Behavioral Health, Norton Community Medical Associates, Norton Now

Depression can cause pain and pain can cause depression

Physical pain and depression often go together. Unexplained general aches and pain are often the symptoms that patients first bring up before their primary care providers reach a depression diagnosis….

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Norton Now

Getting intimate can cause a painful urinary tract infection — here’s what you need to know

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection in part of the urinary system. This is the system that flushes liquid waste (urine) from the body. It includes kidneys, ureter,…

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Patient stories - Norton Healthcare, Spine

A lifetime of scoliosis won’t stop this woman from hiking trails around the world

Sometimes in life, it takes something drastic to inspire change. Jennifer White’s catalyst was the X-ray image of her spine. “The surgeon pulled it up on the screen, and it…

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Research and Clinical Trials

Norton Healthcare expands research initiatives with formation of Norton Research Institute

Today Norton Healthcare announced an expansion of research efforts with the creation of Norton Research Institute, the central entity overseeing all research throughout the organization, including clinical trials, across a…

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Norton Community Medical Associates, Norton Now

Home remedies for urinary tract infections can be risky

Treating a urinary tract infection (UTI) at home without the guidance of a medical professional is risky. While you may have had UTIs before and know what’s going on, home…

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Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics

Doula program helping improve health of pregnant patients

Jamia Singleton was 29 weeks pregnant and in labor when in walked Keisha Yates, a doula with Norton Women’s care. “I was very nervous and hadn’t heard of a doula,”…

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Multiple Sclerosis, Neurosciences

Symptoms of MS can look like other disorders

Do I have multiple sclerosis (MS)? If you were wondering about a handful of symptoms and began searching the internet, and now you’re convinced you have MS, take a breath….

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Gynecology, Womens Health

Cramps but no period

Cramping around the time of your cycle is very common, but what’s happening when you have cramps — but no period? “The reason for cramping could be a normal part…

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Health Equity, Norton Community Medical Associates, Norton Now

Eric King to Black men: Primary health care saves lives

An open letter to Black men about primary care I was 6 years old the first time my mother ran my unconscious, nearly lifeless body into a medical facility —…

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Neurosciences, Parkinson’s Disease

Staying safe behind the wheel with Parkinson’s

Parkinson’s disease affects the motor skills of the body, including large movements like walking and smaller movements such as getting bills out of your wallet. Parkinson’s can affect your ability…

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Breast Cancer, Breast Health

Louisville woman recounts her breast cancer surgery from small lump to fast and compassionate care

Finding a lump in her breast was something Heather Kleisner didn’t have time for in her busy life. But when she did, the meetings, conference calls and event planning on…

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Sports Health

Providing medical care to jockeys happens beyond the first Saturday in May

As the official medical provider of Churchill Downs, Norton Healthcare has seen its share of injuries sustained by jockeys. But care of these elite athletes goes beyond the first Saturday…

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