The UK College of Dentistry's 2023 Kentucky early learners oral health surveillance project found that dental decay rates for Kentucky children aged two to five are significantly higher than the national average. Dr. Greg talks with Dr. Pamela Stein, professor in the division of public health dentistry in the UK College of Dentistry about what can be done to improve on the numbers.

It is estimated that more than 14,000 women in the United States suffer from cervical cancer each year. Kentucky has a higher cervical cancer burden than most states, with an incidence rate of 9.6 cases per 100,000 women. Many of those cases were preventable, according to this week's guest, Charles S. Dietrich III, M.D., a gynecologic oncologist at the UK Markey Cancer Center.

We've heard a lot in recent weeks about proposed federal cuts to research in science and health. Dr. Greg's guest today talks about potential impacts to us all. Doctor Sudip Parikh is chief executive officer and executive publisher of the American Association for the Advancement of Science based in Arlington, Virginia. He also appeared recently on NPR's Science Friday.

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.

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.

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.

February is American Heart Health Month. There's no better time to revisit this interview with Allison Bailey; a cardiologist with UK's Gill Heart Institute.

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.

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.