Imagine a world where every woman recovering from breast cancer surgery can feel whole again. That is now possible thanks to new technology available through Norton Cancer Institute and Norton Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. After a mastectomy, a patient may wish to have breast reconstruction, which involves multiple steps to prepare for implants. Until now,…
You’ve heard the usual heart health advice — exercise more, cut the salt, maybe swap the fries for a salad. But no one talks about your weekend wine and cocktails, that edible you split with a friend or the vape pen tucked in your drawer. Let’s go there. Many adults enjoy alcohol or use cannabis…
The 2025 class of the Wade Mountz Heritage Society has made planned gifts of $10.9 million to the Norton Healthcare Foundation and Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation. To date, members of the society have donated $93 million aimed toward health care for the community. “Everyone who is part of this society is part of the vision to make this…
Are my aches and pains due to aging? Or something else? You used to bounce back after a weekend of yard work — now your back feels it for days afterward. You started having knee pain when you use the stairs. Or maybe your hands started feeling stiff in the mornings. Any of this sound…
Your parents cared for you for the first years of your life, and they may need your help as they get older. Caring for aging parents can be both challenging and rewarding. It’s important to manage healthy communication and boundaries during this time, while meeting the health care needs of the older adult. Here are…
Changes in sexual desire and behaviors are normal as we age, but often there is a stigma attached to topics around seniors and intimacy. Older people take proportionately more medications than their younger counterparts. Coupled with physical aging, this puts them at higher likelihood for side effects that impact sex. Sex and intimacy can be…
Norton Cancer Institute’s Comprehensive Lung Center gives eligible patients access to the latest in lung cancer screenings, same-day follow-up appointments with medical oncology following a confirmed cancer diagnosis, and fast access to treatment and support services. It is part of the first health system in Kentucky to become a GO2 for Lung Cancer Center of Excellence in both care…
The Longines Kentucky Oaks is a great day for Louisville. What started in 1875 as a race for 3-year-old fillies has grown into one of the longest-running sporting events in the United States. The flower of the day is the stargazer lily, a large, fragrant bloom with dark pink stripes and speckles. While this botanical…
More than 42,000 donors contributed $200,718,740 to not-for-profit Norton Healthcare and Norton Children’s during their “Just Imagine” campaign. The campaign launched publicly in early 2024 to raise funds to help improve the health and quality of life for every person in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The Norton Healthcare Foundation and Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation led…
The outdoors are where Eddie Boone feels most at home. His last name traces back to the Kentucky frontiersman Daniel Boone, legendary for his wilderness exploits. Given that family history, no wonder Eddie loves spending time in nature. The career electrician built his Nelson County log home with his bare hands back in the ’70s….
Getting sick doesn’t have to snowball into other concerns, like can you afford to go to the doctor, or how are you going to pay for a hospital bill? Norton Healthcare wants to make it easy to apply for financial assistance. You can apply before you get sick, or before a family member does, and…
New robotic technology has arrived at Norton Brownsboro Hospital. Justin M. Givens, M.D., orthopedic surgeon with Norton Orthopedic Institute, is among the first five surgeons in the country — and the first in Kentucky — to perform a new groundbreaking, robotic-arm assisted reverse shoulder replacement surgery with Mako SmartRobotics. This procedure hopes to offer a…