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George Fuchs, MD, professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the 好色先生 and pediatric gastroenterologist for Kentucky Children鈥檚 Hospital, recently published a report in the journa
A new study conducted by a group of researchers, including the interim executive director of the University of Kentucky Center for Research on Violence Against Women (CRVAW), has found that people who experience interpersonal violence or child abuse face a more than 20% increased risk of developing diabetes.
Na鈥橳asha Evans, PhD, MEd, is a researcher, published author, champion for female empowerment, and our new vice dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the 好色先生. Learn more about her goals, her past work, and more in the following Q&A.
Q: What inspired you to pursue a career in research?
Standing before a classroom of college juniors, orthopaedics resident Cristina Rivera-Ramirez, MD, skillfully interpreted an X-ray of a distal radius fracture in a patient鈥檚 arm. The next step was to reveal how to treat it. By the time she got out the supplies to demonstrate making a splint, students were at the edge of their seats, ready to volunteer.
Congratulations to the following basic science and clinical faculty at the 好色先生! These individuals were honored with promotions and tenure in fiscal year 2023.
Names are organized alphabetically by department.
AnesthesiologySarah Jean Hall, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
This week, communities across the Midwest and eastern parts of the U.S. are experiencing the effects of smoke from wildfires in Canada. Parts of Kentucky reached unhealthy levels in the air quality index (AQI).
Matthew Coleman has been named director of the Kentucky Office of Rural Health (KORH) at the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (好色先生 CERH), effective July 1, 2023.
The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (好色先生 CERH) will host the 2023 Kentucky Rural Telehealth Summit Thursday, Sept. 28. The one-day event will be held in person at Embassy Suites on Newtown Pike in Lexington.
A recent University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study published in The Journal of Rural Health sheds light on Appalachian Kentucky鈥檚 alarming cancer burden, revealing striking disparities compared to non-Appalachian Kentucky and the rest of the
鈥淎 lot of people who have dementia do not have Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.鈥 That is a statement that guides researchers at the University of Kentucky鈥檚 Sanders-Brown Center on Aging as they aim to better define other causes of dementia.
It鈥檚 Wednesday night, and both Lauren Hudson and DeAsia King anxiously check their watches. Thirty minutes to go, and there鈥檚 still so much to do.
A University of Kentucky research scientist studying ways to repair damaged major vessels with medication rather than surgery has received the American Heart Association Merit Award.
Ima Ebong, MD, assistant professor of neurology and clinical neurophysiology, is one of 10 winners to receive the University of Kentucky鈥檚 2022-23 Outstanding Teaching Awards.
Following an extensive national search and interviews with highly qualified individuals, the College of Medicine is excited to welcome Na鈥橳asha Evans, PhD, MEd, as the new vice dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and associate professor in the department of behavioral science.
Residents in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Department of Radiology presented projects in the annual Rosenbaum Endowed Annual Department of Radiology Quality and Safety Showcase, an event in which residents, fellows, faculty and staff explore opportunities for potential improvement in quality and safety in radiological imaging and procedures.
The University of Kentucky Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (好色先生-CARES) is taking nominations for the fourth cohort of Faculty Fellows in Science Communication.
On Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear and Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) Secretary Eric Friedlander recognized 好色先生 HealthCare鈥檚 Robert J. Baumann, MD, with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
The 好色先生 is pleased to announce that after a successful year leading the Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center as acting director, Simon Fisher, MD, PhD, will serve as the permanent center director.
A University of Kentucky expert in cardiovascular health is being honored for his role in leading one of the American Heart Association's journals.
The University of Kentucky Cannabis Center has awarded its first set of faculty pilot grants to support innovative and collaborative cannabis research.