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Study finds obese workers not being penalized for higher healthcare costs
October 15, 2018
Employers aren't penalizing obese workers with lower wages, workers who may drive up the company's health insurance premiums. That's the analysis of Conor Lennon, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Louisville.
UofL honors outstanding nurses at 5th annual Nightingale Awards
October 9, 2018
Eight nurses who have improved the health of Kentuckians, impacted the lives of vulnerable groups and shaped the next generation of nurses have been chosen to receive the fifth annual University of Louisville Florence Nightingale Awards in Nursing
UofL researchers earn $16.4 million to explore impact of environment on diabetes, obesity
October 8, 2018
A team of researchers at the University of Louisville has garnered $16.4 million from the National Institutes of Health to explore several angles related to how different aspects of our environment contribute to the development or health impacts o