Markey Names Rogers as Director of Kentucky Cancer Program – East
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 20, 2021) – The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center announces the appointment of Mindy Rogers as director of the Kentucky Cancer Program – East, which is housed within the Cancer Center.
UK Study Potentially Links Low Blood Amylin Level to Reduced Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 20, 2021) — More than 5.7 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease and that number is projected to triple by 2050. Despite that growing number, there is not yet a cure.
Dr. Akpunonu & Students Crack EMRA's Top 3 Articles of 2020
New Manuscript Published in BMC Health Services Research
CHSR’s Drs. Jing Li and Mark Williams, Gaixin Du and Jessica Clouser recently published findings from Project ACHIEVE in the journal BMC Health Services Research.
New Study to Provide 1st In-Depth Look at Hip Pain in Patients With Marfan Syndrome
UK CERH’s Kentucky Homeplace and USA Drone Port Research Project Receives Media Attention
An innovative research project in Perry and Knott Counties that connects Community Health Workers (CHWs) with local drone pilots to deliver Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to households in Appalachian Kentucky during the COVID-19 pandemic has received tremendous media interest.
Drs. Trott & Yancey Develop Proning Protocol for Patients in the ED
Wethington Award Recipients Donate $80K to UK's CRISIS Program
Each year, the University of Kentucky rewards exceptional research faculty with the Wethington Awards, a way to acknowledge great work while incentivizing extramurally sponsored research activity.
After witnessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 award recipients from the UK College of Medicine elected to use their funds to make a difference for members of the UK campus community. They donated their monetary awards to the CRISIS fund, which helps UK faculty and staff in need.
Collectively, the Wethington Award recipients gifted more than $80,000.
Environmental, Nursing Researchers Help Teen 'Citizen Scientists' Lead Charge in Home Radon Testing
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 7, 2021) – Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that seeps up from the ground and into homes, schools, work sites, and other indoor spaces. Radon is colorless, tasteless and odorless and can cause lung cancer; you would have no way of knowing if it has infiltrated your home unless you test for it. Yet, few people test for the radioactive gas.
A group of high school students and their teachers in eastern Kentucky and southern Ohio are hoping to change that.
Dr. Mark Williams Interviewed for Behind the Blue Podcast
Dr. Mark Williams, the Director of the Center for Health Services Research, was interviewed by UK Public Relations and Strategic Communications' Carl Nathe for UK's "Behind the Blue" podcast. In this episode, Dr. Williams recalls a moment of perseverance from his childhood that inspired him to enroll in medical school, discusses the role teamwork has in providing patients with top-of-the-line care, and envisions what the future of health care could look like as he begins a "hospital care at home" initiative at UK.
