Tag: University of Louisville
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U of L, Norton Healthcare end battle for control of Kosair Children’s Hospital with cooperative agreement
A battle for control of Kosair Children’s Hospital, between Norton Healthcare and the University of Louisville, has ended with agreements that give Norton clear control of the facility but give...
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U of L gets patents for new cancer treatments, spinal cord treatments and a new bone graft product
The University of Louisville Research Foundation has recently been awarded patents for improved cancer treatments, a new bone graft material, and therapies for spinal cord damage, and two of the...
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University of Louisville School of Medicine no longer on probation, but still not fully in compliance with national standards
The University of Louisville School of Medicine is now in compliance with all educational standards and is no longer on probation, according to a news release from the school. “During...
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6th annual Kentucky Health Literacy Summit in Louisville Oct. 7
The 6th Annual Kentucky Health Literacy Summit, “Health Literacy in the Age of the Affordable Care Act,” will be held Wednesday, Oct. 7 at the Founder’s Union Building on the University...
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Kentucky will get money to increase colon cancer screenings in Louisville and Appalachia, which lag behind recent success
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky will receive about $2.6 million in federal money over five years to help fight colon cancer by encouraging people to be screened for...
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New combination vaccine for children, researched at U of L, could reduce number of children’s shots if approved by FDA
A new combination vaccine, awaiting its approval by the federal Food and Drug Administration, may reduce the number injections a child in the U.S. must get in order to be...
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Louisville dental school ranked second in U.S. by website that surveys students and recent graduates
The University of Louisville School of Dentistry is ranked second among dental schools in the U.S. by GraduatePrograms.com, a peer-written rating and review site for graduate schools. Last year the...
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New partnership will provide children in Kentucky with a home for medical and dental care
Community Dental of Kentcky and the University of Louisville Pediatrics are partnering to provide Kentucky children in the Medicaid program with a medical, dental health care home through co-located facilities, says...
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University of Louisville announces global licensing agreement with Novartis for collaboration to help transplant patients
The University of Louisville’s Suzanne Ildstad is shown with research coordinator Thomas Mille The University of Louisville announced Wednesday a research collaboration agreement between one of its researchers, Suzanne Ildstad,...
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U of L’s Trover medical campus ranked among best for rural medicine education and addresing rural physician shortage
The University of Louisville School of Medicine Trover Rural Campus in Madisonville was rated third best in the nation for preparing medical students to practice in rural areas, which is critical...