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Health experts across the country recognize that different care may be offered to patients depending upon where patients receive live. For example, surgeons who work at university cancer centers are more likely to offer breast conserving surgery for eligible...

Some of you may have noticed the announcement this past week in our communication “In the Loop” regarding establishment of the Office of Service Excellence (OSE). In my last blog a couple of weeks ago I discussed the need for us to “keep...

This story was shared with us by Emily Falica, a 4-H member from Allen County. She rides a pony whose name is Captain Jack Sparrow. She fell from him, head first, when she was jumping and hit her head on a wood pole, breaking it in half. Read her story...

photo courtesy of Larry Curran This post was written by Deana Curran, a Kentucky Horse Program 4-H member, from Jessamine County. She is a very active 4-H'er and excellent rider. However, as you will see below, accidents happen even to good riders...

Greetings Blogland, Bloggers, think about a “can-do” person….Do you have that person as an archetype in your head? Compare your can-do person to this team…. · Karen Parrish, Scheduler · Amanda Godsey, Registrar...

This week Dennis Hopper, an iconic actor famous for performing over 200 roles during a career spanning over 50 years, revealed that he had been treated for prostate cancer for over nine years. Hopper, a noted horse supporter, recently canceled public...

The Friedell Committee held its fall meeting on Sunday and Monday of this week at Shakertown in Pleasant Hill- Mercer County. What a historic place that provided a wonderful setting for this group to meet to discuss health care reform matters happening...

At least two thirds of all breast cancers are dependent on estrogen for growth (Estrogen receptor positive), and that is critical to the use and success of hormonal (also called anti-estrogen or endocrine therapies) in controlling breast cancer progression...