Goldstein Writes JAMA Editorial on Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis Screening
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 8, 2021) — Dr. Larry Goldstein, chair of the University of Kentucky’s Department of Neurology, defends and elaborates on a recent statement by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPTF) in an editorial recently published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The USPTF statement reaffirmed its 2014 recommendation against screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in the general adult population.
Publications for the month of January 2021
The Department had eleven publications listed in PubMed for the month of January 2021.
1: Stanback AE, Conroy LR, Young LEA, Hawkinson TR, Markussen KH, Clarke HA, Allison DB, Sun RC. Regional N-glycan and lipid analysis from tissues using MALDI-mass spectrometry imaging. STAR Protoc. 2021 Jan 29;2(1):100304. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2021.100304. PMID: 33554139; PMCID: PMC7848795.
College of Medicine Appoints Thread Leaders to Enhance Medical Student Curriculum
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is committed to enhancing its medical school curriculum and ensuring students are introduced to a variety of important topics as they pursue their medical education. It is with these goals in mind that the UK College of Medicine is excited to announce a new curricular initiative.
K-RALD: An Alliance Providing a Cohesive Approach to Pulmonary Research
Peter Morris, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and a pulmonary/critical care faculty member at UK HealthCare, pulls up a map showing the U.S. prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a severe inflammatory lung disease that leads to obstructed airflow and difficulty breathing.
“This is who we serve right here,” he says, pointing to Kentucky on the map. The state’s southeastern region is bright red to signify its high incidence of people with COPD.
Drs. Unrine and Hoover Receive NIEHS Research to Action Award to Identify and Reduce Environmental Exposures in Eastern Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 3, 2021) — In a new study, University of Kentucky researchers and members of three community-based nonprofits will use a multidisciplinary, stakeholder-engaged approach to identify and reduce drinking water disinfection byproduct exposure in Martin and Letcher counties.
Research Establishes a New Method to Predict Individual Risk of Cognitive Decline
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 5, 2021) — The early prognosis of high-risk older adults for amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), using non-invasive and sensitive neuromarkers, is key for early prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.
UKnow: UK HealthCare is Kentucky’s First Certified System of Excellence for Hidden Scar Breast Cancer Surgery
UKnow: UK HealthCare, King’s Daughters Announce Significant Partnership
By Kristi Willett and Erin Bounds for UKnow
King’s Daughters Health System and UK HealthCare, the clinical health care system of the University of Kentucky, announced today their intent to enter into a significant partnership that will create new opportunities for both organizations to better serve patients throughout Kentucky, southern Ohio and West Virginia.
UKnow: Markey Joins Nationwide Effort to Encourage Resumption of Cancer Screening, Treatment
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is teaming up with the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®), the American Cancer Society (ACS) and other leading cancer organizations across the country to endorse the resumption of cancer screening and treatment during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
A Stranger Saved His Life and She Saved a Stranger Through National Kidney Exchange
For Mark Patton of Louisville, there was bad news, followed by more bad news. But then, a spark of hope.
