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New study shows reduction of coal emission led to reduced asthma hospitalizations among Louisvillians
April 19, 2020
After four Louisville coal-fired power plants either retired coal as their energy source or installed stricter emissions controls, local residents’ asthma symptoms and asthma-related hospitalizations and emergency department visits dropped dramati
3-D printed swabs developed at UofL to help fill gap in COVID-19 test kits
April 16, 2020
Innovation at the University of Louisville involving multiple departments has led to a promising solution for the shortage of swabs in COVID-19 test kits.
Commonwealth of Kentucky launches initiative to test healthcare workers for immunity and establish top plasma donor pool
April 15, 2020
The Commonwealth of Kentucky, in collaboration with the University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute and the Louisville Healthcare CEO Council, is launching a groundbreaking initiative with three large Kentucky hospital systems