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Lex Talk History is back with our January episode. Alan and Mandy recap the kickoff to 250 Lex and highlight what's to come in the New Year. In keeping with this month's theme of health and wellness they talk with Rachel Hogg-Graham, Associate Professor, department of health management and policy in the UK College of public health. She's done extensive research on public health crises in Lexington; including the 1833 Cholera Epidemic, the 1918 Influenza pandemic, as well as lessons learned and challenges encountered during the recent COVID-19 Pandemic.

Data shows that about 1 in 26 individuals will develop epilepsy at some point in their lifetime, and Kentucky has about 50,000 active cases of epilepsy. Dr. Greg's guest talks about a new program addressing the care of those individuals. Sukriti Kapoor is a senior at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Lexington and is the president of the student technology leadership program. She also founded a new program called Seizure Smart to equip not only teachers but students with the tools to handle epileptic-related emergencies.

Since opening its doors July 30, 2024, UK HealthCare’s Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment and Healing unit (EmPATH) at Eastern State Hospital, has already helped more than 1,800 people get the help they need. Dr. Greg talks with Lindsey Jasinski, Ph.D., chief administrative officer at ESH about the mission and goals of the facility.

Researchers at the University of Kentucky are part of a groundbreaking clinical trial exploring the use of medical marijuana in managing symptoms of late-stage dementia. Greg Jicha, M.D., Ph.D., a neurologist and director of clinical trials at UK’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging,talks with Dr. Greg about the National Institutes of Health-funded and Food and Drug Administration-approved LiBBY Study examining the potential benefits of cannabis-derived treatments for addressing agitation and discomfort in patients with advanced dementia, a population with limited palliative care options.

Lexington is celebrating its 250th anniversary this year, and Saving Stories is shining the spotlight today on lifelong educator and activist Audrey Grievous. In this 1985 UK Nunn Center oral history interview Grevious talks about her involvement in demonstrations and lunch counter sit-in's in downtown Lexington in the early 1960's.

Noel Osborn (she/her), Director of Development for CivicLex and Co-Director of New Leaders Council Kentucky, discusses her passions for fundraising, civics, and diversity.

The department of behavioral science at the University of Kentucky has created a fellowship called the health disparities research training fellowship in order to enhance medical students' understanding of health and health care disparities experienced by disadvantaged and underserved populations. Doctor Raven Piercy, faculty member in the UK department of behavioral sciences in the College of Medicine, talks about it with our Dr. Greg.

Bringing a baby into the world is often portrayed as one of life’s happiest moments. While this is true for many, it’s also normal to feel overwhelmed during the postpartum period. Mental health conditions are the most common complication of pregnancy and childbirth and affect 1 in 5 mothers/childbearing people (800,000 people) annually in the United States. This week Dr. Greg talks post partum mental health with Brittney Gray, Psy.D., assistant professor of pediatric psychology in the UK College of Medicine and psychologist with Kentucky Children’s Hospital.

This week on Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine we examine the increase in cases of measles across the country. More than two decades ago, measles — a highly contagious and potentially deadly childhood disease — was declared eliminated in the United States. So far in 2025, multiple measles outbreaks have been identified across the country, a child in Texas has died from the disease and in late February, Kentucky recorded its first measles case in two years. Dr. Greg talks with Nicholas Van Sickels, M.D., medical director for Infection Prevention and Control at UK HealthCare.

Fatherhood is a powerful force that shapes families, strengthens communities, and uplifts future generations. In this special edition of The Ricochet Effect, we welcome Mr. David Cozart, Chief Visionary Officer of The Commonwealth Center for Fathers and Families (CCFF).