Ortho - Hip, Orthopedics

Hip replacement recovery and what to expect from surgery

If you’re thinking about getting hip replacement surgery, you are probably in pain. Maybe it’s difficult to walk up stairs and get up from a chair.  But how painful is…

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Atrial Fibrillation, Heart, Heart Attack, News

Holiday heart attack may be a real thing, but don’t blame the holidays

Statistically, more people experience a heart attack during the holidays. However, most cardiologists would agree the holidays don’t cause heart attacks. “Stretching from Thanksgiving to Christmas and even into the…

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Infectious Disease, Norton Now, Prevention and Wellness, Prompt Care - Walgreens

Whooping cough vaccine for grandparents and others about to meet a newborn

Grandparents, other family members and caregivers need to make sure they’re up to date on the whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine at least two weeks before meeting a newborn to protect…

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eCare, News

Norton Healthcare and JCPS to expand school telehealth program to all elementary schools

Thanks to a grant from the Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation, Norton Healthcare and Jefferson County Public Schools are expanding a partnership to offer virtual medical care to students and staff…

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News, Norton Audubon, Norton Brownsboro, Norton Childrens Hospital, Norton Hospital

Norton Healthcare’s four Louisville-based adult-service hospitals nationally recognized with an ‘A’ for fall 2023 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

Each of Norton Healthcare’s four adult-service hospitals in Louisville received an “A”gradein the fall 2023 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. This national distinction recognizes each facility’s achievements in protecting patients from…

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Norton Now

Strep throat season has arrived

Strep throat season, which happens during late winter and early spring, is hitting the Louisville area. A sore throat often is considered to be a cold symptom, but allergies, dry…

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eCare, Flu, Immediate Care Centers, Norton Community Medical Associates, Norton Now, Prompt Care - Walgreens

Early flu symptoms may include fever, but not always

Early flu symptoms can come on suddenly, usually within a few days of exposure to the influenza virus, and can include a fever. While fever is often thought of as…

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Heart, Heart Attack, Interventional Cardiology, Norton Audubon, Norton Brownsboro, Norton Hospital

A STEMI is one of the most dangerous forms of heart attack — here’s what you need to know

When blood flow is partially blocked through one or more arteries to the heart, the heart muscle is damaged. This is a heart attack. But when the flow is blocked…

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Diagnostic Imaging, Endocrinology, Immediate Care Centers, Neurosciences, News, Norton Community Medical Associates

Norton Healthcare brings full-service imaging services to Elizabethtown

Norton Healthcare continues to build on its promise to bring accessible health care to central Kentucky with the opening of a new multi-practice location in Elizabethtown. The offices in the…

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Brain Cancer, Brand Feature, Cancer, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Norton Brownsboro

Hospital welcomes church service to grant wish of patient with brain cancer

In November 2022, Jonathan Parrish’s life took an unexpected turn when he began experiencing concerning health symptoms. Jonathan, a neurodiagnostic technologist at Norton Brownsboro Hospital, found himself grappling with nausea…

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Cardiology, Heart, Heart Failure

How to exercise with heart failure

Heart failure and exercise: Strengthening your heart and safely combating heart failure Heart failure is a condition that means your heart can’t pump blood as well as it should. The…

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Heart, Heart Failure

How long you can live with heart failure depends on many factors — lifestyle, stage of the condition and more

If you are diagnosed with heart failure, your prognosis depends on many factors, including age, stage of heart failure, underlying conditions and strength of heart function. There are three types…

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