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Norton Healthcare named one of best employers in America

Norton Healthcare has been named to Forbes’ America’s Best Employers list. The organization ranked 95 out of 500 large companies (5,000+ employees) in the nation. It is the only health…

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Avoiding a colonoscopy? Consider a FIT test

Turning 50? Aside from celebrating your milestone birthday, you have something else to add to your to-do list: Scheduling a colon cancer screening. Considering FIT? Discuss your options with your…

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‘Blue Zones’ expert Tony Buettner to speak at free Go Confidently event

The myth surrounding the Fountain of Youth, a spring that would give eternal life, has persisted through time. While we know that water can’t turn back time, Tony Buettner was…

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Know your numbers: Cholesterol

Even though it gets a bad rap, your body needs cholesterol to help build cells. Your cholesterol number plays a major role in measuring your health. When you have your…

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Child gets help for mother after stroke

If someone near you were having stroke, could you recognize the signs? Do you think a kindergartner could? Five-year-old Colt Wagner may not have known what a stroke looks like,…

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Sinus infection, allergies or common cold?

Spring in the Ohio Valley is tough — all the pollen, grass and mold spores in the air can make for a miserable couple of months for people with allergies….

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Cancer survivors prepare to take walk of their lives at 2018 Kentucky Oaks Survivors Parade

On Friday, May 4, an impressive field of fast fillies will take the track at Churchill Downs for the running of the 144th Longines Kentucky Oaks. Just before the horses…

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Cystic fibrosis, then another surprise in first pregnancy journey

Our journey to parenthood started with joy, excitement, a bit of surprise and a whole bundle of nerves. Is anyone ever really ready to be a parent — to see…

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7 things to know about the romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak

How many times do we hear about E. coli in the news? Notices of minor outbreaks happen frequently around the country. Sometimes it’s from a swimming pool, other times from…

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Over 50? CDC recommends you get new shingles vaccine Shingrix

  If you’re age 50 or older, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends you receive Shingrix, a new shingles vaccine that is more than 90 percent…

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One-year after no pulse at miniMarathon finish line, Matt Murdock’s life is back on track

Matt Murdock was nearing the end of the Kentucky Derby Festival miniMarathon last year when he went into a sprint. The race had been postponed due to rain for about…

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Your home medicine cabinet could be a teenager’s drug supply

Do you know the names and types of prescription medicines in your home? If some pills were missing, would you notice? Do you run out before you’re due for a…

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