Medicine

Medicine

AED with passers by

Before you need that AED, make sure it’s functional UofL researchers find readiness of...

No national standards exist for the maintenance of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and their registration with manufacturers, making these practices voluntary and highly variable....
Kimberly Boland

UofL assistant dean selected for academic medicine leadership program

Kimberly A. Boland, MD, an assistant dean of the University of Louisville School of Medicine has been selected to the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive...
At the sim lab, med students learn on interactive, human-like robots and real people posing as patients.

‘Sim lab’ provides hands-on training for UofL med students

You would probably like your young, new doctor to have some hands-on experience evaluating real patients or practicing medical procedures. That’s what UofL medical...
Kimberly Boland

Assistant dean at UofL medical school selected for national program to train women executives

An assistant dean of the University of Louisville School of Medicine has been selected to the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine...
UofL tele-stroke consultation robot with Jignesh Shah, M.D., of the UofL Stroke Program

UofL Stroke Program again receives top designation

Kentucky is in the stroke belt, among the states with the highest incidence of stroke. Luckily, residents of the Louisville and Southern Indiana region...
Knock Out Stroke

Annual Knock Out Stroke event May 12 at Muhammad Ali Center

Kentucky residents suffer stroke at rates among the highest in the nation. Factors increasing the risk of stroke include high blood pressure, high cholesterol,...
Knock Out Stroke, May 12

2nd Annual Knock Out Stroke! Free event to help reduce your risk of stroke...

At the 2nd Annual Knock Out Stroke, medical experts from the University of Louisville Stroke Program, the state’s first Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, will share tips on how to manage high blood pressure and other risk factors related to heart disease and stroke.
UofL tele-stroke consultation robot with Jignesh Shah, M.D., of the UofL Stroke Program

UofL Stroke Program again receives top designation University of Louisville Hospital certified as a...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky is in the stroke belt, among the states with the highest incidence of stroke. Luckily, residents of the Louisville and...

Bates inducted into National Academy of Inventors

Paula J. Bates, PhD, was among the 175 Fellows inducted into the National Academy of Inventors on April 6 in Boston. A researcher with...

UofL plays key role in new drug for Huntington’s disease Deutetrabenazine approved for treatment...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Based on a multicenter clinical trial that included participation at the University of Louisville, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...