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UK study reveals concerning decline in cervical cancer screenings

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 25, 2024) — New University of Kentucky research published in JAMA Network Open reveals concerning declines in cervical cancer screening rates among women in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in rural...
25-Jun-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Yackzan elected to Oncology Nursing Society board of directors

UK HealthCare Enterprise Director of Service Line Performance Management Susan Yackzan, Ph.D., has been elected to the national Oncology Nursing Society’s (ONS) board of directors. ONS is an association that represents 100,000 nurses and has...
21-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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‘There’s no way I should be here’ — CPR, heroic efforts save UK heart patient

Rob Sprang doesn’t remember anything about Sept. 7, 2023. He doesn’t remember arriving at Lakeside Golf Course in Lexington for a round of golf with his friends. Nor does he remember standing on the fairway at the fourth hole, waiting to take...
21-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Learning child and infant CPR could help save a little life

The University of Kentucky Public Relations and Strategic Communications Office provides a weekly health column available for use and reprint by news media. This week's column is by Callie L. Rzasa, M.D., medical director of Kentucky Children's...
21-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Music therapy helps two-time cancer survivor through bone marrow transplant

In 2018, Bobbi Jo Allen was exercising when she found a lump in her pectoral muscle. Three days later, she received a phone call from her doctor. For the first time, Bobbi Jo had to digest these words: stage 4 cancer. Bobbi Jo was diagnosed with...
21-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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UK program expands to offer rural Kentucky students more opportunities in medicine

For years, the University of Kentucky College of Medicine’s Professional Education Preparation Program (PEPP)-Scholars has provided summer academic enrichment activities to rising college freshmen from racially/ethnically underrepresented or rural...
21-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Lexington Teenager, Future Doctor Flourishes Despite Rare Illness

In many ways, Treasure Newton is your typical 17-year-old. She loves hanging out with her friends and family, trying new recipes and doing her makeup. But unlike most teens, she knows exactly what she wants to be when she grows up.
28-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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From drive-thru to OR: a twisted tale of UK patient's rare condition, complex surgery

When Jacob Whitt rolled through the drive-thru with friends one night in November 2022, he had no idea that the cheesy, saucy goodness he ordered would lead to a 38-day stay in the hospital.
6-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EST Add to Favorites


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Q & A with UK sport psychologist Marc Cormier: How student-athletes handle high-pressure situations

It’s basketball fans’ favorite time of year — March Madness. Whether it is the love of basketball, or the thrill of competition, every fan is rooting on a favorite team.What does it take to win it all? Marc Cormier, director of the Sport and...
10-Mar-2023 10:05 AM EST

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UK HealthCare neurologist working to improve access to MS treatments

Together with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) experts, biostatisticians and clinicians from across the globe, a UK HealthCare neurologist has helped compile an essential list of MS medications for patients in resource-poor settings. Jagannadha “Jay”...
2-Mar-2023 11:05 AM EST

UK Psychology Expert Offers Ways to Help Children Cope With COVID Anxiety

In the Q&A session below, Michelle Martel, a psychology professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky, shares her expertise and offers tips for helping your child cope with COVID anxiety.
6-Oct-2021 9:00 AM EDT

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University of Kentucky Researcher a Force in the Fight Against Lyme Disease

At a time when incidence of Lyme disease is rising across the U.S., a study led by University of Kentucky College of Medicine researcher Brian Stevenson, Ph.D., may provide a significant impact in the fight against the disease. A new study will...
17-Sep-2021 10:20 AM EDT

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Reopening Anxiety? Here’s How to Overcome it According to University of Kentucky Experts

For nearly a year, we relied on masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Now, many are removing the facial coverings, but that doesn’t mean it will be easy to shed the anxiety that accompanies a global pandemic. If you’re having difficulty...
29-Jun-2021 9:00 AM EDT

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