Medicine

Medicine

How plants capture particulate matter

Can increasing green space improve our health? Learn about research into the effects of...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In neighborhoods with poor air quality and many busy streets, residents have a higher risk of heart disease. Researchers at the...

Age-Friendly Louisville asks community members to give input for more age-inclusive city

Creating solutions for affordable, safe housing as Louisvillians age, along with discussion on improving transportation are elements of conversations at workshops taking place throughout...
Jesse Wright, M.D., Ph.D.

UofL researchers discover effective depression treatment through technology Computer-assisted therapy reduces cost, increases access

Computer-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy effectively treats depression, showing potential to improve access to the treatment and reduce its cost, according to researchers at the...
Jessica Reis, M.D.

Mental health issues facing women, treatment options are focus of UofL lecture

Causes of women’s mental health issues and treatment recommendations will be explored at the “Building Hope” public lecture on Tuesday, March 6. Psychiatrist Jessica Reis,...

UofL and Jewish Hospital Trager Transplant Center achieve 500th heart transplant

The University of Louisville and the Jewish Hospital Trager Transplant Center marked an important milestone on Wednesday – the 500th heart transplant performed at...
A strategy to engage primary care practitioners in meeting behavioral health needs for older adults is at the heart of a new, nearly $2 million federal grant awarded to the UofL Institute for Sustainable Health & Optimal Aging.

UofL Institute for Sustainable Health & Optimal Aging receives nearly $2 million from HRSA...

Older adults are often burdened with a variety of health conditions, sometimes coupled with loneliness, anxiety and depression. A strategy to engage primary care...
Vintage tricked-out rides like this gray Thunderbird, green Oldsmobile and turquoise Ford F-100 truck will again be featured at the Cancer Awareness Show on Saturday, June 9.

Bullitt County tradition returns to benefit UofL’s James Graham Brown Cancer Center Save the...

A tradition in Bullitt County returns for the fourth consecutive year as the Cancer Awareness Show brings its mix of two shows in one...
Vintage tricked-out rides like this gray Thunderbird, green Oldsmobile and turquoise Ford F-100 truck will again be featured at the Cancer Awareness Show on Saturday, June 9.

Bullitt County tradition returns to benefit UofL’s James Graham Brown Cancer Center Save the...

A tradition in Bullitt County returns for the fourth consecutive year as the Cancer Awareness Show brings its mix of two shows in one...
Older adults talking with a health care provider.

Older adults in rural Ky. to benefit from more behavioral health services UofL Institute...

Older adults are often burdened with a variety of health conditions, sometimes coupled with loneliness, anxiety and depression. A strategy to engage primary care...
UofL medical student Michael Parsons, Lee Specialty Clinic patient Whitney Foster and Priya Chandan, M.D., M.P.H.

UofL leading nationwide efforts to improve care for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities

At one time, people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD) were mostly children. Thanks to medical advances and the deinstitutionalization movement, the number of adults living...