UK HealthCare

Genetic clues help reveal kids’ cancer risk

Three healthcare team members stand together in a hospital hallway in front of a sign for a pediatric oncology clinic. One person wears a plaid button-down shirt, another wears a black hospital vest with an ID badge, and the third wears a light blue shirt
By Hilary Brown
Sept. 18, 2026

Project Inherited Cancer Risk helps families uncover answers hidden in their genes.

Thursday

UK College of Medicine to host fundraisers benefiting Salvation Army Clinic

Five students stand together in a clinical setting, with exam room curtains and medical equipment visible in the background.
Thursday

Markey physician leads new international guidance on bladder cancer biomarkers

Exterior view of a multi-story campus building with curved concrete balconies, large windows and cylindrical support columns. Bare tree branches frame the left side of the image, while a sidewalk and landscaped areas surround the building.
Tuesday

‘Set Your Screen’: Lee Anne Pope, Markey launch campaign encouraging cancer screenings for Kentuckians

A person dressed in a light-colored suit sits in the center of a display featuring framed University of Kentucky basketball jerseys. Three blue jerseys, including numbers 24, 3 and 22, are mounted in illuminated wooden display cases behind the person.
Tuesday

Understanding atrial fibrillation (AFib): Signs, symptoms and treatment

Close-up of a stethoscope resting on an electrocardiogram (ECG) printout showing heart rhythm tracings.
Tuesday

Active Girls Healthy Women hosting coffee talk on staying strong while aging

Promotional graphic for an upcoming Coffee Talk event featuring a headshot of a person in a suit and blue tie inside a coffee cup illustration. Text reads: “Upcoming Coffee Talk,” “Tuesday, 10/13, 11 a.m. | Zoom,” and “Greg Pitts, OTD.
Sept. 30, 2026

UK researcher develops roadmap to strengthen surgical teamwork and patient safety

Professional headshot of a person with short dark hair wearing a gray blazer and light blue collared shirt, posed against a gray studio background.
Sept. 30, 2026

Game on: Cross-campus collaboration brings art, technology and play to young neurology patients

A child uses a moon-themed wand at a lighted wall-mounted game station displaying an animated character and the number four.
Sept. 28, 2026

Keep kids’ vision in focus with screen-time balance

A child lies in bed in a dark room, holding a smartphone close to their face. Blue light from the phone illuminates the child's face and hand while the rest of the room remains dimly lit.
Sept. 28, 2026

Flu shots now available for the UK campus community

A health care worker wearing blue gloves administers a vaccine injection into a person's upper arm while the person holds up a shirt sleeve.
Sept. 24, 2026

Golisano Children’s at UK named beneficiary of 2027 Breeders Crown Charity Challenge 

Seven people and a horse mascot stand together for a group photo in front of a red Red Mile Gaming & Racing backdrop and two “Breeders Crown Red Mile Lexington, Kentucky 2027” signs framed by green hedge panels.

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