News, Recipes

DIY taco seasoned meat recipe

Skip the side of MSG, cornstarch, hydrogenated oil and silicon dioxide at your next Taco Tuesday by making your own taco seasoning. Add this seasoning to your favorite meat or…

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Cancer, News

New grant helps take mammograms, other health outreach to high need areas

Norton Healthcare Prevention & Wellness’s breast cancer screening program has been selected by Susan G. Komen Kentucky as a recipient for a 2018 community awards grant. The $57,967 grant will…

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News

Reducing energy consumption Norton Healthcare

With rising energy costs and aging infrastructure, Norton Healthcare saw an opportunity to enact an energy initiative to upgrade to energy-efficient equipment and other conservation measures. The result has been…

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Maternal-Fetal Medicine, News, Obstetrics

Pregnant African-American women far more likely to have pre-eclampsia than white women

Pre-eclampsia, a potentially fatal pregnancy condition characterized by high blood pressure, is 60 percent more common in black women than white women, according to the Healthcare Cost Utilization Project (HCUP)….

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, News

Norton Healthcare recognizes Nurse of the Year award winners

Recipients honored as part of Nurses Week 2018 celebration Kathy Campbell Published: 05/16/2018 In celebration of National Nurses Week, May 14 to 18, Norton Healthcare has recognized 10 extraordinary nurses…

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News, Prevention and Wellness

9 ways to ease allergies without medicine

Greater Louisville is known for allergies, and this year is no exception. Spring has brought high pollen counts, and you can actually see a coating of yellow pollen on items…

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News, Sports Health

FDA approves first-ever blood test to detect traumatic brain injury

For the first time ever, doctors now can test for brain trauma with a simple blood test. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the Brain Trauma Indicator, which…

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Ride-hailing apps vs. ambulance: When to call 911

You’re not feeling well and you don’t think it’s bad enough for an ambulance, but should you use your smartphone to get a ride from Lyft or Uber? Ride-hailing/ride-share apps…

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News, Obstetrics

Who will be in the room when I have my baby?

When you’re expecting a baby, you have lots of decisions to make. Do you want to see a doctor or a midwife? Do you want to use nitrous oxide? What…

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National task force changes prostate cancer screening guidelines

Should men in their 50s and older be screened for prostate cancer by getting a blood test to measure their prostate-specific antigen (PSA)? The answer to that question has changed…

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Neurosciences, News

Innovative procedure gives epilepsy patient his life back

Justin Hardesty’s heart raced. He thought he was having a panic attack. But it was much worse. He was having a seizure. “All of a sudden, I felt freaked out,”…

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, News

Volunteering for a healthier generation of young women

Robin G. Curry, M.D., always wanted to be a doctor — and always loved sports. She discovered running during middle school basketball practice and soon realized she was a better…

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