Patient stories - Norton Healthcare, Spine

Artificial disc replacement helps Owensboro woman overcome chronic back pain

It was supposed to be a dream vacation. Instead, Shanna McGinnis found herself lying in bed at an Airbnb in Rome, Italy, fighting back tears. She could barely move. After…

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Cardiology, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

Air Force veteran survives heart attack, returns to duty after recovery

When Air Force special operations officer Nathan Tingle experienced a heart attack during a workout in 2020, he thought he would receive a straightforward explanation from doctors and eventually return…

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Bone Cancer, Cancer, News, Norton Healthcare Foundation

Norton Cancer Institute names first Steven Vanover Foundation Endowed Chair

Norton Cancer Institute has named Joshua D. Harman, D.O., inaugural Steven Vanover Foundation Endowed Chair. Dr. Harman’s arrival in Louisville signifies a major investment advancing sarcoma treatment and research in…

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News

Type 1 diabetes happens in adults too

Knowing the symptoms can help prevent serious issues Type 1 diabetes is an often misunderstood disease. The truths: It is not something that can be controlled by diet or lifestyle…

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Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics

Gestational diabetes in a high-risk pregnancy: What happened for Mckenzie

Gestational diabetes was one of several reasons a second pregnancy was considered high risk for Mckenzie M. Stieneker, APRN, a nurse practitioner with Norton Children’s Heart Institute in Owensboro, Kentucky….

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Heart, News, Technology

Kentucky’s first photon-counting CT scanner aims to help detect heart problems sooner

Norton Heart & Vascular Institute is helping patients get answers about potential heart disease sooner with Kentucky’s first photon-counting CT scanner and expanded access to coronary CT angiography across its…

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ALS, Neurosciences, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

An attitude of gratitude: John Ramsey’s journey through ALS, faith and hope

“Oh, it’s terminal. It’ll kill you.” It took a moment for the words to register. Simple and direct, they carried the kind of message no one is ever fully prepared…

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Cancer, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare, Research and Clinical Trials

After 3 cancer diagnoses, Kentucky woman becomes first in state to participate in groundbreaking neutropenia clinical trial

It wasn’t supposed to be a big deal. Barbara Cook was simply shaving her legs. But as she ran the razor over her left thigh, she found it in her…

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Breast Cancer

A mammogram, a diagnosis and a breast cancer story of resilience

Julia Wayne, 45, and her husband, Peter, met on a training run at Hogan’s Fountain in Louisville’s Cherokee Park back in 2006, while Julia was working toward her master’s degree….

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Breast Health

Dense breasts and 3D mammograms: What women should know

If you’ve recently had a mammogram and were told you have dense breasts, you may be wondering what that means — and whether you need a different type of breast…

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Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics

Geriatric pregnancy age: What it means and why terminology is changing

If you’re pregnant at 35 or older, you may have come across the term “geriatric pregnancy” in a medical chart, a search result or even a passing comment from a…

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Obstetrics, Postpartum Care

Navigating the fourth trimester over 35: What to expect and how to care for yourself

For women ages 35 and older, the first 12 weeks after delivery can be an important opportunity to monitor health conditions that developed during pregnancy and identify longer-term health needs….

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