Foundation, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurosciences

Local family donates $1 million to support multiple sclerosis care

When David C. Hussung’s mom, Beth, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the early 1970s, there was very little local support to treat the disease. Thanks to David and…

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Norton Audubon, Norton Brownsboro, Norton Hospital, Norton Womens & Childrens Hospital

Norton Healthcare’s four adult-service hospitals once again nationally recognized with an ‘A’ for the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

Each of Norton Healthcare’s four adult-service hospitals received an “A” grade in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety GradeThis national distinction recognizes each facility’s achievements in protecting patients from errors,…

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COVID Vaccine, COVID19

New study shows safety of COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant patients

If you’re pregnant and wondering if you should get the COVID-19 vaccine, a new study says the answer is YES.   “We’ve had many expectant patients ask if they should…

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NCMA, Norton Now

Is your back bothering you enough to see a doctor?

If you have back pain, it can be difficult to know when it’s serious enough to get help. The pain may be in one part of your back, all over…

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Cancer, Head and Neck Tumors

Pain in the front of your neck: When to worry

Pain in your neck to the side of your windpipe could be a sign of many minor conditions such as a sore throat, swollen lymph nodes or muscle strains such…

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During Your Pregnancy, Epilepsy, Expecting, Neurosciences, Obstetrics

Pregnancy and epilepsy

If you have epilepsy, but are thinking of getting pregnant, you may have questions about how epilepsy affects pregnancy or a fetus. Epilepsy affects each person differently, based on medication,…

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Cancer, Leukemia, Lymphoma

CAR-T cell therapy triggers the body’s own defenses to fight cancer

CAR-T cell therapy takes advantage of the body’s immune system to fight off cancer, much like it does already to kick the common cold and other types of illness. Our…

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Memory, Neurosciences

Treating memory impairment can improve care for all other medical issues

Memory loss complicates treatment of every other medical condition you may have. You can’t recall symptoms from a month ago or earlier this morning. Family medical history may be difficult…

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Multiple Sclerosis, Neurosciences

Getting started on a healthy lifestyle with MS

If you have multiple sclerosis, physical exercise can be an important part of your treatment. But don’t let that word — exercise — put you off. Everyone should be getting…

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Migraine and Headaches, Neurosciences

Those headaches you’ve been blaming on your sinuses? They may be migraine attacks

You live in Louisville or Southern Indiana, so you get sinus headaches, right? Well, maybe not. They very well could be migraine attacks, and the way you’ve been treating them…

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COVID19, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

Lauren Jones offers a raw look at her life as a COVID-19 long-hauler

Most days it feels like I’m navigating through an endless sea of pain, drifting further away from shore, until the only thing I recognize is the darkness of night. The…

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Health Equity, News, Norton Childrens Medical Associates, Norton Community Medical Associates

Norton Healthcare names three physicians as medical directors for community outreach

Crystal D. Narcisse, M.D., internal medicine physician and pediatrician; Maria F. Nota, M.D., pediatrician; and Steven Patton, D.O., family medicine physician, all have been named medical directors of community outreach…

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