News, Prevention and Wellness

Electronics at bedtime bad for sleep

A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics has shown that kids using electronic devices such as smart phones and tablets at bedtime are more than twice as likely to not…

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News, Prevention and Wellness

Tales from the Poison Center: Glow sticks

Hoping to make your kids’ Halloween costumes worthy of oohs and ahhs? Take an easier route than the one we took last year. Minutes after a neighbor gave my 5-year-old…

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Cancer, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, News

Breast cancer awareness still is very important

Last month, I wrote about my mother’s battle with ovarian cancer. My mom was diagnosed with a mutation on her BRCA2 gene — making her highly susceptible to both breast…

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News, Womens Health

Does my teen have PCOS?

Acne. Hair growth. Irregular periods. Weight gain. Sounds like the usual issues teen girls deal with during puberty. Maybe — but not always. These also can be symptoms of polycystic ovary…

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Heart, News, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

When a Fit Body Doesn’t Equal a Fit Heart

At age 51, Chris Pryor of Louisville led an active life, volunteering with his church, watching his grandchildren play baseball and going to the gym. Though sometimes it took him…

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Cancer, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Kiss & Tell, News

Attitude is everything

On Sept. 15, Give Local Louisville day, we shared 24 Hours of Courage on Facebook — a day highlighting the stories of courageous mothers, sons, husbands and friends who have…

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Cancer, Kiss & Tell, News, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

Kiss And Tell: Lynda’s Story

You may know her from her radio personality career, but Lynda Lambert is just like any of the one in eight women who will get breast cancer. She was standing…

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Cancer, News

Can elephants teach us how to cure cancer?

The number of African elephants living in the wild has plummeted from about 5 million at the turn of the 20th century to fewer than 450,000 — with around 111,000…

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, News, Obstetrics

Do I really need a birth plan?

I’m in the final stretch before meeting Baby B. and one of the last decisions my husband and I had to make is about preferences for our birth plan for…

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Cancer, News, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

Kiss And Tell: Jerri’s Story

Jerri Richard has the right attitude! She beat breast cancer and says it made her a better person. Watch her inspiring story. Breast cancer affects one in eight women. We’re…

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News, Prevention and Wellness

Rear- to forward-facing car seats

Keeping our children safe is priority No. 1 for most parents. But keeping them happy and comfortable is a priority, too. So when kids grow big enough that you think…

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Cancer, News, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

‘You’ll always be with me’

On Sept. 15, Give Local Louisville day, we shared 24 Hours of Courage on Facebook — a day highlighting the stories of courageous mothers, sons, husbands and friends who have…

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