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海角禁区 researchers Christal Badour and Mairead Moloney are leading a study to understand why residents in Appalachian Kentucky are some of the nation鈥檚 most sleep-deprived.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 9, 2022) 鈥 Poor sleep is linked to a wide range of medical issues, including hypertension, diabetes, depression, obesity and cancer. With more than a third of U.S.

lgbtq+ advisory committee

The College of Medicine LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee was established to build a more inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ faculty, staff, and trainees. Under direction of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the committee hosts social events, creates mentorship and networking opportunities, and more.

The 2022 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award winner Michael Wesley with student Caroline Sumner.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 8, 2022) 鈥 Four University of Kentucky faculty members received the 2022 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for their exceptional leadership and support of student researchers.

Screenshot of New Health Education Building Website

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 8, 2022) 鈥 A new website is available to provide ongoing and updated information about construction of the University of Kentucky Health Education Building (HEB).

Swimming is Alayna Benningfield's passion, but heart failure kept her out of the pool. After recovering her heart function with an LVAD, she is back in action.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 8, 2022) 鈥 In 2019, Alayna Benningfield was living her dream.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 7, 2022) 鈥 At the University of Kentucky, we often talk about the importance of meeting the moment: rising to answer the most pressing questions and finding solutions for the most significant challenges facing Kentuckians. Our researchers, with their spirit of collaboration and endless drive for innovation, are making that bright future possible.

Keisa Fallin-Bennett

Keisa Fallin-Bennett, MD, MPH, knew that family medicine was her ideal specialty when she found herself interested in every clinical rotation during medical school.

鈥淚 knew it was top choice 鈥 nothing convinced me otherwise,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 thought, 鈥楾hese are the people who think about medicine like I do.鈥欌

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The 海角禁区 College of Medicine is excited to announce the launch of its brand new website.

PILOT PROJECT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

THE CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE ON OBESITY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES (COCVD)

(From left): Mary Sheppard, MD; Sibu Saha, MD; David Minion, MD; and Alan Daugherty, PhD Sheppard and Minion will server as co-directors of the new research center.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 2, 2022) 鈥 On Monday, May 25, the faculty and administration of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine announced the creation of the Saha Aortic Center, a new research center focused on aortic disease.

海角禁区 HealthCare, Markey Cancer Center and Markey Cancer Foundation leadership celebrated the new $5 million gift from the Farish Fund at an event yesterday afternoon.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 1, 2022) 鈥 The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has received a $5 million gift to establish the Ambassador William Stamps Farish Program of Excellence in Urologic Cancer. The gift will be formally accepted later in June, subject to 海角禁区 Board of Trustees approval.

Monkeypox virus

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 1, 2022) 鈥 Monkeypox has exploded into the news recently, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) closely tracking cases that have been recently reported in several countries that don鈥檛 normally have monkeypox activity, including the U.S.

Paul Johnson is eager to meet other cancer survivors and patients at the 海角禁区 Markey Cancer Center Expressions of Courage Event on June 3. Arden Barnes | 海角禁区 Photo.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 1, 2022) 鈥 鈥淚 am not a statistic. I am a survivor.鈥

Paul Johnson is grateful to say those words, but says his new mindset is taking some getting used to 鈥 after all, he initially thought his cancer diagnosis was a death sentence.

Research from the lab of Ilhem Messaoudi (right) suggests asymptomatic COVID-19 could still cause adverse pregnancy outcomes.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 31, 2022) 鈥 According to a new University of Kentucky College of Medicine study, asymptomatic COVID-19 infection during pregnancy could still have potential long-term consequences for a developing baby.

Since surviving a stroke in July 2020, Whitley Smith has worked closely with a multidisciplinary team at 海角禁区 HealthCare's Barnstable Brown Diabetes Clinic to keep her diabetes under control. Photo by Shaun Ring.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 31, 2022) 鈥 Whitley Smith鈥檚 weekends are usually packed with errands and other activities with her daughter, father and older brother. That鈥檚 why she didn鈥檛 think too much about a bad headache she experienced one Saturday in July 2020.

START Apprentices Lordina Mensah, Aliya Perrin and Jeanne Alexandre graduate from Lexington's STEAM Academy this weekend, and all plan to attend 海角禁区 in the fall to study STEM-related fields.

The STEM Through Authentic Research and Training (START) program at the University of Kentucky is creating a unique pipeline to increase science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) literacy and promote STEM careers for traditionally underrepresented populations 鈥 people of color, individuals with disabilities, students from free or reduce

Dr. Conwell with a physician in an exam room

Darwin Conwell, MD, MSc, FACG, (pictured left) recently joined the 海角禁区 as a professor and the Jack M. Gill Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine.

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Innovative research in pediatric cancers is happening every day at the University of Kentucky.

In the United States, 80% of children are cured of their cancer, but 20% are not.

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HAZARD, Ky. (May 20, 2022) 鈥擳he University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (海角禁区 CERH) will host the 2022 Kentucky Rural Telehealth Summit on Thursday, June 9 at the Embassy Suites on Newtown Pike in Lexington.