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11/28/2025

🎁 Start your giving season with a blood donation at our community drive! UofL Hospital and the American Red Cross invite you to make a lifesaving impact at our community blood drive. Every donation helps patients in need.

📅 Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025 | 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
📍 The Glassroom at UofL Health – UofL Hospital

Give the gift of life this holiday season! UofL Hospital and the American Red Cross invite you to make a lifesaving impact at our community blood drive.

11/27/2025

🙏 THANK YOU! The Gift family generously provided Thanksgiving meals to patients in the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at UofL Hospital. This marked the 11th year that brothers Tommy and Alex Gift, along with their families, brought Thanksgiving to UofL Health patients in memory of their mother, Mary Jane. 🔗 ULHealth.co/49JRmjU

11/27/2025

🦃❤️‍🔥 Don't let reflux put a damper on your Thanksgiving feast. Here are some tips to avoid or reduce reflux after your holiday meal.

Save these tips from UofL Health – Reflux, Swallowing & Hernia Center to avoid/reduce reflux with your holiday meal.

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from UofL Health! 🦃 We hope you have a safe and wonderful day.

11/25/2025

Why is Kentucky among the annual leaders in lung cancer deaths? Lung medical oncologist Goetz Kloecker, M.D., explains multiple factors that contribute to lung cancer's prevalence in the commonwealth.

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month — make sure you know the facts ▶️ ULHealth.co/4reeM7k

11/24/2025

Congratulations to Neal Bhutiani, M.D., for earning the American Surgical Association Foundation’s Fellowship Research Award—the most prestigious career development award in all of surgery.

This award recognizes his exceptional promise as a surgeon-scientist and highlights the strength of our research enterprise within the Department of Surgery at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.

We are proud to share that Neal Bhutiani, MD, PhD, Jewish Hospital Distinguished Professor of Cancer Immunology and Assistant Professor of Surgery and Microbiology & Immunology, has been awarded the American Surgical Association Foundation’s Fellowship Research Award—the most prestigious career development award in all of surgery.

Dr. Bhutiani received this highly competitive, two-year grant for his proposal, “Leveraging the IL17-γδT-Neutrophil Axis to Improve Immunotherapy in Colorectal Cancer.” His research aims to advance the future of cancer immunotherapy and improve outcomes for patients with colorectal cancer.

This award recognizes his exceptional promise as a surgeon-scientist and highlights the strength of our research enterprise within the Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD, Department of Surgery at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Bhutiani on this national honor! We look forward to the impact his work will make for patients here in Kentucky and beyond.

11/24/2025

🚨 Attention all Surgical Services RNs! 🩺

UofL Health is now hiring new and experienced Surgical Services RNs for opportunities at UofL Hospital, Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital.

Apply now ➡️ ULHealth.co/46NpHeL

11/23/2025

Signs and symptoms of Bell’s palsy can happen quickly, and while it can be alarming, many individuals experience a full recovery within a few weeks to months.

Bell's palsy is a neurological condition that results in the sudden onset of weakness or paralysis on one side of the face. Bell's palsy is the most frequent cause of facial paralysis, and while it can be alarming, many individuals experience a full recovery within a few weeks to months.

11/21/2025

Brown Cancer Center and the lab at UofL Hospital recently teamed up to offer prostate cancer screenings for the Louisville Metro Police Department and first responders. The screening is done through a simple blood draw to monitor PSA levels.

Men should start PSA testing between ages 40-50 depending on risk factors. Learn more: ULHealth.co/3X7ZqDx

11/20/2025

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨: In the latest episode of UofL Health's Science Behind the Headlines podcast, we'll be talking about the alarming statistics surrounding lung cancer with Victor Van Berkel, M.D., division chief of thoracic surgery with UofL Health.

Dr. van Berkel speaks on the the importance of lung cancer screenings and early detection, how robotic-assisted surgery has changed the landscape for surgeons and patients, and more.

🔊 Subscribe and listen: ULHealth.co/43CtlHx

11/20/2025

PLAN AHEAD 🧊🍗 | Thanksgiving is only a week away! If you're planning to thaw your turkey in the refrigerator, get ready to move your bird.

Here are three ways to safely thaw your Thanksgiving turkey ⤵️

11/20/2025

🚬 Quitting smoking isn't easy. The key to successfully quitting smoking is being prepared. Today is the Great American Smokeout, learn more about beginning your smoke-free journey. ⤵️

Most people know that quitting smoking is important for their health, but fewer people know how to quit smoking. Follow these tips to make the process easier