UofL-administered network supports emerging medical research throughout Kentucky KBRIN adding electron microscopy resource for early-stage researchers
For nearly two decades, a program administered at the University of Louisville has been helping scientists at institutions throughout the state get their foot...
Hope Scarves gift will provide breast cancer patients with access to more clinical trials
For women undergoing treatment for cancer, a little encouragement can mean the world.
Lara MacGregor, who lives with metastatic breast cancer, started Hope Scarves in...
SPHIS program earns CAHME accreditation
One of the newest graduate degrees at the University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences (SPHIS) has received high distinction, as...
UofL researchers developing cancer vaccine
Vaccinations protect us from all kinds of terrible diseases 鈥 polio, small pox, influenza. But what if a vaccine could protect you from cancer?
Researchers...
UofL Hospital’s Burn Center telehealth pilot program offers improved health care access
As the only provider of burn wound care services in Kentucky and a larger 250-mile radius inclusive of areas within Indiana and Illinois, the...
UofL researchers part of a NIH-funded study to explore why rural communities are less healthy
A new study hopes to help researchers understand what causes high rates of heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders (HLBS) in rural Kentucky, Alabama,...
Not your father鈥檚 tobacco: A scientist鈥檚 perspective on health risks of e-cigarettes Beer with a Scientist, May 15
What would you guess is the average age when someone starts smoking?
Perhaps early 20s? Maybe even 16?
鈥淭he average chronic smoker begins smoking at 13.7...
UofL’s Trager Institute launches support group for those who care for older adults
Just in time for the Kentucky Oaks, the University of Louisville Trager Institute has launched its own 鈥淥ACS鈥 鈥 a new support group for...
Beyond Derby pageantry, victim advocates plead for trafficking awareness
If you live in Louisville, it鈥檚 hard to be unaware of the Kentucky Derby and the visitors it attracts to the city. But not...
UofL Hospital offering service, health education experience teens this summer
Teens considering a profession in health care have a unique opportunity to spend part of the summer volunteering at UofL Hospital, while also learning...