine pink beginning 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, through Oct. 27.
The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (UK CERH) recently released their impact report for Appalachian Community Health Days (ACHD).
The following individuals were honored at the X站福利所 Awards Convocation on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Winners included those in Bowling Green, Lexington, Morehead, and Northern Kentucky.
Biomedical EducationOutstanding Graduate Student Award:
Jamila Tucker, MS
Philip Kern, MD, professor of medicine, has served nearly 50 years providing exceptional education and clinical care and conducting groundbreaking research, with 14 of those years dedicated to advancing the mission of the University of Kentucky.
The 13th annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia is set for Friday, Nov. 17 and Saturday, Nov. 18. The symposium, hosted by UK鈥檚 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, is named in honor and memory of the late William R. Markesbery, MD, the founding director of Sanders-Brown.
Every October, the city of Versailles, Kentucky, is adorned in pink. Light poles downtown don bright pink banners 鈥 each with the photo of someone diagnosed with breast cancer 鈥 patients, survivors and those who lost their lives to the disease.