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Changing the conversation on heart health

February 17, 2026

While many of the nation’s emergency rooms remain overwhelmed by patients struggling with heart complications, a different kind of flood is occurring at the University of Louisville.

The science of a resilient heart

February 12, 2026

In keeping with its mission to “advance knowledge and improve quality of life and health across Kentucky communities,” the University of Louisville established the Center for Cardiometabolic Science, home to the largest collective of cardiovascula

Reexamining a rare threat

January 22, 2026

When a rare and aggressive liver tumor began appearing in a Kentucky community, researchers at the University of Louisville School of Medicine recognized a repeating pattern from the city’s own history, and an opportunity to once again push the bo