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Carlos Ramirez-Icaza, MD, Lexington Clinic Pulmonary Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, restricts your airflow while breathing out and causes breathing problems. COPD can make it hard for you to catch your breath, leaving you feeling tired and winded. Unfortunately,...

Jordan M. Prendergast, DO, Lexington Clinic Family Medicine Whooping cough, or pertussis as it is officially named, is hitting Central Kentucky hard. Nearly 30 children have been diagnosed with the highly contagious respiratory disease just since the start of February,...

by Dr. Rachel McGuffey, Lexington Clinic Pediatrics Children love Halloween! They love getting dressed up and going out to collect treats …. it is fun and exciting for them. Here are some safety tips to help your child have a safe...

by Agata Toborek, MD, Lexington Clinic Pediatrics As the weather cools down and flu season approaches, parents can take steps to protect their young children from the flu. The flu is caused by the contagious influenza virus. The flu virus...

by Keith Alexander, MDKentucky Ear, Nose & Throat, A Part of Lexington Clinic You went to bed with normal hearing but woke up with a sensation of a blocked ear and could not hear anything from that ear.  What is...

by Keith Alexander, MD, Kentucky Ear, Nose and Throat Have you ever had pressure in your ears but did not know why? Do your ears hurt when you are eating or swallowing? Do your ears hurt or pop when you...

by Dr. Rachel McGuffey, Lexington Clinic Pediatrics With warmer weather here, we will all want to spend more time outdoors. And as we spend more time under the sun, sunscreen becomes very important…even for your babies. For infants less than...