LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 27, 2025) — UK HealthCare has once again been awarded the prestigious international Baby-Friendly designation after a rigorous review process conducted by Baby-Friendly USA, the organization responsible for bestowing this certification in the United States. The hospital first received the designation in 2015.
Donald and Sarah Damron’s third baby was full of surprises. As they prepared to give their two girls a younger sibling, they opted not to find out the gender, instead saving that excitement for the day of the baby’s birth. Little did they know that would not be the biggest surprise of the day.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 20, 2025) — As its great steel structure continues to rise toward the sky on the University of Kentucky campus, it is hard to miss the construction — and the excitement — of the Michael D. Rankin MD Health Education Building.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 20, 2025) —University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers Jennifer Redmond Knight, Dr.P.H., and Timothy Mullett, M.D., are co-investigators on a new National Cancer Institute grant that will expand Kentucky’s successful lung cancer screening quality improvement program to 60 sites across the U.S.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 13, 2025) — Kentucky Children’s Hospital (KCH) was awarded $2.5 million from the Kentucky Pediatric Cancer Research Trust Fund (KPCRF) to support research efforts around reducing the morbidity, mortality and long-term complications of pediatric cancer. The grant will be used to hire researchers who will develop and lead robust research programs that focus on pediatric oncology in areas that include cancer predisposition, cancer genetics, cancer prevention, tumor biology, diagnosis, treatment, psychosocial support, and survivorship.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 10, 2025) — A tiny fish with translucent skin could make a big difference in how we treat pediatric cancer — and the research is happening at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 10, 2025) — The University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (UK CAER) and the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) have completed a risk assessment of representative fats, oils and grease (FOG) feedstocks that can be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Kentucky. The project, funded by the Office of Energy Policy within EEC, is one of two SAF studies currently underway in Kentucky. The second, led by WSP, is funded by the Kentucky SAF Coalition.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 7, 2025) — More than 55 veterinarians, trainees and industry experts gathered in Lexington at the University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Lab (VDL) Sept. 18-20 for the 2025 Racehorse Necropsy Workshop designed to improve how racehorse fatality examinations are conducted and how findings are used to prevent future injuries.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 3, 2025) – When Shelia Binion went to UK St. Claire for a lung biopsy, it happened to be on her birthday. Binion had undergone a CT scan for a breast abscess that happened to also reveal a lung nodule. A follow up scan showed the nodule in her lung had grown, so her doctor ordered a biopsy to rule out cancer. The nodule was in a precarious place, and the chance of her lung collapsing during the biopsy was high. Collapse it did, and Binion was admitted to the hospital. Just when she thought her birthday couldn’t get any worse, the biopsy revealed Stage 1 lung cancer, and she would have to have surgery.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 30, 2025) — The UK HealthCare Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Clinic offers patients with advanced lung disease the expert care and multidisciplinary resources they need to receive a clear diagnosis, begin a treatment plan and maximize their length and quality of life. It is a specialty program housed under Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, and offers the full scope of ILD care — including advanced diagnostic options, management strategies, transplantation timing and palliative care.
