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Legal Liability During the COVID-19 Pandemic – What Do We Know?

August 1, 2021October 18, 2021 Doug Stephan applicable exception, business owner, care facility, Care professional, care provider, causation, COVID-19, COVID-19 case, COVID-19 death, COVID-19 immunity protection, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, Delta variant, Delta variant spread, Dittert, employee, employee of long-term care facility, employer, essential worker, federal bill, federal medicare, frontline worker, great risk of severe illness, healthcare, healthcare provider, HEROES-RECOVER, home case, immunity, infection, injury, Jamie W., Kentucky, Kentucky constitution, Kentucky law, lawsuit, liability, liability immunity, litigation, long term care facility, long-term care provider, low vaccination rate, mandatory vaccine, negligence, negligence litigation, nurse home, nurse home case, one-third of U.S. COVID-19 death, pandemic circumstance, plaintiff, provider, staff vaccination, standard of care, statute, study of health care worker, U.S. count, U.S. COVID-19, U.S. COVID-19 death, underlie health condition, universal staff vaccination, urge national COVID-19 civil liability immunity, vaccinated people, vaccination, vaccination mandate, vaccine, virus, W.

As of summer 2021, the U.S. counts over 35 million COVID-19 cases and more than 616,000 deaths. Nearly one-third of

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W. Ben Kibler, MD, the Cy Young of Shoulder Surgeons

August 1, 2021October 18, 2021 MD-Update Staff acute knee injury surgery, American orthopedic society, AOSSM, arthroscopic surgery of the knee, athletic train service, ben Kibler, clinic, complex shoulder surgery, comprehensive sport medicine program, consensus conference, disease fellowship, disorder of the scapula, dyskinesis, fame, hall of fame, head team physician, high honor, Kentucky, Kibler, kinetic chain, knee injury surgery, Lexington, Lexington clinic, Lexington long time, medicine, multiple professional achievement, neuromuscular disease fellowship, orthopedic surgery, realm of medical innovation, renowned orthopedic surgeon, role of the scapula, scapula, scapular, scapular disorder, scapular dyskinesis, scapular kinematics, shoulder, shoulder center, shoulder center of Kentucky, shoulder surgery, specialty 's society, specialty society 's hall, specialty society 's hall of fame, sport medicine, sport medicine program, sport medicine surgeon W., surgeon, surgery, tennis medicine, UK HealthCare, UK Healthcare orthopedic surgeon, Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt university school, Vanderbilt university school of medicine, W.

LEXINGTON Long time Lexington Clinic orthopedic and sports medicine surgeon W. Ben Kibler, MD, received the highest honor from his

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Lifestyles of the Fit and Healthy

April 1, 2021June 16, 2021 Jim Kelsey American college of lifestyle medicine, Barbourville, Black 's career, care sport medicine, Charles Mahlinger, Charles Mahlinger measure flexibility help, chronic disease, clinical world, compliance, course of treatment, COVID-19 pandemic hit, decision model, department chair of the physician assistant program, diabetes, disease-prevention, disease-prevention initiative, Dr. Black, Dr. Scott Black, Dr. Scott Black lead, employee health, exercise physiology, expert, family medicine, former athlete, future disease state, habit, health habit, image001 photography, image002 photography, image003 photography, Kentucky, lifestyle, lifestyle habit, lifestyle medicine, lifestyle of the fit, marriage of the medical knowledge, medical provider, medication, medicine, Michael Kelley, native of Barbourville, necessary lifestyle choice, non-compliant, Owensboro, Owensboro health, Owensboro Healthpark, patient 's fitness, patient knowledge, photography, physical side of thing, physician, poor compliance, primary care sport medicine, principle of lifestyle medicine, program director, provider, recognized specialty, residency, right diagnosis, right medication, runner 's long path, Scott Black, shared decision model, sport medicine, sport medicine fellowship, stress, town 's family, unique job description, university of Kentucky, university of Kentucky college of medicine, VP of medical affair, W., wake forest university 's baptist medical center, wellness, wise man

OWENSBORO The ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once said, “The wise man is one who knows what he does not

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Special Section

Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Expands Heart Failure Program

February 1, 2021April 14, 2021 Lynne Choate accreditation, advanced heart failure, Allen Cheng, assist, assist device, assist device accreditation, DNV GL Healthcare, excellence, executive director, failure, heart failure, image001 photo, implantation, Kelly McCants, Louisville Norton, Louisville Norton heart, mechanical circulatory support program, Medicaid, Medicaid service, medical director, Medicare, Norton, Norton Audubon, Norton Audubon hospital, Norton Cardiothoracic, Norton Cardiothoracic surgery, Norton Healthcare, Norton Healthcare Bassel Alkhalil, Norton heart, people need ventricular assist device, placement, provider, recovery, recovery program, Rounsavall, support program, surgery, VAD, VAD program, VADs, vascular institute, ventricular assist device accreditation, W.

LOUISVILLE Norton Heart & Vascular Institute has expanded services for patients with advanced heart failure to include surgical implantation of

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Fetal Heart Monitor Helps Doctors Treat Unborn Babies with Heart Conditions

February 1, 2021February 17, 2021 MD-Update Staff advanced ultrasound technology, Bowling, Bowling green community raise fund, Bowling green doctor, campus of med center health, center health, community raise fund, complex anomaly, Dennis, early identification, expert fetal diagnosis, fetal heart monitor help doctor treat, Gary Koon, Gary Koon charitable foundation, heart monitor help doctor treat, image001 photo, Juanita, Kentucky, Maternal-Fetal, Maternal-Fetal medicine, med center health, medicine, new fetal heart monitor, Norton, Norton child, Norton child 's Maternal-Fetal medicine, Norton Healthcare, ultrasound, Vance Cuthrell, W., western Kentucky

BOWLING GREEN Doctors have a new way to detect heart and other conditions in Western Kentucky babies before they’re even

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Special Section

Good News for Bad Knees

August 1, 2020October 19, 2020 Menisa Marshall ACL repair surgery, advanced robotic technology, advanced technology, anatomy, army of excellent physician assistant, arthroplasties, bad knee, cardiac telemetry, Carolina hospital, crosslinked, crosslinked polyethylene, excellent physician assistant, family encounter, forward-looking commitment, full knee replacement, game change, game change progress, good outcome, Greene, image001 photo, Insall Scott Kelly, Insall Scott Kelly institute, Joseph Greene, knee, knee anatomy, knee reconstruction fellowship, knee replacement, knee replacement surgery, Louisville, Louisville native, Louisville orthopedic surgeon, mapped road trip, member of Norton orthopedic institute, Mike McKune, multiple ACL repair surgery, new generation, new generation of robotic, Norton, Norton orthopedic institute, one-year orthopedics fellowship, orthopedic surgeon, orthopedics, orthopedics fellowship, patient 's specific knee anatomy, people imagine robotic surgery, polyethylene, practice partner, prestigious Insall Scott Kelly institute, procedure, R2-D2 robot, replacement, robotic, robotic technology, Rosa, Rosa knee, ROSA® knee system, skilled surgeon, smart technology, south Carolina hospital, surgeon, surgeon position knee-replacement element, surgery, surgical assistant, surgical practice partner, surgical residency, system 's specialized feature, UofL, UofL 's department, UofL 's department of orthopedic surgery, W., Xavier grad

LOUISVILLE Orthopedic surgeon Joseph W. Greene, MD, is the first specialist in Louisville, Kentucky to use the ROSA®

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Events News & Events

Events – Nov 2019

November 1, 2019February 21, 2020 MD-Update Staff A., Anderson, Andrea James, Angela Thompson, baptist health, Bensema, Bill 11, Brent Wright, Charles Papp, chi, chi saint, colon, continued focus, current KMA president, current LMS president, cytology, cytology laboratory, Danesh Mazloomdoost, Dennis Kelly, e-cigarettes, E., Emory A., emotional recovery, evidence-based, Farhad Karim, gala, Gil Dunn Brent Wright, Gil Dunn LMS, Gil Dunn LMS past-presidents, Granacher, Harold Faulconer, image001 photo, image003 photo, J., James L. border, Jessica Croley, Joseph, Joseph health, Joseph hospital, Kentucky, Kentucky physician, Kentucky psychological association, KMA, KMA president, L., Lee M. Dorsett, legislative accomplishment, Leslie, Lexington, Lexington image002, Lexington image002 photo, Lexington medical society, Lexington medical society dinner, Lexington medical society present, LMS, LMS past-presidents, LMS president, Lyle Dalton, M., M. Dorsett, mammogram, medical director, medicine, MMA, neurologist, Opioid, OPIOID crisis symposium, P., pain, past president dinner, past-presidents, Past-Presidents of the Lexington medical society dinner, pathology, PharmD, photo, physician, physician integration, physician of the year, president dinner, recovery, resilience, RJ Corman, secretary/treasurer-elect, Sepideh, slate of officer, society dinner, society present, star gala, Steve Toadvine, symposium, T, text number, tobacco-free school, Tran, Tuyen, Tuyen T., UK medical student, vice-president-elect, W.

Lexington Medical Society’s Annual Past Presidents Dinner LEXINGTON The annual Past-Presidents of the Lexington Medical Society dinner was October 8,

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Lexington Medical Society Foundation Golf Tournament Raises Funds for Area Charities

October 1, 2019December 9, 2019 MD-Update Staff baby health service, baptist health, BB&T, Boones trace golf club, central Kentucky charity, chrysalis house, Dean Dorton, Dean Dorton team, Faith pharmacy, Gil Dunn, god 's pantry, golf, golf committee member, Horsin, image001 image002, John Collins, Jon Maher, Jon Voss, Kentucky, Kentucky charity, Lexington, Lexington Free, Lexington Free medical clinic, Lexington medical society foundation golf tournament, Lexington medical society foundation golf tournament raise fund, Lisle Dalton, LMS, LMS alliance volunteer, LMS physician, LMSF, McDowell house museum, MD-UPDATE, Patrick Cashman, Peggy Collins, Porter Roberts, radio eye, society foundation golf tournament, society foundation golf tournament raise fund, Susan Neal, Susan Potter, Tad Hughes, tournament, W.

RICHMOND The 30th annual Lexington Medical Society Foundation Golf Tournament was August 21, 2019 at the Boones Trace Golf Club

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Special Section

Kentucky Orthopaedics & Spine Opens in Central Kentucky

September 1, 2019October 28, 2019 Gil Dunn addition of foot, ankle specialist, Clark regional medical center, conservative joint pain management, David Waespe, F., general orthopedics, Gil Dunn, Grau, Gregory F., image001 photo, Kentucky, Kentucky college, Kentucky Orthopaedics, medical degree, medicine, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication, orthopaedic care, orthopedic practice, orthopedic surgery residency, orthopedic trauma, orthopedics, photo, physician member, Rice, spine, sport medicine, surgery, surgery residency, total joint reconstruction, trauma, university of Kentucky college of medicine, W., Waespe

WINCHESTER A new partnership for a long-standing medical practice in Central Kentucky began in July 2019. Kentucky Orthopaedics & Spine,

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Cover Story Special Section

Shoulder to Shoulder

September 1, 2018November 9, 2018 Donna Ison arthritis, arthritis-related, arthritis-related shoulder issue, arthroplasty, ben Kibler, C., center 's patient population, city 's professional baseball team, clinic, complete fellowship, complex shoulder problem, complicated injury, comprehensive shoulder repair, cut edge, David C. dome, dome, Dr. W. ben Kibler, esteemed manhattan, FACSM, fellowship, fine shoulder care facility, focused direction, focused mission, forefront of shoulder orthopedics, Greenville, Hester, Hester state, Hughston clinic, image001 photography, injury, Kentucky, Kentucky visionary, Kibler, Kibler 's original interest, Kibler state, l-r, Lexington, Lexington central Kentucky, Lexington clinic, Lexington clinic orthopedics sport medicine center, ligament, long-running relationship, medical degree, medicine, midway college, orthopedic surgery, orthopedics, Peter, Peter W., prevalence of shoulder injury, putt player, regional leader, residency, Russell Warren, scapula, shoulder, shoulder care facility, shoulder center, shoulder center of Kentucky, shoulder fellowship, shoulder injury, shoulder orthopedics, shoulder problem, shoulder repair, significant portion of the center 's patient population, sport medicine, Stephanie, surgeon, surgeon 's background, surgery, Trevor, Trevor W., UK 's chandler, university of Kentucky college of medicine, Vanderbilt, visionary, W., well-positioned, well-trained, wildcat basketball, Wilkes, world leader

LEXINGTON Central Kentucky is widely recognized as the epicenter for thoroughbred racing, bourbon production, and Wildcat basketball. But, it is

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