Medicine

Medicine

Professor Mark Rothstein

UofL professor concerned about use of DNA tests to underwrite life insurance

With just a small sample of saliva, doctor-ordered or direct-to-consumer genetics tests like 23andMe can provide insight into a person’s current health and likelihood...
Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks poster

UofL will host free showings of Oprah Winfrey film on Thursday Movie examines how...

The University of Louisville Research Integrity Program will host two free presentations of the Oprah Winfrey movie, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” followed...
Anna Faul accepts Medistar award

Optimal Aging Institute receives MediStar award

Selected for its excellence in creating innovative methods to reduce health care costs and improve quality of life for older adults, the Institute for...
Ophthalmology residents Sidharth Puri, M.D., standing, and Mohammad Ali Sadiq M.D., training in cataract eye surgery using artificial eyes in a ‘wet lab’ at the University of Louisville

UofL ophthalmology residents certified for advanced laser eye surgery UofL residents earn certification usually...

Ophthalmology residents are learning to perform advanced eye surgeries earlier in their training at the University of Louisville thanks to a unique partnership with...
Ophthalmology residents Sidharth Puri, M.D., standing, and Mohammad Ali Sadiq M.D., training in cataract eye surgery using artificial eyes in a ‘wet lab’ at the University of Louisville

UofL ophthalmology residents certified for advanced laser eye surgery UofL residents earn certification usually...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Ophthalmology residents are learning to perform advanced eye surgeries earlier in their training at the University of Louisville thanks to a...

Health Tips for the Week of October 31

Health care providers and researchers with the University of Louisville are available to discuss any of the following health topics this week. Click on...
Family delivers Halloween baskets to UofL Hospital NICU.

NICU families at UofL Hospital receive a special Halloween treat

Last year, Jaclyn Maria and her husband were leaving University of Louisville Hospital with a brand new bundle of life, Luca. Taking home their...
David M. Clark, Ph.D., professor of experimental psychology at the University of Oxford

Increasing access to psych therapies is focus of UofL lecture

The need to make psychological therapies widely available is the focus of the “Building Hope” public lecture on Thursday, Nov. 1. David M. Clark, PhD,...
Building upon the success of the past five years, the American Heart Association, in partnership with UofL, has received an $18 million, five-year renewal grant from the NIH and FDA's Center for Tobacco Products to continue funding for the AHA Tobacco Regulation and Addiction Center.

UofL part of $17.98 million grant to continue tobacco research The American Heart Association,...

Building upon the success of the past five years, the American Heart Association, in partnership with the University of Louisville, has received a nearly...
UofL Hospital

UofL Hospital opens newly renovated and expanded Burn Center

University of Louisville Hospital this morning opened its newly renovated and expanded Burn Center, currently the only dedicated burn unit in the state of...