UK HealthCare is No. 1 in Kentucky; Cancer Care Ranks 33rd Nationally, and high performing in four surgeries in U.S. News & World Report Ratings
UK also ranked high performing in Aortic Valve Surgery, Colon Cancer Surgery, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Lung Cancer Surgery
By Kristi Willett
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UK HealthCare is No. 1 in Kentucky; Cancer Care Ranks 33rd Nationally in U.S. News & World Report Ratings
UK HealthCare’s University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital remains the No.
Request for Applications: UK CCTS Early Career & High Impact Pilot Awards
Preclinical Study of Therapeutic Strategy for Lafora Disease Shows Promise
A team of scientists have designed and tested a novel and promising therapeutic strategy for treating Lafora Disease (LD), a fatal form of childhood epilepsy. This new type of drug, known as an antibody-enzyme fusion, is a first-in-class therapy for LD and an example of precision medicine that has potential for treating other types of aggregate-based neurological diseases.
UK to Host 2020 Appalachian Studies Association Conference
The 43rd Appalachian Studies Association (ASA) Conference will be held at the University of Kentucky March 12-15, 2020, for the first time in the organization's history, inpartnership with the University of Kentucky’s Appalachian Center, College of Arts and Sciences and Graduate Appalachian Research Community (GARC)
UK Otolaryngology Bids Farewell to 2019 Chief Residents
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Designates UK HealthCare as New Care Center Network Site
Department of Defense approves multi-million dollar award for UK research project
By Josh Shepherd
$3.2 Million Grant Helps Families Access Diagnostic Hearing Tests for Infants
Kristi Grider still tears up when she talks about the day she took her two-month-old son, Kenton, now seven years old, for follow-up hearing testing. His newborn hearing screen, which almost all children receive in U.S. hospitals before they go home, had indicated a potential abnormality, but she was told that her baby probably just had fluid in his ears and that she needn’t worry.
New Clinic Will Serve People with Substance Use Disorders
An estimated 21 million Americans struggle with substance use disorders each year. Unfortunately, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, only about 10 percent of those people are able to access treatment. Few regions have been hit harder by the drug epidemic than Kentucky and need increased access to evidence-based treatment for substance use disorders. The University of Kentucky Department of Psychiatry saw that need and developed a new clinic to better support patients.
