News, Prevention and Wellness

Halloween costume do’s and boos

The most talked about danger for trick-or-treaters is getting hit by a car. But most injuries on Halloween night involve falls. The culprit: costumes. “Each year thousands of kids spend…

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News, Prevention and Wellness

Watch: A real Halloween nightmare

When picking out a Halloween costume for your children, you’re probably focused on finding your child’s favorite superhero or princess. But what you might forget to check is the label….

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Cancer, News, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

Cancer messed with the wrong person

Dec. 6, 2011, is the day Tina Griffith’s world turned upside down. At just 38 years old, she was told she had breast cancer. “I got the call at work,…

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Neurosciences, News

Meet our new brain surgery team member

Norton Brownsboro Hospital is the first hospital in Kentucky to use the newest generation of robotic neurosurgery technology, called ROSA. Surgeons have already performed several operations using the ROSA robotic…

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Cancer, News, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

My daily dose of joy

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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Neurosciences, News

Changing the strategy for brain tumors

Norton Healthcare is now the first healthcare provider in the region to use the latest in image-guided laser technology to treat brain tumors and lesions in the brain. NeuroBlate laser…

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News, Weight Management

‘I’m worried about your weight’

You are noticing your loved one is gaining weight or continuing bad habits that are seriously affecting their health. How do you tell them they need to lose weight? How…

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News, Prevention and Wellness

Tales from the Poison Center: Cough syrup

Can I just say that I fully expect my son, Connor, to win the Nobel Peace Prize one day? He has been reading since he was 3 and, for a…

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News, Weight Management

Latte lovers: Don’t read this!

Coffee has gotten deliciously complicated — lattes, frappés, cappuccinos, mochas, double shots, iced, hot, frozen, the list goes on. Can I just get a plain cup of coffee? “Actually if…

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News, Sports Health

‘Ride ’til the day I die’

Today is National Women’s Health & Fitness Day. To celebrate, Norton Women’s Sports Health asked local women why fitness is an important part of their lives. We got some great…

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Cancer, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, News

My family’s journey with ovarian cancer

My grandmother. My mother. Both had ovarian cancer. Both were diagnosed at age 54. My mom was diagnosed first with breast cancer, then ovarian cancer a very short six years…

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Cancer, News

Prostate cancer: Let it ride?

If there were such a thing as a prostate cancer “poster patient” it would be Denny Simonavice. His experience reflects why men need to: Simonavice was diagnosed with prostate cancer…

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