Infectious Disease

HIV in pregnancy: You can have HIV and have a healthy baby

Deanna Polsgrove, practice manager for Norton Infectious Disease Specialists, considers patients to be like family. She cries with them and celebrates with them. So, when a patient gave birth to…

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Expecting, Obstetrics

5 natural childbirth tools and props to help women through a natural delivery

Women who choose to have a natural birth still face the challenge of how to relieve pain. That’s where some familiar tools, and some unusual ones, can provide alternative pain…

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Heart, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

When the doctor becomes the patient

Gerald F. Sturgeon, M.D., has been a pediatrician in the Louisville community for 50 years and with Norton Children’s Medical Associates – Dupont since 2011. He recently found himself on…

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Go Confidently

10 tips to your best life from Iris Apfel – fashion icon

Iris Apfel, in her trademark oversized glasses and flair for bright style, has been going confidently for 97 years. Here, from her latest book – “Accidental Icon” – are some…

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Bike to Beat Cancer, Bike to Beat Cancer Training, Cancer, Foundation

Bike to Beat Cancer forms unexpected bond

An unfortunate reality is that everyone has been touched by cancer in some way. Mary Cambron, pharmacy director for Norton Audubon Hospital and Norton Hospital, first faced cancer when the…

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Prevention and Wellness

Downtown Louisville farmers market makes eating local easier

Workers in downtown Louisville — especially around the hospitals — have a convenient option this season for eating local. Connect with #NortonEats Be sure to follow #NortonEats and @NortonHealth on…

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Prevention and Wellness

Do you know the signs of drowning?

You’re out with friends having fun at the pool, lake or quarry. Everyone is having a great time, but suddenly one of your friends becomes very quiet in the water….

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Go Confidently

A conversation with Iris Apfel

Thank you for your interest At this time, registration for the Go Confidently event with Iris Apfel is full. Please watch for information regarding our next Go Confidently event coming…

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Multiple Sclerosis, Neurosciences

Feldenkrais class helps patient with MS improve movement

Jackie Stafford was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1977. Back then, patients with MS were told not to exercise because it was thought that the increase in body temperature…

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Norton Now, Prevention and Wellness

Tips for a safe, healthy and happy Fourth of July

The Fourth of July brings people together every year just as much as it brings on the heat. With more time spent outdoors and celebrating, the risks of injury and…

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Cancer, Lymphoma, Skin Cancers

Cutaneous lymphoma: Blood cancer that starts in the skin

Why does a blood cancer start in the skin? Lymphomas are cancers of the immune system, which generally arise in lymph nodes and other lymphatic tissue.  The immune system consists…

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Recruiting

Program helps student reach toward his dream job

Mautrice Jones beams when he talks about first becoming a nurse, and then a cardiothoracic surgeon. The Norton Healthcare co-op student’s “dream job” wasn’t a future he even considered two…

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