With the arrival of spring also comes warmer temperatures and an increase in the number of people participating in outdoor activities. As spring and summer vacations are planned, dermatologists encourage patients to be mindful of the danger associated with unprotected sun exposure and the increased risk of developing skin cancer as they make outdoor plans.
When asked to think about organs of the human body, many try to visualize a heart or the lungs, which are on the inside. In fact, the body’s largest organ is the skin, which can be seen without any imaging equipment. Human skin is the first line of defense against many illnesses and injuries and
Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) Chairman, President and CEO Donovan Blackburn was on hand Friday, April 12th, for a ceremonial bill signing of Senator Phillip Wheeler’s Senate Bill 280. SB 280 successfully created the Kentucky Medicaid Assistance Program (KMAP), which will be revolutionary for Kentucky residents’ access to quality care and will bolster Kentucky’s rural hospitals.
Many patients suffering from pain caused by osteoporosis are finding relief thanks to an amazing procedure at Pikeville Medical Center (PMC). Osteoporosis means “porous bone” and is a disease where bones become dangerously fragile, frequently resulting in fractures. When these fractures happen in a person’s back, specialists in the PMC Interventional Radiology Department (IR) may
