Norton Healthcare recently gained national recognition for its treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). Norton Neurology Services and Norton Neuroscience Institute Resource Center have been officially recognized as a Center for…
Jeffrey S. Stephenson, M.D., sports health physician with Norton Orthopedic Specialists, discusses the most common golf-related injuries and steps you can take to play pain-free this season. You might be…
Partial knee replacement or a total knee replacement may be a way to relive chronic pain or arthritis and get you back to living a pain-free, active life. Depending on…
New information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) brings some not-so-good news about the number of women smoking while pregnant. According to the CDC’s National Center for…
My cancer story begins in March 2013. I noticed a lump in my breast, but as a busy pediatrician and mom, I ignored it for several months. Then one night…
Health care providers often form close bonds with their patients. But in situations where the provider is the only one who knows about a patient’s HIV infection — and is…
Sometimes families have guns in the house for protection or for hunting, but any gun can bedangerous. A baby is strong enough to pull the trigger. If guns are part…
In my years as an athletic trainer, I’ve come to realize my profession is misunderstood as well as confused with many other professions. In honor of National Athletic Training Month,…
While cosmologist Stephen Hawking’s life was notable for many reasons, his death brought into focus his 1963 diagnosis with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). Hawking was expected to live two years….
Jokes and memes about Kentucky weather abound: You can have all four seasons in a day! One day it’s 70 degrees, the next it’s snowing. But for people who get…
You can improve your running performance by balancing runs with cross-training and rest days. Cross-training with low-impact activities is a great way to prevent injuries. A cross-training session should last…
15“It was like I had the breath knocked out of me.” Owen Mercer is a talker. But one January day in 2012, he sat there silent. Doctors confirmed a diagnosis….