Tag: University of Kentucky
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UK offers new master’s degree in medical sciences, with College of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s ag biotech program
Robert Houtz, Ellis Shelley, Joe Springer (Photo by Matt Barton, UK Agric. Communications) The College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the UK College of Medicine at the University of Kentucky have collaborated...
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UK College of Medicine gets new dean, from Rutgers
Dr. Robert DiPaola Dr. Robert DiPaola, director of the Rutgers Cancer Institute and vice chancellor for cancer programs at the New Jersey university’s medical school, has been named dean of the...
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First-year UK dental students give dental care to 388 elementary students in four counties through Seal Kentucky program
UK photo First-year University of Kentucky dental students provided basic dental care and sealants to 388 students this fall at participating elementary schools through the Seal Kentucky program, according to...
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Lisa Cassis, vice president for research at UK and a pharmacist by trade, says she became a researcher to help people
University of Kentucky Vice President for Research Lisa Cassis’s motivation to conduct meaningful cardiovascular research comes from having watched her father battle heart disease for nearly 30 years, a UK news release and...
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Lexington dentist will continue volunteering at free clinic, but retires from administrative responsibilities
Dr. Robert Henry (Herald-Leader photo by Matt Goins) Robert Henry, a Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center dentist, is retiring from his administrative duties at the Lexington Mission Dental Clinic on...
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UK College of Nursing opens health clinic in Wilmore; allows nurse-practitioner students to experience their full scope of care
UK College of Nursing faculty members Sharon Lock, Amy Delre and Samantha Gilbert A new community health center in Wilmore operated by the University of Kentucky College of Nursing celebrated...
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New research building at UK will focus on state’s health disparities
Artist’s rendering of new research center A new research facility that will focus on addressing the health challenges and disparities in Kentucky is being built on the University of Kentucky‘s...
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Ky. pharmacists can now fill orders for a lifesaving anti-overdose drug without a doctor’s order, but at greater expense
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Pharmacists across Kentucky can now fill orders for naloxone, including the nasal-spray Kentucky-developed version, used to treat opioid and heroin overdoses, without a prescription....
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Cooking classes in E. Ky. help residents, researchers find ways to overcome barriers that hinder healthy eating in rural areas
Almost 180 cooks in six Eastern Kentucky counties are learning about heart-healthy cooking at their local Cooperative Extension office, while also helping with dietary research, according to a University of Kentucky news...
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UK HealthCare performs longest kidney donor chain to date; most donors and recipients meet each other for first time
The University of Kentucky hospital recently performed its first kidney donor chain, and six of the eight patients who took part in it met their respective recipients or donors for...