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 at Valhalla Golf Club. But on his third day attending the professional golf tournament, he wasn’t quite himself. “As I walked out of Valhalla, something…
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 that. Around 30% of American men are overweight, and 43% have severe obesity.” For men ages 20 to 39, nearly 40% are considered obese, according…
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 in men. The early stages of hair loss often begin in your 30s, but some men are affected in their teens and 20s. While this…
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 the inability to get an erection, an erection that doesn’t last long enough for sex or getting an erection sometimes but not every time you’re…
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 a lot of changes and pressures: building your career, navigating relationships, finances and an overall sense of trying to figure out what’s next. If you’re…
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 Norton Healthcare in the past 10 years. Now, Mitchell is a participant in the LeAAPS clinical trial, which is helping to advance research that could…
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 life — head on. As a nurse manager for an inpatient hospice unit, Michele had spent years caring for others in their most vulnerable moments….
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 her garden and kitchen, feeding both her passion and her palate. Somehow, she still finds time for exercise, doing her best to stay in shape…
Norton Healthcare has received American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines achievement awards for demonstrating commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital. Heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 5 causes of…
Heart failure: Symptoms, causes and treatment options Heart failure can sound scary, but what does it really mean? If you’ve heard this term and felt a wave of concern, you’re not alone. Many people assume “congestive heart failure” means the heart has stopped working entirely, but that’s not the case. Here are some common questions…
To Tom Conquest, Bike to Beat Cancer isn’t just an event on the calendar, it’s his “Christmas,” a holiday he holds near and dear. Every September, he rides with purpose, passion and pride, honoring the people he has lost as well as the strength he has found as a cancer survivor. Tom first joined Bike…
Austin Zulka spends an hour a day exercising. He alternates between running and cycling. Saturdays are his “long days,” a chance to test his body and his cardiovascular fitness with longer-than-normal runs or bike rides. And it shows. At age 30, Austin looks like he’s in the physical prime of his life. He feels that…