Greg Davis

The COVID-19 public health emergency may be officially over, but COVID has not completely disappeared from concern. In fact, Lexington hospitals are seeing an increase in COVID patients this summer. With a new COVID vaccine coming this fall, the UK Pharmacist Care Clinic's Jim Hallahan, Pharm.D., and Ryan Babb, Pharm.D., answer some questions you may have. Dr. Greg talks one on one with Hallahan.

Sydney Clark is now a disability and preparedness specialist for the Tennessee Department of Health, a state agency with the mission of protecting and improving the health of people in the state of Tennessee. She was born with a genetic condition that resulted in losing her vision over time. However, Clark never allowed her disability to stop her from achieving her academic and professional goals — attending the University of Kentucky and becoming a public health influencer and champion.Some of her projects have included examining emergency plans for inclusivity and providing preparedness for people that need electronic medical devices. She talks about her work on this week's edition of Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine.

A recent study led by UK Markey Cancer Center researcher Jean Edward, Ph.D., examined the effectiveness of a new oncology financial navigation intervention called Coverage and Cost-of-Care Links (CC Links), among patients and their caregivers recruited from Markey’s Hematology and Blood & Marrow Transplant Program. She talks about in this week's edition of Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine.

A recent report by 2023 Kids Count Data Book studied how economic well-being, education, health and family support impacts a child’s overall well-being, and how those impacts vary from state to state. So how does Kentucky rank? Not good, according to Scottie B. Day, M.D., Physician-in-Chief at Kentucky Children’s Hospital and chair of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics. He talks with Dr. Greg about the commonwealth's overall rating of 40th.

The city of Lexington celebrated the 20th anniversary of its historic smoke-free ordinance recently in a ceremony at the Lexington-Fayette Government Center. Ellen J. Hahn, professor and director of BREATHE at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing talks about the long journey and the resulting sea change in the Commonwealth.

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill. The daily oral contraceptive, called Opill, will be available without a prescription. On this edition of Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine the host talks with UK OB-GYN Assistant Professors Kourtney Grant and Pamela ("Tess") Smallwood.

A new study conducted by a group of researchers has found that people who experience interpersonal violence or child abuse face a more than 20% increased risk of developing diabetes. The study, “Lifetime Interpersonal Violence or Abuse and Diabetes Rates by Sex and Race,” was recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Dr. Greg talks with one of the researchers, Dr. Ann Coker; the interim executive director of the University of Kentucky Center for Research on Violence Against Women (CRVAW).

Just because the COVID pandemic has been downgraded to an endemic our go-to guy on the virus has some advice for summer travelers. University of Kentucky clinical microbiologist Dr. Vaneet Arora is the guest this week on Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine.

It's been several months since WUKY's Karyn Czar broke the news about her diagnosis of multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells. She's back on this week's Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine to update us on her cancer journey; including what's she's learned along the way.

Whether you’re planning a beach vacation, gardening, or watching your kids’ baseball games, make sure you take steps to protect yourself and your loved ones from skin cancer. Dr. Greg speaks with John D’Orazio, M.D., chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology in the UK Department of Pediatrics.