Ortho - Hip, Orthopedics

How can you tell if you need a hip replacement?

If you’ve been living with joint pain due to arthritis, you may be wondering if you need hip replacement surgery. When considering joint replacement surgery, there are a few ways…

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Ortho - Knee, Orthopedics

How can you tell if you need a knee replacement?

If you’ve been having trouble getting around on arthritic knees, you may be wondering if you need knee replacement surgery. When considering joint replacement surgery, there are a few ways…

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Norton Community Medical Associates

More than half of U.S. adults report feeling lonely

When the U.S. surgeon general called the loneliness epidemic in this country a public health issue in 2023, it called attention to the potential damage that social isolation can do…

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Norton Audubon, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

When you love someone, let them know — a lot

Bonny and Robert Parker, who are in their early 60s, met years ago at the former Heads Up Pub in Louisville.  As sometimes happens in life, when they first met,…

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Endocrinology, NCMA

Misdiagnosed diabetes can lead to serious, life-threatening complications

Diabetes is a condition that affects around 37 million Americans. This disease affects how your body uses glucose (sugar). High blood sugar can cause other health conditions over time, including…

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Flu, Norton Now

I have the flu. Can it turn into pneumonia?

Influenza, or the flu, is a common respiratory infection caused by a virus that infects the nose, throat and lungs. Most people can clear the flu on their own. Sometimes…

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Norton Now

Is bronchitis contagious?

Bronchitis is a common respiratory condition that can cause a cough that lingers for several weeks. As a result, you might wonder: Is bronchitis contagious? The answer depends on several…

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Brand Feature, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Norton Hospital

When a Norton Healthcare nurse had surgery on her wrist, an employee benefit helped with driving her and her dad

Sheila Geiger, R.N., a relief charge nurse on the mother/baby unit at Norton Hospital, hadn’t heard of Papa until she was working her night shift last August. One of her…

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Brand Feature, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Research and Clinical Trials

Balancing service and career

Kendrick Thomas had found his niche at Bellarmine University — working toward a career that gave him the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of one of his greatest role…

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Dementia, Memory, Neurosciences, News

Norton Neuroscience Institute selected to pilot national Brain Health Navigator program

Norton Neuroscience Institute is one of six sites nationwide chosen to pilot a new Brain Health Navigator program aimed at creating a worldwide model to prevent, diagnose and treat Alzheimer’s…

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Flu, Infectious Disease, Norton Childrens Medical Associates, Norton Community Medical Associates, Norton Now

Even when your fever goes away, you still can spread the flu for about 24 hours

Influenza, or flu, is an upper respiratory infection caused by a virus. It affects the nose, lungs and throat. This influenza is not the same as a stomach flu, which…

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Norton Community Medical Associates

Hormone replacement therapy is different from over-the-counter supplementation

Menopause is when monthly periods stop completely. The time before menopause is called perimenopause, which is when hormone levels begin to drop. Women who have had certain surgeries or treatments…

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