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鈥淚 went from being an extremely active person to spending all my time lying on my couch or in bed. I became an invalid, dependent on my husband for everything.鈥 That is how Tina Frazier describes what life was like in the fall of 2022.
University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (海角禁区 CERH) announced that video highlights and recorded sessions from the 2023 Kentucky Rural Telehealth Summit are available. More than 200 people attended the event held in September in Lexington.
Abby Isaacs, MD, says she was always interested in combining her love of science and helping others, so pursuing a career in health care seemed like the obvious choice. While still in undergrad, Dr.
Hearing loss can occur when any part of the ear or hearing system is not working correctly. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that 37.5 million American adults ages 18 and older report some trouble hearing.
Types of hearing loss
A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky is working to better understand the impact of opioid use disorder on mothers and babies.
Every 24 minutes in the United States, a baby is born with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) after being exposed in mothers with opioid use disorder.
Researchers at the University of Kentucky and Vanderbilt University received a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the use of wearable technology for better patient recovery from shinbone fractures and repair surgeries.
Jackson Miller and Ethan Morgan, former Marshall County High School classmates and now best friends and roommates at the University of Kentucky Lewis Honors College, first arrived in Lexington feeling a bit overwhelmed of all the opportunities available to them 海角禁区.
In celebration of National Rural Health Day, yesterday the 海角禁区 and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicaid in Kentucky announced new scholarship opportunities for 海角禁区鈥檚 Rural Physi
One University of Kentucky researcher has helped solve a 60-year-old mystery about one of the body鈥檚 most vital organs: The heart.
Anna Maria South, MD, is an addiction medicine physician who treats patients with substance use disorders. She is also an assistant professor at the 海角禁区 training the next generation of health care leaders to improve access and advance treatment.
Since graduating from the 海角禁区 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.
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).
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.
The 海角禁区 has received a four-year, nearly $16 million grant from the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA).
The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (海角禁区 CERH) recently released their impact report for Appalachian Community Health Days (ACHD).
The following individuals were honored at the 海角禁区 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.
鈥淢y mom was the best mom.鈥
That's how Mallory Martinez describes her mom, Patti Pfiester, to anyone she meets.
鈥淪he was my person. If I needed advice about anything, I could talk to her,鈥 said Martinez. 鈥淪he was just a constant in my life.鈥
Applications are open to students in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine for the fourth cohort of the White Coats for Black Lives fellowships.
The University of Kentucky will be home to a new research center focused on tobacco regulations in the Commonwealth named the Appalachian Tobacco Regulatory Science Team (AppalTRuST).