News

Donors give $1.3 million through society

Thirteen families have joined the Wade Mountz Heritage Society after making gifts totaling $1.3 million to the Children’s Hospital Foundation and/or Norton Healthcare Foundation. Established in 2008, the society recognizes…

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Hepatitis C, Infectious Disease, Prevention and Wellness

Baby boomers need to get screened for hepatitis C

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is responsible for more deaths in the U.S. than HIV. Baby boomers make up 75 percent of all HCV cases, yet 80 percent do not consider…

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Neurosciences

Know the signs of a stroke: act FAST

Face: Ask the person to smile. Does the smile look even? Arms: Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drop down? Speech: Does the person have trouble…

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Neurosciences, News

Robotic laser therapy treats epilepsy, brain tumors and lesions

Norton Healthcare is the first health care provider in the region to use the latest in image-guided laser technology to treat brain tumors and lesions in the brain. NeuroBlate laser…

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Neurosciences, News

Implantable device reduces seizures

The NeuroPace RNS System is an implantable device that constantly monitors for seizures and interrupts them without the patient feeling a thing. Similar to a pacemaker that monitors and responds…

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Neurosciences, News

Epilepsy monitoring unit fast track

If a patient is having seizures and has not responded to two or more seizure medications, he or she may have refractory epilepsy or no epilepsy at all. The patient…

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Neurosciences, News

National medical trial for radiation necrosis now available

A new clinical trial for patients suffering from radiation necrosis is now available at two Kentucky locations. The LIBERTI trial is investigating a potential new treatment for radiation necrosis that…

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Neurosciences, News

New equipment at Norton Neurosciences & Spine Rehabilitation Center

The Norton Neurosciences & Spine Rehabilitation Center continues to meet the needs of physicians and patients with the addition of new equipment. The DIERS formetric scanner allows a radiation-free and…

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News, Prevention and Wellness

7 ways to knock out seasonal allergies without medication

Want allergy relief that avoids “medicine head”? Try these quick natural remedies for allergy symptoms: Saline nasal spray: Use it daily to clear away pollen; start using it before you…

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News, Weight Management

How to choose fast food well

  Believe it or not, you can make healthy fast-food choices. However, without a little planning, it’s easy to eat an entire day’s worth of fat, salt and calories in…

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News

Celebrating Norton Healthcare’s remarkable nurses

This week, May 15 to 21, 2017, Norton Healthcare is honoring our nearly 4,000 nursing staff members’ noble work. Every day, our nurses strive for a higher standard of excellence…

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MyNortonChart, News

How one busy family used MyNortonChart to manage a health crisis

Eamonn and Elizabeth Murphy, of Louisville, had dreams of what a lot of couples want in life — to get married, experience the joys of being newlyweds, have children, a…

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