Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics, Planning Your Pregnancy

Sickle cell pregnancy: Early prenatal care and careful monitoring can make the difference

A person who’s expecting and who has sickle cell disease (SCD) requires early prenatal care and careful monitoring, but a healthy pregnancy is certainly possible. Sickle cell disease increases the…

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Expecting, Labor and Delivery, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics, Planning Your Pregnancy

Can you have vaginal birth after a C-section?

If you are pregnant again and delivered your last baby via cesarean delivery (C-section), it still might be possible to have a vaginal birth. While patients who attempt to have…

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Menopause, Women's Bone Health, Womens Health

How to increase bone density after menopause

Hormonal changes after menopause can cause women’s bones to weaken so much that they can break easily, but there are several ways to increase bone density and overall health while…

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Dementia, Neurosciences

Making family gatherings easier for those with dementia

Family gatherings might include struggling with many emotionally-charged issues, including a family member with dementia. Nationally-known educator and occupational therapist Teepa Snow, M.S., OTR/L, FAOTA, recently led a virtual presentation…

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Kentucky Derby Marathon Training, Sports Health

Track training helps runners build endurance, speed, pacing and stride

When was the last time you ran on a track? Maybe high school? Maybe never? Track running can be helpful if you are training for a half-marathon or marathon. It…

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Foundation, Prevention and Wellness, Splash N Dash

Ivy-jai and her family exercise at home for good health

Ivy-jai is an energetic 2-year-old who loves the camera and exercises every day, so it’s only natural her mother would enter a video of the girl in Norton Healthcare’s Every…

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COVID19

Exercise after COVID-19 can reverse the “deconditioning” of being sick

Exercise after COVID-19, under the guidance of a physical therapist, can help combat the fatigue and weakness that can linger for months after recovery. KORT physical therapy’s Recovery and Reconditioning…

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Heart, Vascular Surgery

Louisville visitor goes to Norton Audubon Hospital with intense stomach pain — not a moment too soon

Visiting Louisville on a business trip, Rob Priest thought he might have come down with a terrible case of food poisoning. As pain in his abdomen grew more intense and…

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KDF Marathon, Kentucky Derby Marathon Training, Sports Health

How to get back into running marathons or minis

If you are getting back into running after a hiatus during the pandemic, getting to the starting line after a long pause may seem challenging. Here are some ways to…

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Epilepsy, Neurosciences

How do I know if I had a seizure?

If you think you had a seizure for the first time, what should you do? If you believe you had your first seizure, you should go to the emergency room….

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Bike to Beat Cancer, Cancer, Foundation

Biking to beat cancer and supporting others — from Massachusetts

High school English teacher Annemarie Finn has never been to Louisville to ride in Bike to Beat Cancer. In fact, Annemarie does not live in the region or even in…

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News

King’s Daughters’ Health officially joins Norton Healthcare as the system’s sixth hospital and first outside of Louisville

King’s Daughters’ Health, located in Madison, Indiana, has officially joined the Louisville-based Norton Healthcare system. King’s Daughters’ Health (KDH) will be renamed Norton King’s Daughters’ Health and becomes Norton Healthcare’s…

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