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02/14/2026

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Valentine's Day!

02/13/2026

Dr. Nick Heebner, director of our UK Sports Medicine Research Institute, recently appeared on KET's Kentucky Health to discuss fitness and injury prevention.

Watch the episode and others featuring UK HealthCare providers👇

Nick Heebner, Ph.D., ATC, talks about fitness and injury prevention.

02/13/2026

Obesity is a chronic disease that requires ongoing treatment. For some people, that might include weight loss surgery.

02/12/2026

"UK is the family that saved me.”

When Ralph Napier of Harlan suddenly needed a lifesaving double lung transplant, his UK HealthCare “dream team” was there for him every step of the way.

At UK, Coach Ralph Napier’s biggest win came in the form of a double lung transplant.

02/12/2026

Scleral lenses are larger, custom-designed contact lenses that form a dome over the cornea and rest gently on the white part of the eye (the sclera). Unlike traditional contact lenses that sit directly on the cornea, scleral lenses create a fluid-filled reservoir between the lens and the eye’s surface.

Custom scleral contact lenses offer an advanced solution for patients with severe dry eye, corneal irregularities and complex ocular surface disease — helping improve both quality of vision and quality of life.

02/11/2026

Two years ago, Brian Rice’s heart stopped while he was running a marathon in Kansas.

He collapsed on a red-brick road and suffered a cardiac arrest. Rice was just days away from his 56th birthday and was wearing a costume from the Netflix series “Squid Game.”

This past November, on his birthday, the now 58-year-old Rice was back at the starting line of the same marathon — the Salina Crossroads Marathon in Kansas. He was dressed as Prince Charming and added a sash that proclaimed, “It’s my BIRTHDAY."

“About 1,000 people wished me a happy birthday, and three people actually sang ‘Happy Birthday,’ to me,” said Rice, who this time crossed the finish line instead of waking up in a hospital bed.

After he finished the race, Rice posed for photos with the two nurses who saved his life two years prior. In another nod back to that near-fatal moment, he laid down on the red bricks near the finish line and kissed them while holding up his finisher medal.

https://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/wellness-community/blog/uk-sports-cardiology-helps-marathoner-back-chasing-50-state-goal

02/11/2026

February is American Heart Month, and in this episode of UK HealthMatters we explore how specialists from multiple areas throughout UK HealthCare are working together to advance heart health for all Kentuckians; from treating patients with today's most leading-edge approaches, to developing the treatments of the future.

The February 2026 edition of UK HealthMatters, a video series dedicated to highlighting all the extraordinary things happening at and around UK HealthCare.

02/10/2026

University of Kentucky researchers are using an innovative technique called data sonification to transform complex biological information into musical sound, opening new possibilities for understanding how cells function and how diseases emerge.

Research ‘UK at the Half:’ UK team creates a ‘cellular symphony’ to decode disease By Tom Musgrave Feb. 5, 2026 University of Kentucky professors, from left, Luke Bradley, Michael Baker and Timothy Moyers are researching the application of data sonification to study mutations in cells. Photo...

02/10/2026

“It’s been a great experience all the way around.”

At just six weeks old, Granger Smith became a trailblazer. He was the first person to receive a new treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, a rare neurodevelopment disease, through UK HealthCare.

https://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/extraordinary-people/sma-pioneer

02/09/2026

Lexus of Lexington is raffling off a 2026 Lexus RX 350 with proceeds supporting advanced pediatric care and multiple initiatives at Golisano Children’s at UK.

Learn more and buy tickets 👇

UK HealthCare Lexus for the Little Ones returns to support Kentucky’s kids By Hilary Brown Feb. 5, 2026 Lexus of Lexington and the MAP Foundation have raised more than $1 million for Golisano Children’s at UK. Photo provided by UK Office of Philanthropy. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 5, 2026) — Lexus o...

02/09/2026

In this episode of “Behind the Blue,” Dr. Lindsay Ragsdale discusses her UK career, the growth of Golisano Children’s at UK and her own son’s experience as a pediatric cardiology patient.

In this episode of “Behind the Blue,” Lindsay Ragsdale, chief medical officer of Golisano Children’s at UK, discusses her career at the university, the role of palliative care, the growth of the children’s hospital and her own son’s experience as a pediatric cardiology patient. As a “Wom...

02/06/2026

Starting this spring, UK HealthCare’s Birthing Center will undergo a multiphase renovation.

Located on the third floor of University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital’s Pavilion H, renovations will begin after the Mother Baby Unit moves to its new location in Pavilion A in early March. The updates will be conducted in phases, with completion expected in 2029.

Once completed, the center will include:

• Four additional labor and delivery rooms, bringing the total to 16 rooms
• A total of 10 antepartum rooms, each equipped with advanced monitoring technology for high-risk pregnancies
• An expanded OB emergency unit with six total beds
• A renovated and expanded family waiting area