COVID19, Health & Wellness, Infectious Disease, Prevention and Wellness

El CEO de Norton Healthcare está “muy cómodo” por ahora con capacidad para manejar la oleada de COVID-19

Los funcionarios de Norton Healthcare están “muy cómodos” con la capacidad del sistema de atención médica más grande del área de Louisville para manejar un aumento en los pacientes con…

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COVID19, Infectious Disease, Weekly Health Tip

Can you spread COVID-19 if you don’t have symptoms?

New reports suggest that COVID-19 can be spread when a person has no symptoms or when symptoms are very mild. The virus also has a long incubation period, and symptoms…

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COVID19, Infectious Disease

Cómo hacer auto-cuarentena

Siga estos pasos si le han diagnosticado o está esperando los resultados de la prueba de COVID-19. Si usted ha dado positivo o está siendo monitoreado por una infección por…

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COVID19, Infectious Disease

How to self-quarantine

Esta publicación también está disponible en español. Follow these steps if you have been diagnosed or are awaiting test results. If you have tested positive or are being monitored for…

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COVID19, Infectious Disease

World Health Organization does not recommend avoiding ibuprofen for COVID-19

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there is no reason not to take ibuprofen (the generic name for Advil or Motrin) if you have coronavirus disease (COVID-19), unless you…

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Behavioral Health, COVID19, Infectious Disease

Coping with anxiety amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Everyday life largely has come to a halt as social distancing has been urged to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This disruption, compounded by anxiety over health risks…

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COVID19, Infectious Disease

Feeling sick? Stay at home unless it’s an emergency

If you are feeling ill, you might be worried about whether you have COVID-19. There is much attention in the news and social media about the availability of testing equipment,…

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COVID19, Infectious Disease, Prevention and Wellness

Proper hand-washing is like a DIY vaccine

Here’s the proper hand-washing who, what, where, when, why and how. Who should wash their hands? Everyone. Think of hand hygiene as a do-it-yourself vaccine — it’s something you can…

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COVID19, Infectious Disease, Newsjacking

Coronavirus hits US and the news

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a novel coronavirus (nCoV) that was first identified in Wuhan, China, has now reached the United States. This also comes on the heels of the…

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Flu, Immediate Care Centers, Infectious Disease, Norton Community Medical Associates, Norton Now, Norton Primary Care

How effective is this year’s flu shot?

The flu shot’s effectiveness this year — or any year — is not 100%. But getting the shot, along with practicing good hand hygiene and taking precautions when caring for…

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Common Cold, Norton Now, Prevention and Wellness

How to handle some of the more common bugs kids bring home from school

Germs, viruses and bacteria are back in school too. And they’re coming home which means their sick day could potentially turn into your sick day. Here are some of the…

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Hepatitis C, Infectious Disease

Hepatitis C is contagious — know the risk factors that make infection more likely

The sharing of used needles as well as blood transfusions before 1992 have been the main causes of hepatitis C transmission in the United States. Anyone can get the hepatitis…

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