Heart, News

After decades of living with heart disease, this patient knows the value of comprehensive care

Phil Hayes celebrated his 77th birthday this year. It was a milestone he wasn’t sure he would get to see more than 30 years ago when a heart attack permanently…

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Cancer, News

Helping others with ever more sophisticated radiation oncology tools

Aaron C. Spalding, M.D., is a radiation oncologist with a straightforward approach to medicine. “I was raised in a way to try to use the blessings in my life to…

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Heart, Neurosciences, Womens Health

Signs of stroke in a woman may be different than in a man

Twice as many women will die from stroke than breast cancer. Not only are women more likely to have a stroke compared with men, they also are less likely to…

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News, Prevention and Wellness

Sinus infection vs. a cold

Greater Louisville is famous for allergies and congestion that affect residents year-round. But it’s November when Norton Community Medical Associates offices see a seasonal spike in sinus complaints. “We see…

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Brain Cancer, Brain Tumor, Brain Tumor, Cancer, Cancer 2021, Neurosciences

Glioblastoma clinical trial uses immunotherapy in fight against the deadliest brain cancer

Louisville researchers are turning their success with immunotherapy toward a new foe — the deadly glioblastoma brain cancer. Renato V. LaRocca, M.D., a neuro-oncologist and cancer medicine specialist with Norton…

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Cancer, News

New study says cancer may soon overtake heart disease as nation’s top killer

A new study shows cancer is on its way to becoming the leading cause of death in more counties nationwide. The study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, analyzed…

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Neurosciences, News

NeuroPace implant helps Jeffersontown woman control her epilepsy

Dread going to work on a Monday morning? Don’t tell that to Heather Ritchey. The hairstylist of 15 years shows up to her job at Fritz’s Salon in Louisville, Kentucky,…

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Cancer, Cancer 2021, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare

Proud Kentuckian providing lung cancer treatment to fight state’s worst cancer challenge

Adam D. Lye, M.D., is a proud Kentuckian. The medical oncologist/hematologist grew up in Covington and attended medical school at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington. For…

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Neurosciences, News

Epilepsy patient gets precise diagnosis, the right treatment and a return to his life

Brandon Miller was loving life. Until it came to a screeching halt. On Jan. 7, 2007, Brandon sped down the Gene Snyder Freeway. He quickly approached something in the middle…

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Infectious Disease, Spine

Heroin use blamed for increase in rare spine infection osteomyelitis

Physicians are seeing more cases of an otherwise rare spine infection — osteomyelitis — that can be caused by injecting bacteria along with heroin. Heroin users risk showering their bloodstream…

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Cancer, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, News

Nurse helps cancer patients navigate fog of a scary diagnosis

As an oncology-certified nurse, Gina Morrison, R.N., has learned there are two sides to cancer care — the side fighting cancer cells in the body and the side taking care…

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Expecting, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, News, Obstetrics

Gestational diabetes can make pregnancy risky

Beth, 29, was thrilled to learn she was pregnant with her first child. But her excitement turned to fear when she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Although Beth didn’t have…

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