One of UofL’s first black nursing students receives proclamation highlighting her influence in Louisville
Last week, Flora Ponder received a proclamation from former Louisville Mayor Harvey Sloane highlighting her influence in Louisville. Ponder was one of the University...
UofL Trager Institute expands health transformation for care of older adults across Kentucky
The renewal of a substantial grant will allow the University of Louisville Trager Institute to build on the success of programs aimed at care...
UofL secures $1 million donation to bring more advanced immunotherapy treatment to cancer patients
Cancer patients in Louisville, in Kentucky and throughout the region soon will have access to some of the most advanced immunotherapy treatments available. Louisville...
UofL’s Green Heart Project’s large-scale tree planting underway in Louisville
A first-of-its-kind study of the effects of plants on human health, the Green Heart Project, is beginning large-scale planting of trees and shrubs in...
UofL research warns millennials of hepatitis C risk
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has skipped a generation and has become a predominantly millennial disease, according to research by John Myers, PhD, UofL Professor of...
Serving the smallest patients: UofL Hospital celebrates NICU ‘graduates’
First-time parents Travis and Heather Coulter’s twin infants, Samantha and Samuel, spent 75 days in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at UofL Hospital’s...
UofL takes sole ownership of Cardiovascular Innovation Institute
For 13 years, the University of Louisville and Jewish Hospital have partnered in a cutting-edge research endeavor to address the No. 1 cause of...
UofL research on robots and autistic children expands
One University of Louisville study has found that robots can help autistic children with their emotions and behavior in the classroom. A new study...
UofL cardiovascular surgeon implants two patients with new heart-support device at Jewish Hospital
University of Louisville heart transplant surgeon Mark Slaughter, MD, has implanted two patients with an investigational device, the intravascular ventricular assist system (iVAS), at...
UofL-led campaign for LGBTQ adolescents emphasizes parental support
In the United States, high school students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) are almost five times more likely to...