UofL delivering health care through a new lens: smart glasses
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the expansion of telemedicine, and as part of that expansion, faculty at the University of Louisville are piloting...
UofL launches decontamination program to alleviate mask shortage for health care workers No-charge program allows up to 20 uses of scarce N95 respirators for health care and community organizations
Health care workers and first responders put their own health at risk every time they come face-to-face with someone who has 鈥 or may...
UofL breakthrough technology shows promise fighting novel coronavirus
University of Louisville researchers have developed a technology that is believed to block the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cells.
The technology is based...
New study shows reduction of coal emission led to reduced asthma hospitalizations among Louisvillians
After four Louisville coal-fired power plants either retired coal as their energy source or installed stricter emissions controls, local residents鈥 asthma symptoms and asthma-related...
3-D printed swabs developed at UofL to help fill gap in COVID-19 test kits
Innovation at the University of Louisville involving multiple departments has led to a promising solution for the shortage of swabs in COVID-19 test kits....
Commonwealth of Kentucky launches initiative to test healthcare workers for immunity and establish top plasma donor pool
The Commonwealth of Kentucky, in collaboration with the University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute and the Louisville Healthcare CEO Council, is launching...
UofL researchers discover bacteria causing Legionnaire鈥檚 disease is just trying to find a home in human lungs
Microbiologists at UofL have found that Legionella pneumophila uses a 鈥渢ool鈥 that allows it to thrive in an amoeba host and in human lung...
UofL researchers describe possible mechanism for link between obesity and breast cancer
It is widely accepted that higher levels of body fat increase the risk of developing breast cancer, as well as other cancers. Based on...
UofL professor provides insight on importance of strengthening mental health in time of physical isolation and uncertainty
Physical isolation and social distancing have become the new normal amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and strengthening psychological coping is as important as staying physically...
UofL psychologist has high hopes for new statewide council
When the Kentucky Eating Disorders Council first convenes this summer, Cheri Levinson can be proud of her role in establishing it, the nation鈥檚 second.
The...