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UK Nurse Researcher-Led Study Shows Methods to Increase Cancer Screening Awareness in Disparate Populations

Jun 18, 2021

A study headed by Lovoria B. Williams, Ph.D., associate professor in the UK College of Nursing and assistant director for cancer health equity at the Markey Cancer Center, highlights the benefits of utilizing community health workers in educating racial minority populations in lung cancer screening.

New RUHRC brief shows trends in Medicare-Paid Naloxone in Rural vs. Metropolitan Areas

May 25, 2021

The Rural & Underserved Health Research Center (RUHRC) has published a new brief, "Medicare-Paid Naloxone: Trends in Non-Metropolitan and Metropolitan Areas." Download the brief here Figure 1 (below): Medicare-paid naloxone dispensing rate per 1,000 enrollees in Medicare Part D in non-metropolitan and metropolitan areas in the U.S., 2015-2018. Some key findings from this brief include:

UK Study Shows Increased Financial Burden Linked to Decreased Health Insurance Literacy

Apr 27, 2021

A recent study by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers including nurse scientist Dr. Jean Edward from the UK College of Nursing, looked into the association of financial burden with health insurance literacy in colorectal cancer patients.

UK Nursing Researchers Study the Delivery of Tobacco Treatment to Medicaid Recipients

Feb 15, 2021

Nurse researchers from the University of Kentucky College of Nursing’s Bridging Research Efforts and Advocacy Toward Healthy Environments (BREATHE) recommend practical strategies for enhancing the delivery of tobacco treatment services to Kentucky Medicaid recipients. The researchers studied the driving forces and challenges to providing tobacco treatment by interviewing professionals from Managed Care Organizations serving Kentucky Medicaid recipients.

2019-2020 Office of Nursing Research's annual report

Feb 2, 2021

View/download a pdf of the 2019-2020 annual report from the University of Kentucky College of Nursing's Office of Research. Learn about the College of Nursing's areas of research, active grants and more.

Environmental, Nursing Researchers Help Teen 'Citizen Scientists' Lead Charge in Home Radon Testing

Jan 14, 2021

Craig Wilmhoff, Autumn Gwin, Raegan Simpson and Haley Hurd from Perry County Central High School in Hazard, KY at Appalachian Research Day 2019 Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that seeps up from the ground and into homes, schools, work sites, and other indoor spaces. Radon is colorless, tasteless and odorless and can cause lung cancer; you would have no way of knowing if it has infiltrated your home unless you test for it. Yet, few people test for the radioactive gas.

Eating foods that promote inflammation may worsen heart failure

Jan 11, 2021

People with heart failure who eat a diet high in foods that cause inflammation are twice as likely to end up in the hospital or die as those who eat foods known to reduce inflammation, new research shows. "If people with heart failure can reduce the amount of pro-inflammatory foods that they eat, it might help with their survival," said lead researcher JungHee Kang, a nursing research assistant and PhD student at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.

UK Nursing Study Links Persistent Cough to E-Cigarette Use among College Students

Dec 17, 2020

A new study by researchers in the University of Kentucky College of Nursing shows correlations between use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and persistent cough among college students. ENDS include electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) and JUULS.

Nursing Researcher Awarded $2.8 Million Contract to Study Link Between Heart Disease and Depression

Nov 24, 2020

Debra Moser has always been fascinated by the human heart. Ever since she started her career as an intensive care nurse in a small northern California hospital in 1977, Moser has been intrigued with how the heart works – how it serves as the control center for the body, sending blood to every organ in the body.

Rural & Underserved Health Research Center receives $2.8 million in renewed funding, finds new home in College of Nursing

Oct 22, 2020

The Rural & Underserved Health Research Center (RUHRC) recently received a $2.8 million, 4-year funding renewal from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to continue important research on health and health care challenges unique to rural communities. The Center is the only new rural health center in the nation to receive renewal funding in the past 20 years.

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