Equity inclusion belonging, Health Equity, Locations, Norton West Louisville Hospital

Norton Healthcare selects architectural firm to design new Norton West Louisville Hospital

Norton Healthcare has selected Moody Nolan, a leader in community-based health care, to design West Louisville’s first newly constructed hospital in more than 150 years. The team from Moody Nolan…

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Gynecology, Womens Health

Why don’t I get period cramps? What is and isn’t normal

Period cramps can be annoying or painful, but not everyone experiences uncomfortable menstrual symptoms. If you don’t get period cramps, you shouldn’t be concerned. An absence of discomfort could be…

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Norton Now

Are all your vaccines current?

We’ve heard a lot about COVID-19 vaccinations in the last two years, but there are other adult vaccines you need, too. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) encourages all…

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Heart, Heart Failure

It’s not just a saying — you can die from a broken heart

The human heart can endure so much over time. Stress cardiomyopathy, known better as broken heart syndrome, is a condition where a surge of stress hormones floods the body due…

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Multiple Sclerosis, Neurosciences

Early symptoms of MS can vary widely, but will typically trace back to neurological impairment

Early symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) can start to appear in adolescence, but the disease tends to develop in adults between the ages of 20 and 40. MS tends to…

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Sports Health

What’s the role of an athletic trainer?

If your kid is a student-athlete, it’s time to get to know their athletic trainer. The role of an athletic trainer (AT) in all sports is to be a critical…

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Movement Disorders, Neurosciences, Parkinson’s Disease

Doctor’s passion led to neurology after grandfather’s Parkinson’s diagnosis

For Jason L. Crowell, M.D., working in medicine and fighting Parkinson’s disease are personal. One of the newest neurologists on staff at Norton Neuroscience Institute, Dr. Crowell grew up watching…

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Equity inclusion belonging, Health Equity

Norton Healthcare facilities once again earn top score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Healthcare Equality Index

Norton Healthcare’s five Louisville hospitals and Norton Cancer Institute have received an evaluation of 100 and the designation “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 15th anniversary…

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Heart, Norton Audubon

American College of Cardiology ‘Distinction of Excellence’ for Norton Audubon Hospital

The American College of Cardiology recognizes exceptional care at cardiology hospitals with its HeartCare Center National Distinction of Excellence award. The award recognizes forward-thinking heart hospitals with goals to advance…

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Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart, Heart Failure

10 Louisville-area heart failure patients benefit from new implant program

The 10 Louisville-area heart failure patients who received implanted mechanical pumps through Norton Heart & Vascular Institute’s launch and certification of a ventricular assist device (VAD) program share that they’re…

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Behavioral Health, Heart, Norton Community Medical Associates

Anxiety symptoms persist along with COVID-19 pandemic

In the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, acute anxiety, panic attacks and similar topic searches online spiked following a March 2020 presidential declaration of a national emergency. Although researchers…

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Cancer

If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, here are questions to ask

Being ready with questions to ask your oncologist can help put you back in control after hearing the scary news of a cancer diagnosis. Understanding your disease and how it’s…

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