Greg Davis

Karyn Czar has been off the WUKY airwaves while she recovers from a recent bone marrow transplant; part of her treatment plan for the disease multiple myeloma. Her friend and colleague Dr. Greg Davis scored the first post-op interview with the newly named Kentucky Broadcaster's Association Radio and Political Reporter of the year.

Are Kentucky patients and communities healthy? Are people being taken care of in their communities? University of Kentucky College of Public Health (CPH) alum Andrea Flinchum has spent many years answering these questions. For her, it's all about helping people, building trust and partnerships, and "doing better for others than what you did yesterday." Flinchum is currently the manager for the Healthcare-Associated Infection/Antibiotic Resistance Prevention Program at the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH), furthering their mission of preventing and eliminating health care-associated infections and antibiotic resistant organisms. She talks with Dr. Greg about what she's learned along the way.

The University of Kentucky announced in September that the Markey Cancer Center has earned a National Cancer Institute “Comprehensive” Cancer Center designation, the highest level of recognition awarded by the NCI. Markey is the first and only center in Kentucky to achieve this designation, and the next-closest Comprehensive Cancer Center is nearly 200 miles from Lexington. There are currently only 72 NCI-Designated Cancer Centers in the country, and 56 of those are Comprehensive Cancer Centers. Dr. Greg speaks with Center Director Dr. Mark Evers about the remarkable achievement.

Flu, RSV and COVID: What are the chances that the healthcare system will be overwhelmed by cases of all three this fall and winter? Dr. Greg talks with Vaneet Arora, associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at UK HealthCare.

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.