Norton Audubon, Norton Hospital, Norton West Louisville Hospital, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare, Wound Care

From Sunday church service to emergency surgery

Karen Burke knows firsthand how quickly life can change. While getting ready for church on April 20, 2025, Karen noticed some swelling in her ankle and discomfort in her lower…

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Breast Cancer, Cancer

This two-minute test could be your first line of defense against breast cancer

A two-minute test can reveal a person’s breast cancer risk before it’s too late. One in eight women will develop breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. Due to…

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Arm and Hand, Orthopedics

Kentucky artist picks up the brush again after thumb surgery

Art is Max Hassan’s passion. Ever since he was a child, he’s loved to draw. The pencil — to him — fit like a glove in his hand, as he…

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Cancer, Gastroenterology, News

Norton Healthcare first in Kentucky to unveil new treatment for pancreatic cancer

Life-changing, advanced cancer technology has arrived at Norton Audubon Hospital for patients with pancreatic cancer. William B. Evans III, M.D., gastroenterologist with Norton Gastroenterology Consultants of Louisville, recently became the…

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Heart

Louisville man turns heart failure survival into lifesaving advocacy

After surviving heart failure, a Louisville man is championing cardiovascular health and educating others about the importance of lifesaving care. In May 2024, Audwin Helton was enjoying the PGA Championship…

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Norton Community Medical Associates, Primary Care, Young Men's Health

Why weight management really matters

There is no single way to achieve weight loss for men. “If there were, we would all be doing that,” said Joshua H. Brandon, M.D., “but it’s more complicated than…

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Norton Community Medical Associates, Primary Care, Young Men's Health

Hair loss in your 20s and 30s can be caused by many issues, and here’s what you can do about it

Male-pattern baldness is a type of androgenic alopecia — which is a long way of saying hair loss that affects men. This is the most common type of hair loss…

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Norton Community Medical Associates, Primary Care, Young Men's Health

Dude, get a doctor: Erectile dysfunction is common in young men – get the right treatment

For young men, sexual response is often a reflex. Erectile dysfunction affects older guys, right? Wrong. Younger men, including guys in their 20s, can experience erection issues.  Erectile dysfunction is…

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Norton Community Medical Associates, Primary Care, Young Men's Health

Dude, get a doctor: Men’s mental health matters, too

Struggling with stress or burnout? As a man, talking about your feelings isn’t weak; it’s part of addressing your overall health. Between the ages of 22 and 35, life involves…

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Research and Clinical Trials

Oldham County man credits Norton Healthcare with saving his life — 3 times, now participating in clinical trial

According to Mitchell Brooks, Norton Healthcare has saved his life not once, not twice, but three times. The 66-year-old man has faced cancer, cardiac emergencies and open heart surgery at…

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Breast Cancer, Cancer

A nurse’s journey through advanced breast cancer: Michele’s invasive ductal carcinoma Stage 4 diagnosis

When Paducah, Kentucky, native Michele Burgess received her Stage 4 invasive ductal carcinoma diagnosis Feb. 6, 2020, she faced the advanced breast cancer the same way she approaches everything in…

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Patient stories - Norton Healthcare, Spine

63-year-old Kentucky woman back to working, gardening, cooking, lifting weights after scoliosis surgery

For some, age really is just a number. Rona Garriott is proof of that. The 63-year-old Pleasureville, Kentucky, woman works full time at a chiropractor’s office. After work, she’s in…

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