Nursing

Nursing

M. Cynthia Logsdon, Ph.D., W.H.N.P.-B.C.

UofL study: Online intervention improves depression treatment rates in teen moms

An online program persuaded teenage mothers across 10 Kentucky counties to seek medical help for depression, highlighting an inexpensive way to increase mental health...
Jonathan Fuller

Q&A: Fuller excited to take on new role as SGA President

Jonathan Fuller, a junior nursing student, was recently elected the 2018-2019 Student Government Association president. The election turned out 3,125 students, almost 16 percent of the...
M. Cynthia Logsdon, Ph.D., W.H.N.P.-B.C.

Online intervention improves depression treatment rates in teen moms

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – An online program persuaded teenage mothers across 10 Kentucky counties to seek medical help for depression, highlighting an inexpensive way to...
Elisabeth Volpert, M.S.N., A.P.R.N.

UofL family nurse practitioner, doctoral student aims to improve primary care

Elisabeth Volpert, a student in the University of Louisville School of Nursing’s first doctor of nursing practice cohort, is determined to increase primary care...
Beverly Williams Coleman, D.N.P., A.P.R.N.

UofL professor chosen for Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program

Beverly Williams Coleman, assistant professor at the University of Louisville School of Nursing, has been chosen as a fellow for the Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse...
A strategy to engage primary care practitioners in meeting behavioral health needs for older adults is at the heart of a new, nearly $2 million federal grant awarded to the UofL Institute for Sustainable Health & Optimal Aging.

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

Older adults are often burdened with a variety of health conditions, sometimes coupled with loneliness, anxiety and depression. A strategy to engage primary care...
Barbara Polivka, Ph.D., R.N., Shirley B. Powers Endowed Chair and Professor, UofL School of Nursing.

UofL researchers find unhealthy levels of chemicals in homes of older adults Study examines...

Researchers at the University of Louisville have found high levels of several chemicals in the homes of local residents while examining the effects of...
Rachel Vickers Smith, Ph.D., M.P.H.

More awareness, research needed on abuse risk of non-opioid painkiller Gabapentin commonly mixed with...

Amid the opioid epidemic, abuse of a different prescription painkiller has widely gone unnoticed. Gabapentin, a nerve pain medication and anticonvulsant sold under the brand...
Students at the 2018 Minority Pre-Health Symposium

UofL’s Minority Pre-Health Symposium provides guidance for students interested in health professions

Kyle Castaneda knows the value of mentors and connections for applying to medical school. A University of Louisville senior majoring in biochemistry, he credits...
Barbara Polivka, Ph.D., R.N., Shirley B. Powers Endowed Chair and Professor, UofL School of Nursing.

Researchers find unhealthy levels of chemicals in homes of older adults Study examines effects...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Researchers at the University of Louisville have found high levels of several chemicals in the homes of local residents while examining...