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An estimated one in eight women live with polycystic ovarian syndrome, commonly referred to as PCOS. However, the name is a bit of a misnomer; it suggests that the condition affects only the ovaries. In actuality, the condition is a broader metabolic and hormonal disorder.
A new study from researchers at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is exploring whether a drug originally developed to combat neuroinflammation in dementia could also help reduce the harmful brain inflammation associated with alcohol withdrawal — a discovery that could eventually open n
Congratulations to Preet Datta, PA-C, APP Pulmonary Inpatient Supervisor, on her induction into the American College of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM), which is part of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM).
Clinical trials are often associated with new treatments, breakthrough findings, and the promise of what comes next. What is less visible is the hard work behind the scenes that makes those moments possible.
More than 120 poster presentations and a full day of lectures, oral abstracts and networking brought together researchers, clinicians, trainees and staff May 13 for the 16th annual Markey Cancer Center Research Day at the University of Kentucky.
UK Internal Medicine’s second annual BIG Data Workshop was held last month. Hosted by the Office of Research and Innovation in Internal Medicine (ORIM), the BIG Data Workshop is an annual four-hour session designed to enhance research productivity and foster collaboration across the department’s 16 divisions.
The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) has announced the 11 students selected for the 2026 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Fellowship program. [Of the 11 students, 5 are from the College of Medicine.]
Five University of Kentucky faculty members received the 2026 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for their exceptional leadership and support of student researchers.
Governor Andy Beshear has officially declared April to be Sarcoidosis Awareness Month in Kentucky.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – In honor of Donate Life Month, the
Sarah Vick, MD, SFHM, FACP, associate professor of medicine and hospitalist at UK HealthCare, has been named to the Board of Directors of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM)—a prestigious national appointment reflecting her leadership and impact in the
The division of hospital medicine recently had four speakers at the Society of Hospital Medicine Conference in Nashville, which is regularly attended by thousands of clinicians from across the country.
A new analytical system created by University of Kentucky researchers is helping to predict and prevent opioid overdoses in Kentucky.
In 2014, the United States experienced its first known cases of Ebola virus disease transmission between a patient and health care workers.
The University of Kentucky Division of Gastroenterology, in collaboration with the UK Endoscopy Council, recently advanced its community outreach efforts through the GI Community Engagement Committee. The committee, led by Dr. Kshitij Thakur, includes fellows and residents and works closely with the Endoscopy Council to expand community focused education and engagement.
After an intensive national search and selection process, UK HealthCare leadership announced Vedant Gupta, MD, has been selected as the director of the Gill Heart & Vascular Institute and leader of the cardiovascular health se
There’s a virus within a bacterium within a parasite, and University of Kentucky researchers are figuring out how to make them kill each other.
A new study co-authored by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers Jessica Burris, PhD, Timothy Mullett, MD, and Graham Warren, MD, PhD, shows that making smoking cessation assistance a standard part of cancer care is achievable on a national scale and can happen relatively quickly.
From the sidelines of high school football games in Louisville to the exam rooms at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Andrew Arnold’s path to becoming a family physician is one rooted in service, mentorship and deep family ties.