Video By UK Public Relations & Marketing, Photos Courtesy of the American Medical Association (AMA).

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The bodies of mammals, including humans, respond to injury by releasing endogenous opioids — compounds that mitigate acute pain. A team of researchers, led by those at the University of Kentucky, has uncovered groundbreaking new information about how the body responds to traumatic injury with the development of a surprisingly long-lasting opioid mechanism of natural chronic pain control. Remarkably, the body develops both physical and physiological dependence on this opioid system, just as it does on opiate narcotic drugs.
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Community leaders and local health care providers joined representatives of Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH), Appalachian Heart Center (AHC), and UK HealthCare’s Gill Heart Institute Monday to celebrate a new partnership that will deliver the highest quality and state-of-the-art cardiovascular care to residents of Eastern Kentucky. 

In the medical world, the best public relations initiative is a satisfied patient. Word-of-mouth is the number one, most influential marketing medium across all demographics. When someone speaks positively about an experience or product, we pay attention.

Dr. J. Scott Roth, who specializes in laparoscopic hernia repair, has many satisfied patients, but there is one who stands out. Carmen Patti from Chicago, Illinois had three hernias repaired by Dr. Roth and he’s talking about it.

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In their quest for perfecting the artificial lung, Department of Surgery Chairman Joseph B. Zwischenberger, MD and Director of the Artificial Organ Laboratory Dongfang Wang, MD, PhD have patented and received FDA approval of a new device which greatly improves the oxygenation of blood for patients who suffer from severe lung failure. The device, a two-channel catheter (in scientific terms, double lumen cannula or DLC) expands the potential application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or ECMO.

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In the winter of 2009, we reported that Surgery Department Chairman Joseph B. Zwischenberger, MD and Dongfang Wang, MD, PhD, director of the Artificial Organ Laboratory, were awarded a patent for the double lumen cannula. More recently [April 28, 2009], the team has been awarded another patent for a device and system that supports a failing heart.

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The College of Medicine has one of 10 triple-board residency programs in the nation where residents can train in Adult Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Pediatrics.

Faculty and staff from various UK colleges and departments will hit the road over the next several weeks to share a little bit of UK with communities across the Commonwealth and select cities in nearby states.  UK "see blue." Preview Nights give high school students a glimpse into the spirit of being a Wildcat, as well as into the variety of opportunities UK offers.  The first event kicks off in Lexington Tuesday, Sept 3, at the Lexington Convention Center.