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UofL and Jewish Hospital Trager Transplant Center achieve 500th heart transplant

March 1, 2018

The University of Louisville and the Jewish Hospital Trager Transplant Center marked an important milestone on Wednesday – the 500th heart transplant performed at the hospital since the heart transplant program began there nearly 35 years ago.

UofL Institute for Sustainable Health & Optimal Aging receives nearly $2 million from HRSA

February 27, 2018

Older adults are often burdened with a variety of health conditions, sometimes coupled with loneliness, anxiety and depression.

UofL leading nationwide efforts to improve care for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities

February 21, 2018

At one time, people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD) were mostly children. Thanks to medical advances and the deinstitutionalization movement, the number of adults living in the community with IDD has grown dramatically.