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UofL nursing scholarship created to honor Breonna Taylor

June 5, 2020

To honor the memory of the EMT from Louisville, the UofL Health Board of Directors is creating a nursing scholarship in the name of Breonna Taylor.

UofL researcher using internet searches to map the spread of COVID-19

June 5, 2020

When they’re feeling sick, many people turn to the internet. They Google their symptoms — headache, chest pain, shortness of breath — hoping to learn more about what’s happening in their bodies. 

UofL receives $3.8M to test new gene therapy for heart attacks

May 28, 2020

When someone has a heart attack, it causes muscle cells in their heart to die, and the heart cannot regenerate these cells.