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New Clinic Will Serve People with Substance Use Disorders

Jul 23, 2019, 8:22 AM

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.

$3.2 Million Grant Helps Families Access Diagnostic Hearing Tests for Infants

Jul 12, 2019, 8:52 AM

For families of newborns who need follow-up diagnostic hearing testing, accessing those tests can be challenging. A new project, CHHIRP, aims to improve the process by pairing families with patient navigators who have been through the experience themselves.

UK HealthCare Awarded National Top Quality Honor for Safer Opioid Practices

Jun 21, 2019, 9:15 AM

America’s Essential Hospitals, a national trade association, has recognized UK HealthCare for its work to develop safer opioid usage practices within an academic health system.

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'Behind the Blue': Researchers Study Rural Ambulance Services, Health Care Access

Jun 20, 2019, 8:57 AM

In this week’s episode of Behind the Blue, we discuss the role communities can play in keeping rural hospitals open, the important piece of healthcare services provided by ambulances and emergency medical services and how economic development can impact health outcomes.

'Behind the Blue': UK’s Corey Baker Bridging Diversity Gap in Computer Science

Jun 12, 2019, 10:47 AM

On this week’s episode of “Behind the Blue,” UK Public Relations and Strategic Communication’s Carl Nathe talks with Baker about student recruitment and about his teaching, research and service.

Markey, LLS Host Eighth Annual “Meet the Researchers” Day

May 21, 2019, 10:25 AM

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) recently hosted their eighth annual “Meet the Researchers” Day. This event is a field trip given as a prize to two schools in the region who successfully raised more than $1,000 for the LLS’s Pennies for Patients campaign.

Report Shows Success of Substance Abuse Treatment Locator Website

Mar 18, 2019, 8:19 AM

Preliminary data shows that the Find Help Now Kentucky website, a near real-time treatment locator for substance use disorders, has had 70,000 individuals seeking help from the site since February 2018.

'Behind the Blue': Everything is Science

Mar 1, 2019, 1:40 PM

The University of Kentucky and featured guest speakers from around the region are gathering once again to take a weeklong look at practical science in casual settings during this year’s Everything is Science (EiS) Festival: Opposites Attract.

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Opposites Attract at UK’s Everything is Science Festival

Feb 21, 2019, 10:40 AM

Join the University of Kentucky and featured guest speakers from around the region for this year’s Everything is Science (EiS) Festival: Opposites Attract.

$2.3 million NIH Grant Aims to Help Improve Diversity in Science and Health Care

Feb 19, 2019, 8:46 AM

Through a recent five-year, $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Don Frazier and Brett Spear will partner with faculty from qualified minority-serving institutions across the U.S. and Puerto Rico to help improve diversity in science and health care.

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