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UofL researchers part of a NIH-funded study to explore why rural communities are less healthy

May 22, 2019

A new study hopes to help researchers understand what causes high rates of heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders (HLBS) in rural Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Multiple honors for UofL LGBT health education

May 13, 2019

The University of Louisville shared its pioneering work in educating health professionals to provide quality health care to LGBTQ patients with faculty at Harvard Medical School in Boston last month.

Not your father’s tobacco: A scientist’s perspective on health risks of e-cigarettes

May 9, 2019

What would you guess is the average age when someone starts smoking? Perhaps early 20s? Maybe even 16?