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UofL Receives $11.5 Million to Advance Cancer Immunotherapies

October 1, 2020October 19, 2020 MD-Update Staff biomedical research excellence, brown cancer center, cancer, cancer cell, cancer center, cancer immunology, cancer immunotherapy, cancer patient, cancer research, cancer treatment, charity, checkpoint, chemotherapy, Chuanlin, Chuanlin ding, clinical trial, CoBRE, deadly challenge, development of new immunotherapy, ding, director of the brown cancer center, director of the UofL center, exist strength, field of immunotherapy, five, five year grant, forefront of the clinical development of a new generation, health-designated, health-designated center, image001 photo, immune cell, immune system, immunology, immunotherapy, inhibitor, investigator, James Graham Brown, James Graham Brown cancer center, Jason Chesney, Kosair, Kosair charity, Louisville, Louisville cancer, lung, million of cancer patient, national institute of health-designated center of biomedical research excellence, Neeli Bendapudi, new center, new immunotherapy, new investigator, PhD, PhD student Anne, PhD student Anne geller, power of the immune system, researcher, survival of cancer patient, T, T cell, therapy, Tom Fougerousse, Trent, university 's grand challenge, university of Louisville, UofL, UofL center, UofL health, UofL Kosair, UofL Kosair charity, UofL president, Yan, young investigator, Yunke Wang

LOUISVILLE Cancer remains one of the most difficult and deadly challenges in human health, affecting Kentuckians at a higher rate

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CHI Saint Joseph Health Cancer Center

October 1, 2020October 19, 2020 Gil Dunn affiliation, Bardstown, Bodager, Bruce Tassin, cancer, cancer care, cancer care center, cancer center, Caregivers, chi, chi saint, Cleveland, Cleveland clinic cancer center, clinic, COVID-19, financial navigator, Flaget, Flaget memorial, Greg Bodager, high quality care, image001 photo, Joseph, Joseph health, Joseph health oncology operation, Joseph hospital, Lexington, Mark Mahan Greg Bodager, market director, MSN, need of a cancer patient, new affiliation, nurse navigator, OCN, oncology, oncology service line, patient encounter, RN, specialized cancer treatment, treatment plan

LEXINGTON In October 2019 CHI Saint Joseph Health announced a new affiliation with the Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center. The purpose

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Jackie Noonan, Pioneer in Pediatric Heart Care, Passes Away

August 1, 2020October 19, 2020 MD-Update Staff Albertus Magnus college, B., breaker of barrier, cardiology, chair of the department of pediatrics, Cincinnati child, Cincinnati child 's hospital, critical care, Dr. Noonan, everlasting impression, field of pediatric cardiology, former chair of the department of pediatrics, image001 photo, image002 photo, Iowa stead family child, Iowa stead family child 's hospital, Jackie Noonan, Kentucky, Kentucky child, Kentucky child 's hospital, Lexington Jacqueline, long-time faculty member, medicine, Noonan, pediatric cardiologist, pediatric cardiology, pediatrics, photo, physician-in-chief, rare heart defect, Scottie B. day, UK HealthCare, UK Healthcare image003, UK Healthcare image003 photo, university of Iowa stead family child 's hospital, university of Kentucky college of medicine, university of Vermont, Vermont

LEXINGTON Jacqueline (Jackie) Noonan, MD, long-time faculty member at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and former chair of

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Surplus Supplies Save Lives Worldwide — And in Our Own Backyard

August 1, 2020October 19, 2020 Thomas Pack Bellarmine, Bellarmine 's Lansing, Bellarmine college department, Bellarmine college department of nurse, board council, board council of the woman 's global cancer alliance, cancer alliance, care facility, clinical nurse specialist, COVID-19, COVID-19 crisis, Davis, Davis draw, Davis serve, dean of Bellarmine 's Lansing, donation coordinator, Edd, garbage truck, great Louisville medical society, healthcare, image001 photo, impoverished community, Kentucky, Kentucky hospital, landfill, large portion of the surplus, local donation coordinator, long term care facility, Louisville, Louisville metro police department, Mary manse college, medical supply, medical surplus, member of the great Louisville medical society, Norton Healthcare, nurse, office of adult service, organization collect, pandemic, plastic surgery practice, PPE, responder, right supply, RN, St. Vincent hospital school, Sue Davis, sure surplus, surgery practice, surplus, surplus supply, value of donated item, wide range of experience, woman 's global cancer alliance

LOUISVILLE Nearly 430,000 garbage trucks — that’s what it would take to haul medical surplus from U.S. hospitals each year,

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KMA Legislative Priorities Pass Despite COVID-Shortened 2020 Session

May 1, 2020September 4, 2020 Cory Meadows 53, 53 day legislative session, aid train program, appropriate professional help, approved individual, association 's advocacy, bill, Bill 153, Bill 351, Bill 46, bottled liquid, capitol annex, co-pay, co-pay accumulator program, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, deceptive advertise, disposable device, E-Cigarette, e-cigarette product, e-cigarettes, essential staff, faith leader, federal minimum legal sale age, full-time state employee, general assembly, HB153, image001 photo, individual require assistance, insulin co-pay cap, JUUL, Juul reusable device, Kentucky, Kim Moser, KMA, Kma Cory Meadows, KMA legislative priority pass, KMA priority, lawmaker, lawmaker 's time, legislative session, LRC-credentialed, LRC-credentialed medium, medication-assisted, medication-assisted treatment, mental health, pandemic, physician, possession penalty, prescriptive authority, Puff bar, robust agenda, sale age, Senate Bill 56, session, shortened session, state revenue bill, statewide mental health, substance use crisis

LOUISVILLE The 2020 legislative session will be best remembered for the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In many ways,

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First in the Fight

March 1, 2020June 1, 2020 Jim Kelsey Brian mulberry, Care associate, CDC, CDC 's guideline, CDC guideline, chairman of the HMH board of director, clinic, cough, cough clinic, COVID-19, COVID-19 case, COVID-19 virus, Currans, Cynthiana, employee, family medicine physician, family medicine physician of family, flu, given day, Harrison memorial hospital, HMH, HMH board, HMH Brian, HMH Brian mulberry, HMH CEO Sheila Currans, HMH chief, HMH chief of medical staff, hospital staff, image001 photo, Kentucky public health department, medical staff, medicine, mulberry, multiple staff, pediatrics, photo, physician, positive COVID test, self-quarantined, state lab, symptom, tabletop, tabletop drill, tertiary facility, thought of COVID-19, united state of COVID-19, virus

CYNTHIANA On January 21, the first confirmed case in the United States of COVID-19 was reported in the state of

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Experts on Aging, Dementia, and Public Health Scheduled for Statewide Aging Conference

February 1, 2020April 2, 2020 MD-Update Staff age experience, age field, aging-related, aging-related policy, Alzheimer, Alzheimer 's disease, Alzheimer 's research, Anna Faul, area of public health model, Dale Bredesen, executive director of the university of Louisville Trager institute, Gregory Jicha, Kentucky, Kentucky association, Louisville, Louisville high-profile expert, Louisville Trager, Louisville Trager institute, optimal age conference, presentation of Drs., provider, statewide age conference, statewide conference, strong lineup of speaker, technology professional, university of Louisville Trager institute, UofL Trager, UofL Trager institute

LOUISVILLE High-profile experts in aging, dementia and Alzheimer’s research, and public health are headed to Kentucky this spring to speak

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Public Health, Safety, and Access to Care Priorities for Physicians in 2020

February 1, 2020April 2, 2020 Emily Schott authorization requirement, Care priority, cessation, co-pay, co-pay accumulator policy, co-pay card, copays, deceptive drug injury advertisement, driver 's license renewal process, drug injury advertisement, e-cigarette/vaping, e-cigarette/vaping excise tax, government-mandated rate, image001 photo, Kentuckian, Kentucky, Kentucky medical association, key issue impact Kentuckian, KMA, KMA Emily Schott, legal sale of tobacco product, legislation, list of legislative priority, medication-assisted, medication-assisted treatment, non-opioid, non-opioid pain treatment, out-of-network, out-of-network service, patient 's out-of-pocket, patient of the commonwealth, payer, physician, prior authorization requirement, public health, removal of prior authorization requirement, robust public health agenda, session, session of the Kentucky general assembly, state tobacco prevention, story of cost increase, surprise bill, third-party financial assistance, tobacco, vision test, voice of physician

The 2020 session of the Kentucky General Assembly kicked off on Tuesday, January 7. As with all even-numbered years, the

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On the Frontlines of the Fight

November 1, 2019February 21, 2020 Donna Ison advocate change, Anderson cancer center, anesthesiology, anesthesiology residency, capability of the drug, case of Oklahoma v., change pharmaceutical climate, complexity of pain, Danesh Mazloomdoost, danger of prescription painkiller, effect of the opioid epidemic, epidemic, expert witness, Frontlines of the fight, Gil Dunn Danesh Mazloomdoost, image001 photo, impoverished region, intense dialogue, interventional pain, issue span decade, J&J, J&J 's legal counsel, John Hopkins medical institute, Johnson, Judge Thad Balkman, landmark trial, little intimidate, Mazloomdoost, medical director, medical director of Wellward regenerative medicine, medicine, medicine fellowship, Mike Hunter, mislead market, Oklahoma, Oklahoma v., Opioid, opioid epidemic, opioids, pain, pain clinic, pain issue, pain specialist, pharmaceutical powerhouse, prestigious MD, recent landmark trial, scientifically-supported, scientifically-supported fact, shade of pain, shallow understand, shallow understand of the topic, v., Wellward, Wellward regenerative medicine, yes

LEXINGTON Though Kentucky and Oklahoma are nearly 800 miles apart, when it comes to the effect of the opioid epidemic,

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KMA 2019 Annual Meeting: “Moving Medicine, Together for Tomorrow”

October 1, 2019December 9, 2019 MD-Update Staff A., additional initiative, additional initiative of the foundation, anti-physician, bountiful presentation, bountiful presentation of information, Brent Wright, C., CEO of the foundation, Chandler, chief federal law enforcement officer, Coleman, compel performance, department 's deep respect, department 's investigation, e-cigs, Facebook, forum, foundation 's new effort, foundation 's public service TV ad campaign, foundation 's success, Gil Dunn, healthcare fraud, healthy Kentucky, high prescription rate, host of KET 's, ijustdidn’tknow.org, Kentucky, Kentucky 's western district, Kentucky health, Kentucky medical association, KET, KET 's town hall forum, KMA, KMA president, KMA trustee, law enforcement officer, legitimate medical need, Marriott east, medical community, move medicine, new KMA president, obesity, obesity prevention, old Claire, Opioid, Opioid misuse, opioids, outside of the medical community, past president, photo, physician, prescription rate, R., Russell Coleman, Schott, service TV ad campaign, session, small vaping device, social medium, status of public health, target tobacco, tobacco-free school district, trustee, US attorney, vaping, vaping device, vaping product, video of the foundation 's public service TV ad campaign, welcome remark, whistleblower complaint

LOUISVILLE The Kentucky Medical Association’s Annual Meeting, held September 20–22, 2019 at the Marriott East, was a bountiful presentation of

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