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Gov. Bevin ceremonially signs Senate Bill 16

Kentuckians with rare diseases gain support through new advisory council UofL doctors, rare disease...

A new Kentucky Rare Disease Advisory Council will bring together the best minds in the Commonwealth to help raise awareness, secure funding and speed...
April Butler

UofL medical student wins national essay contest

This year, the Gold Foundation’s annual essay prompted students with a Maya Angelou quote: “I long, as does every human being, to be at...
Douglas Dean, Ph.D., and Wei Wang, M.D., Ph.D.

UofL researchers discover cause of vision loss in common hereditary eye disorder

Retinitis pigmentosa is a common hereditary eye disorder that leads to the gradual deterioration of rod cells causing reduced peripheral vision and night vision....
Heart slices in the physiological biomimetic culture system

UofL researchers extend life of heart segments to enable more extensive pre-clinical testing Researchers...

Researchers at the University of Louisville have developed an easily reproducible system that enables them to keep slices of human hearts alive for a...
Dean and Wang

Disruption of glucose transport to rods and cones shown to cause vision loss in...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. –  Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a common hereditary eye disorder that leads to the gradual deterioration of rod cells causing reduced peripheral...
Previous School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony

Special ceremonies mark student entry into health professions

Throughout the next month, 360 students in the health professions will take their first step in establishing the importance of the provider-patient relationship. UofL's Schools...
Previous School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony

Special ceremonies mark student entry into health professions White Coat ceremonies hold meaning for...

Over the next month, 360 students in the health professions will take their first step in establishing the importance of the provider-patient relationship. The Schools...
Heart slices in the physiological biomimetic culture system

New method developed at UofL enables more extensive preclinical testing of heart drugs and...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Researchers at the University of Louisville have developed an easily reproducible system that enables them to keep slices of human hearts...
World Hepatitis Day, designated by the World Health Organization, is Sunday, July 28.

UofL Hospital and community partners offer free hep C screening on World Hepatitis Day...

Amber Bow knew she was sick, but did not seek treatment for hepatitis C for more than two years. She did not realize just...
World Hepatitis Day, designated by the World Health Organization, is Sunday, July 28.

“You don’t know how bad it makes you feel until you are well again”...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Amber Bow knew she was sick, but did not seek treatment for hepatitis C for more than two years. She did...