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Medicine

Dr. Melissa Currie

UofL pediatrician to speak at Rally to End Child Abuse

Melissa Currie, MD, will be among the speakers who “Rally to End Child Abuse,” beginning at 11 a.m., March 30, at the Big Four...
Roland Valdes

Beer with a Scientist focuses on personalized precision medicine

Roland Valdes Jr., PhD, will explain how personalized precision medicine uses an individual patient’s genetic material (DNA) to improve drug treatments for that patient...
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Free legal clinic for people with cancer set for April 13

Three area organizations are teaming up to sponsor a free legal clinic for people facing cancer and their families and caregivers on April 13. The...
James Graham Brown Cancer Center at the University of Louisville.

James Graham Brown Cancer Center announces next-day appointments for all newly diagnosed cancer patients

To alleviate fears and jump-start the journey to beat cancer, James Graham Brown Cancer Center at the University of Louisville, a part of KentuckyOne...
UofL med students Melinda Ruberg, Matthew Neal, Anish Deshmukh and Katherine Yared have developed a model for medical schools to educate physicians in a way that improves their own health.

UofL medical students earn award for plan to improve physician wellbeing

Staying mentally and physically well in medical school and throughout their careers is a top concern for medical students. “I think physician burnout is a...
Melinda Ruberg, Matthew Newal, Katherine Yared and Anish Deshmukh

UofL medical students earn award for plan to improve physician wellbeing Students’ model to...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Staying mentally and physically well in medical school and throughout their careers is a top concern for medical students. “I think physician...
The James Graham Cancer Center at the University of Louisville

Cancer Awareness Show planned to benefit UofL’s Brown Cancer Center

Something of interest for the entire family – and the chance to help the fight against cancer – will be on tap at...
UofL School of Medicine Dean Ganzel to chair Kentuckiana Heart Walk

UofL School of Medicine Dean Ganzel to chair Kentuckiana Heart Walk

Toni Ganzel, MD, MBA, recently hosted approximately 30 Kentuckiana executives and community leaders to kick off the 2016 Executive Challenge in support of...
UofL cardiologist to test biomarker that may predict heart disease in women

UofL cardiologist to test biomarker that may predict heart disease in women

Heart disease is the leading cause of mortality in women worldwide, including in the United States. Although deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in...
Nathan Schmidt, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology at UofL

UofL, Tennessee researchers find gut environment could reduce severity of malaria

Microorganisms in the gut could play a role in reducing the severity of malaria, according to a recent study co-authored by researchers at...