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05/25/2012
Feola receives NIH grant to study cystic fibrosis

05/24/2012
Graduate and postdoctoral research highlighted at Markey Research Day

05/21/2012
Study: nanotechnology can help detect disease earlier

05/17/2012
$6.25M Markey grant to study blood and bone marrow disease

05/09/2012
Patient's story testament to UK HealthCare Nursing

05/09/2012
UK employee's journey to earn degree is 33 years of perseverance

05/08/2012
UK researcher has a passion for solving puzzles

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2010

07/12/2010
New UK Chandler Emergency Department Opens July 14

07/07/2010
Children's Hospital Joins Child Literacy Campaign

07/02/2010
VIDEO: Fireworks Can Spark Danger

06/29/2010
All Scrubbed Up and Ready to Help

06/29/2010
Keeneland Concours d'Elegance Benefits Kentucky Children's Hospital

06/28/2010
"Pink Glove Wave" Raises Breast Cancer Awareness

06/24/2010
Wine Tasting to Support Lung Cancer Research

06/22/2010
Bluegrass Autism Walk to Be Held

06/17/2010
"Founding Father" Played Key Role in Medical Education

06/17/2010
Life Jackets and Active Supervision Are Essential To Boating Safety

06/15/2010
Iocono Appointed Chief of Pediatric Surgery at Kentucky Children's Hospital

06/08/2010
Sophie's Scramble Benefits Kentucky Children's Hospital

06/08/2010
Vascular Lab Earns Accreditation

06/04/2010
Luau for Life Concert Benefits Kentucky Children's Hospital

06/03/2010
UK Stroke Program Earns AHA/ASA Silver Plus Award

06/02/2010
Golf Tournament Benefits Kentucky Children's Hospital

05/27/2010
Keep Your Eyes on Kids Around Water

05/26/2010
Kentucky Children's Hospital Selects Mascot

05/25/2010
Children's Hospital Patient Named a Champion

05/25/2010
KIPRC Promotes Trauma Awareness

05/19/2010
Kentucky Children's Hospital Offers Safe Sitter Classes

05/18/2010
Safe Kids Demo: Cars Get Deadly Hot Very Rapidly

05/18/2010
Program Discusses Tough Topics for Teens

05/14/2010
Tee It Up for Kentucky Children's Hospital

05/14/2010
UK HealthCare Recognizes Nurses

05/12/2010
UK HealthCare Offers Multiple Sclerosis Info Session

05/10/2010
Fun Center Lifts Spirits of Patients at Kentucky Children's Hospital
 

05/06/2010
Markey Research Day Poster Winners Announced

05/05/2010
Key Mechanism Identified in Metastatic Breast Cancer

05/03/2010
Safe Sports Initiative to Prevent Kids' Injuries

05/03/2010
5K Run/Walk Benefits Kentucky Children's Hospital

04/30/2010
Kentucky Children's Hospital Offers Safe Sitter Classes

04/29/2010
UK HealthCare Teams with Lexington Legends

04/28/2010
New License Plate Promotes Organ Donation

04/23/2010
Formula Predicts Alzheimer's Longevity

04/23/2010
Safe Tanning Recommendations for Spring and Summer

04/23/2010
Walking for Her Life

04/21/2010
Calipari Bottles Benefit Children's Hospital

04/16/2010
Free Prostate Cancer Screening at Markey Cancer Center 

04/14/2010
Daily Allergy Reports Now Available

04/12/2010
Keeneland Concours "Bella Italia" Benefits KCH

04/12/2010
Markey Cancer Center Adopts First Sister Center

04/09/2010
Contemporary Pediatric Conference Held

04/07/2010
Spring Brings Lawnmower Safety Concerns

04/06/2010
Build a Healthy Heart with the Start! Walking Program

04/06/2010
Low-Cost Breast, Cervical Cancer Tests Available

04/05/2010
Famous Pony Visits Children's Hospital

04/05/2010
Safety for Children with Special Needs

04/02/2010
Markey Welcomes Chinese Sister Center at Ceremony

03/29/2010
Whole Foods Pledges 5% of Day's Sales to Markey

03/24/2010
Volunteers Make Quilts and Blankets for Pinkstaff Clinic

03/19/2010
Center Treats Children With Bleeding Disorders

03/19/2010
Safe Kids: Never Leave a Child Alone in a Car

03/18/2010
"Run to Remember" Helps Children's Hospital

03/15/2010
Georgetown Hospital Joins Markey Affiliate Network

03/10/2010
Spring Sports Safety: Protecting Young Athletes

03/10/2010
Store Poison Goods Safely Out of Children's Reach

03/05/2010
Can You Catch a Disease from a Horse?

02/24/2010
Kerrington's Heart: Helping Kids With Cardiac Defects

02/17/2010
IHOP Flips for Kentucky Children's Hospital

02/17/2010
Safe Kids Urges Parents to Childproof Homes

02/16/2010
For the Love of Abby

02/16/2010
Free Heart Health Screenings Feb. 17

02/15/2010
Combined Ob/Gyn Clinics Will Improve Service

02/10/2010
KCH Holds Dream Factory Valentine's Day Party

02/05/2010
An Evening for Arts and Health Care

02/04/2010
Healing Hearts Through Cardiac Rehab

 02/04/2010
KCH Needs Volunteers for Rolex Event

02/02/2010
"Fast Track" Speeds Care After Heart Attack

02/01/2010
KET Special: "Born Too Soon"

01/25/2010
New College of Pharmacy Building To Be Dedicated

01/20/2010
Celebrating One Year of Changing Lives

01/20/2010
Promoting Pediatric Asthma Awareness

01/13/2010
Improving Lives of Children With Diabetes

01/12/2010
Caution Urged With Kids' Cold Medicine

01/06/2010
Can Cold Weather Make You Sick?

01/05/2010
Calipari and Team Visit Kentucky Children's Hospital

01/05/2010
Value of Sport for Disabled Children

01/01/2010
New Baby a New Year's Surprise

2009 

12/24/2009 - Home for the Holidays

12/21/2009 - Keeneland Brings Holiday Cheer to Kentucky Children's Hospital

12/21/2009 - Santa Claus Comes to UK Chandler Hospital

12/16/2009 - Sweetener Controls Blood Sugar in Type 2 Diabetics

12/14/2009 - First Lady Brings Toys to Children's Hospital

12/14/2009 - UK HealthCare Boasts 123 'Best Doctors in America' 

12/10/2009 - Program Linked to Drop in Repeat Teen Pregnancy

12/09/2009 - Lawrenceburg Walmart Raises Funds for KCH

12/08/2009 - Stitches Gets a Website

12/03/2009 - Dentist With A Heart for Special Needs Patients

12/03/2009 - UK vs. U of L Annual Gift of Life Challenge

12/01/2009 - UK HealthCare Partners with ADA to Stop Diabetes

11/24/2009 - Dr. Jacob Yunker Joins Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

11/19/2009 - University Health Service Offers Hope For Student

11/18/2009 - Free H1N1 Vaccine Walk-In Clinic for UK Community

11/18/2009 - Free Snacks, Tobacco Treatment Resources Offered as Tobacco-Free Campus Nears

11/18/2009 - Kentucky Children's Hospital Focuses on High BMI

11/16/2009 - Launch Party to Benefit Kentucky Children's Hospital

11/12/2009 - Nursing Undergraduate Research Intern Program Receives Education Award

11/11/2009 - Free H1N1 Vaccine Walk-In Clinic for UK Community

11/11/2009 - UK Tobacco Policy Research to Air on KET

11/09/2009 - Medical Home Clinic Renamed in Honor of Dr. Pinkstaff

11/06/2009 - Poster on Visitation Policy Created

11/04/2009 - Giving Stem Cells a Boost

11/03/2009 - New plan puts heart attacks on fast track

10/29/2009 - CHA Partners with UK's Saddle Up Safely Campaign

10/29/2009 - Nursing Students Gain Experience During Mock Disaster

10/27/2009 - Calipari and Papa John's Donate to KCH

10/23/2009 - Happy Hearts Picnic to be Held

10/23/2009 - Research to Take to Heart

10/23/2009 - Take Your Legislator to School Day

10/21/2009 - H1N1 Prompts Hospital Visitation Changes

10/19/2009 - UK College of Medicine First Class, Class of 1964, Reunites

10/19/2009 - UK Sanders-Brown Faculty Receive Grant to Study Down Syndrome

10/16/2009 - "American Idol" Finalists Benefit KCH

10/16/2009 - Children's Hospital Doctors Receive Grants

10/16/2009 - Health Care Workers First to Get H1N1 Vaccine at UK

10/14/2009 - Hazard Center Receives Grant for Dental Equipment

10/13/2009 - Community Organizations Rally Behind Horse Safety

10/13/2009 - Memory Disorder Program Helps Rural Kentucky

10/13/2009 - Sanders-Brown Offers Free Memory Checks

10/12/2009 - Protective Orders Increase Safety, Decrease Costs

10/09/2009 - Vote for Kentucky Children's Hospital

10/08/2009 - Cardiovascular Research Gets $1.4 Million

10/08/2009 - Healthy Aging and Memory Talk Scheduled

10/08/2009 - Seasonal Flu Shot Drive-Thru Canceled

10/06/2009 - State Trauma System Gets First Financial Input

10/06/2009 - Walktoberfest: 'Start! Moving' on Campus

10/05/2009 - Kentucky Students Attend UK Health Careers Camps

09/30/2009 - UK Chandler Hospital Reaches Construction Milestone

09/30/2009 - Celebrating Asthma's Heroes and Heroines

09/29/2009 - Stitches Gets a New Look

09/29/2009 - Trivia Bowl Raises $2,400 for KNI

09/29/2009 - UK HealthCare Hospitals Host Mobile Classroom

09/25/2009 - 'The Betsy' Raises $80,000 for Markey Cancer Center

09/25/2009 - Your Health This Sunday

09/24/2009 - Smoke-Free Advocates, Cities Recognized

09/24/2009 - UK Doctor Serves Hearts with Hope in Peru

09/23/2009 - Pearse Lyons to Speak at Sanders-Brown Dinner

09/21/2009 - Trivia Bowl to Benefit Neuroscience Institute

09/17/2009 - Partners Unite on Secondhand Smoke Campaign

09/17/2009 - Charity Golf Hits $1 Million Mark for Gill Heart

09/16/2009 - Community Meeting on Construction Progress

09/16/2009 - Rehab Professionals to Hold Conference

09/15/2009 - UK Participates in National Study on Vision Loss

09/15/2009 - Radiothon to Benefit Children's Hospital

09/11/2009 - Art of Making Miracles Benefits KCH

09/11/2009 - Lexington Grand Prix Gala to Benefit Markey

09/11/2009 - Your Health This Sunday

09/10/2009 - UK Women Dentists Give the Gift of a Healthy Smile

09/10/2009 - UK Medical Brigades Go Global

09/08/2009 - UK Health Colleges Battle for Blood

09/03/2009 - "Your Health" This Sunday

09/03/2009 - Salvation Army Clinic Gets Smoking Cessation Grant

08/28/2009 - College of Pharmacy Welcomes Class of 2013

08/21/2009 - Senior Stars and Centenarians Selected

08/18/2009 - New Glaucoma Treatment Available at UK

08/07/2009 - Former UK President Frank Dickey Dies at 91

07/29/2009 - UK Hosts Annual Cultural Competence Conference

07/14/2009 - Photography Competition Entries Sought

07/14/2009 - 'Aging Through a Physician's Lens'

07/08/200 - Fallen UK Air-Med Crew Honored

07/06/2009 - Alumni Distinguished Service Award Recipients Announced

07/06/2009 - Teaster Named ELAM Leadership Fellow

06/29/2009 - Markey Cancer Center Chief: 'Research Provides Hope'

06/26/2009 - Rural Health Leadership Conference Held in Murray

06/16/2009 - Kentucky Teens to Watch Live Surgery

06/09/2009 - UK HealthCare Finds New Ways to Connect

06/05/2009 - Free Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Screenings at Applebee's Ballpark

06/03/2009 - Kentucky Children's Hospital Celebrates Wal-Mart Philanthropy

06/02/2009 - Grant Promotes E. Kentucky Cancer Prevention

05/29/09 - Hospital Construction Company Gets High Marks for Safety

05/25/09 - Tobacco Policy Research to Air on Research Channel

05/21/09 - Nursing Faculty Awarded for Research and Dedication

05/21/09 - UK HealthCare Offers New Interactive Online Hernia Forum

05/20/09 - 'Senior Star' Search Deadline Soon

05/15/09 - Milbrandt Earns Pair of POSNA Honors

05/13/09 - Smith Named UK Chandler Hospital Chief Administrative Officer

05/12/09 - UK HealthCare Recognizes Nurses

05/11/09 - Information on Swine Flu

05/11/09 - Preventing Falls Among Older Adults

05/9/09 - 142nd Commencement Honors More Than 5,900 Grads

05/5/09 - UK to Hold Medical Interpreter Conference

04/29/09 - UK HealthCare Teams with Lexington Legends

04/24/09 - Your Health: Epilepsy Often Misunderstood

04/21/09 - Polk-Dalton Clinic Celebrates First Anniversary

04/20/09 - Researcher Receives National Award

04/17/09 - Preview of HBO Documentary Series: The Alzheimer's Project

04/14/09 - Markey Cancer Center Appoints 'Top-Tier' Director

04/10/09 - Your Health: Newborn Sickness Could Be Serious

04/10/09 - UK Hosts Conferences for Community-based Health Professionals

04/6/09 - Faculty Among Top 100 Alzheimer's Researchers

04/3/09 - Your Health: Rhythms of the Brain

04/3/09 - Hospital Hosts Organ Donor Quilt

04/2/09 - UK HealthCare Commemorates Donate Life Month

04/2/09 - Kopser Named Senior Nursing Administrator for Chandler Hospital

03/30/09 - 44,000 Pounds of Cure at Markey Cancer Center

03/26/09 - New Clinic Offers Help for Voice Disorder Patients

03/26/09 - Joseph Berger to Speak at AAN Annual Meeting

03/23/09 - Mind Matters: The Science and Care Health Fair

03/20/09 - Your Health: Prevent Colon Cancer

03/14/09 - Your Health: Answers About MRSA

03/12/09 - Kentucky Students to Watch Live Surgery

03/6/09 - Your Health: Fertility Myths Foster Misconceptions

03/5/09 - See Blue Continues to See Awards

03/3/09 - UK to Host Childhood Neurology Town Hall Meeting

02/28/09 - 'Medical Apartheid' Author to Give Bioethics Lecture

02/27/09 - Your Health: Chocolate and the Woman's Brain

02/27/09 - UK Dentistry Gives Local Kids Healthy Smiles

02/13/09 - Your Health: Heart Disease Rate Falls, While Survival Rises

02/12/09 - Ophthalmologists Receive National Recognition

02/6/09 - UK HealthCare Goes Red

02/5/09 - Roberts Named Outstanding Dean

01/22/09 - Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Forms Partnership with UK

01/15/09 - FeatureLung Assist Device Developed at UK Receives Approval

01/7/09 - Holsinger Appointed by President Bush

01/2/09 - Your Health: Hernias Common During Pregnancy

2008 

12/29/08 - Tiny Patient Marks Milestone at UK

12/26/08 - Your Health: Have a Safe, Happy New Year

12/23/08 - Youngsters Have Kentucky Children's Hospital in Stitches

12/18/08 - Dentist Recognized by HDA for Second Year

12/12/08 - UK Stroke Center Partners With Georgetown

12/11/08 - Birdwhistell Named UK HealthCare Chief External Affairs Officer

12/10/08 - Swartz Named Chief Nursing Officer for UK HealthCare  

11/19/08 - Orthopaedic Surgeon Writes Guest Column For Herald-Leader

11/14/08 - Kentucky Establishes Practice-Based Research Network

11/5/08 - Trauma Surgeon Named Chair of New Advisory Panel

11/3/08 - Donation to Fund Endowed Chair in Trauma Surgery

10/17/08 - TeleHealth Series Offered on Memory Disorders

10/8/08 - Berger Honored at Winner's Circle Gala

10/6/08 - UK Trauma, Safe Kids Teach Home Fire Prevention

10/2/08 - College of Dentistry Welcomes Class of 2012

09/24/08 - Nurse Named to Prestigious Academy

09/22/08 - William Safire Comes to Lexington

09/22/08 - Senior Stars and Centenarian Selected

09/19/08 - College of Public Health Gains National Prominence

09/19/08 - UK Dentists Hold Fundraiser

09/19/08 - Healing Arts Program Offers Continuing Ed Credit

09/18/08 - Todd Delivers State of University Address

09/15/08 - New Program Targets Alcohol Abuse

09/15/08 - Kentucky Children's Hospital TIDBIT

09/10/08 - PolyHeme Study Results Reported

08/28/08 - Genetic Link to Dry Macular Degeneration Found

08/26/08 - College of Pharmacy Building 'Topped Out'

08/25/08 - Donor Family Memorial Quilt on Display

08/21/08 - 'Nutraceuticals' Could Prevent Diabetes

08/20/08 - Move-In Weekend to Impact Campus Traffic

08/1/08 - Trauma Program Releases Report

07/31/08 - New Pediatric Emergency Center Opens

07/22/08 - UK HealthCare Opens New Family Practice

07/16/08 - Professor Helps Launch Surgery Safety Program

07/11/08 - Governor Appoints New UK Trustees

07/11/08 - UK Chandler Hospital Among Nation's Best

07/10/08 - Air Quality in Lexington Bingo Halls Unsafe

07/10/08 - OB/GYN Teams with Lexington Legends

07/1/08 - Keeneland Concours Benefits Children's Hospital

06/26/08 - Pharmacist to Head Clinical Education Center

06/26/08 - UK HealthCare Names New Surgical Medical Director

06/24/08 - Heart Disease Featured on Patient Power

06/24/08 - Cranes Mark Milestone For Hospital

06/23/08 - Fireworks Injure Thousands of Kids Each Year

06/19/08 - Markey Foundation Golf Tourney Sets Record

06/18/08 - Healthy Eating On a Budget

06/17/08 - College of Medicine to Launch Morehead Site

06/17/08 - Todd Says University Must Move Forward

06/17/08 - Center for Muscle Biology to be Established

06/17/08 - Gifts to Fund Pediatric Center, Hospital Chapel

06/16/08 - UK HealthCare Status Report Shows Growth

06/13/08 - Volunteers Needed for Keeneland Concours

06/9/08 - Urology Professor Receives Award

06/6/08 - Kentucky Children's Hospital Joins Lexington Legends

06/4/08 - Service for William C. Parker Slated for Thursday

06/4/08 - UK Joins Habitat's Good Health Build

06/4/08 - UK Featured in Delta In-Flight Magazine

05/29/08 - Two Dozen UK Doctors Make Top List

05/28/08 - UK Transplant Performs Landmark Procedure

05/22/08 - Trauma Program Helmet Giveaway

05/14/08 - UK, Ephraim McDowell Expand Rural Heart Care

05/4/08 - UK Celebrates 141st Commencement

04/18/08 - Women's Health Month in Kentucky

04/15/08 - Derby Event Benefits Children's Hospital

03/19/08 - Eye Center Opens in Richmond

03/18/08 - UK Chandler Hospital Named One of Nation's Best

03/17/08 - UK HealthCare Introduces New Specialty

03/13/08 - Free Memory Checks at Kentucky Clinic North

02/26/08 - VP for Health Care Operations Named

02/26/08 - Sports Medicine Partners with Local Practice

02/23/08 - Students Raise $424,855 for Pediatric Oncology Clinic

02/18/08 - Resident First to Win National Award

02/14/08 - Kentucky Children's Hospital Receives Gift

02/7/08 - Center on Aging Offers New Memory Study

2007 

11/14/07 - UK Chandler Hospital Opens New Parking Garage

10/16/07 - UK HealthCare Boasts 106 Best Doctors in America®

8/17/07 - Fourth Annual Keeneland Concours d'Elegance to Benefit Kentucky Children's Hospital and WUKY Public Radio

08/6/07 - UK Chandler Hospital Among Top 15 Academic Medical Centers

07/30/07 - Concours d'Elegance Aug. 23-26 to Benefit  Kentucky Children's Hospital

07/17/07 - Kentucky Children's Hospital to Hold Pediatric Cancer Survivors Picnic

07/13/07 - UK Chandler Hospital Ranked Among Nation's Best

06/15/07 - Kentucky Children's Hospital to Benefit from Children's Miracle Network

06/12/07 -  $50,000 Presented to Kentucky Children's Hospital and WUKY from the Concours d'Elegance

06/6/07 - Judge Approves Sale of Samaritan Hospital Assets to UK HealthCare

05/15/07 - Charity Bike Ride Benefits Kentucky Children's Hospital and Military Veterans

2005 

10/07/05 - Governor Applauds Research, Urges Partnerships at Eighth Annual Gill Heart Institute Research Day

09/07/05 - Kentucky Children's Hospital Radiothon to Benefit Children's Hospital - New Orleans

09/02/05 - International Medical Informatics Expert to Give Lazerow Lecture

09/01/05 - Expert Commentary Is Available on Public Health Issues Associated with Hurricane Katrina

08/31/05 - Chat with UK Plastic Surgeon

08/25/05 - Third Annual Cultural Competence Conference for Students Held 

08/24/05 - 7th Annual 5K "Run for Your Life"

08/22/05 - Safe Kids Hosts Emergency Preparedness Day for Children 

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