Internal Medicine doctors chosen for Best Doctors in America® 2019-2020
UK HealthCare has 154 physicians practicing medicine with University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital, Kentucky Children's Hospital and UK Good Samaritan Hospital who appear on the Best Doctors in America List for 2019-20 — more than any other hospital in Kentucky.
Publications for the month of September, 2019
In September the Department had ten new publications listed in PubMed.
1: Zhang J, Liu Y, Jiang K, Jia J. Hedgehog signaling promotes lipolysis in adipose tissue through directly regulating Bmm/ATGL lipase. Dev Biol. 2019 Sep 21. pii: S0012-1606(19)30338-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2019.09.009. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31550483.
Kentucky Homeplace, WellCare Partner to Remove Barriers to Healthcare, Reduce Emergency Room Use and Diabetes Complications
LOUISVILLE, Ky. and TAMPA, Fla. (Oct. 4, 2019) – A pilot program in eastern Kentucky designed to remove barriers to healthcare services has shown promising results, including a reduction in emergency room (ER) visits and hospital admissions among a group of nearly 2,000 rural Kentuckians.
$2.8 Million Grant Will Fund Preclinical Study of New Dementia Treatment
The University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has received a five-year, $2.8 million grant to underwrite preclinical efficacy studies of a potential new treatment for dementia.
The drug candidate, called MW150, targets dysregulated brain inflammation driven by a stress-activated protein called p38aMAPK. The research is novel in that it is exploring efficacy in treating more than one form of dementia at the same time.
Important Steps to Prevent Dementia
Alzheimer's disease wreaks emotional havoc on patients, who are robbed of their memories, their dignity, and their lives. It’s financially devastating as well: care for Alzheimer's patients is predicted to top $1 trillion by the time children born today are having children of their own.
Dr. Katie Ballert serves as the President of the Kentucky Urologic Society (KUA)
Dr. Katie Ballert is an Associate Professor of Urology specializing in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. She is the Director of Ambulatory Medicine for Urology and this year serves as the President of the Kentucky Urologic Society (KUA). The KUA represents urologists from across the Commonwealth. She is also an active member in the Southeast Section of the American Urology Association and the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine, and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU).
Aria Byrd awarded the WIMS Rising Star Award
Dr. Daret St. Clair awarded the WIMS Leadership Award
New Procedure Provides 'Complete Turnaround' for Patient with Rare Condition
'Behind the Blue': How UK, State Partners Are Working to Help Incarcerated Women With Opioid Use Disorder
The University of Kentucky recently received an $8.8 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, to establish a Clinical Research Center as part of the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) to support research on quality addiction treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) in criminal justice settings nationwide.
