In many ways my husband is your typical male patient. He hates going to the doctor, thinks getting blood taken is slightly more frightening than having a root canal, and…
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced today that he has appointed Steve Ready of Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Kentucky, to serve on the Health Information Technology (HIT) Advisory Committee…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…