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UofL researcher finds more potential harmful effects of e-cigarettes

February 12, 2016

While e-cigarette use is increasing worldwide, little is known about the health effects e-cigarettes pose for users. A University of Louisville researcher is working to change that status.

Program offers specialized care for adult congenital heart disease

Nearly one in every 100 babies is born with some type of heart defect, making congenital heart disease the most common birth defect. But thanks to advances in medical care, more than 90 percent of these children now survive well into adulthood.

What ever happened with the artificial heart?

February 3, 2016

At the next edition of Beer with a Scientist, Steven Koenig, PhD, a professor and endowed chair in the Departments of Bioengineering and Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at the University of Louisville, and Mark Slaughter, MD, chair of the Dep