Neurosciences, Sports - Concussion, Sports Health

An athlete’s recovery from concussion follows a step-by-step process

The typical time it takes an athlete to heal from a concussion ranges from two to six weeks and follows an evaluation at each step before the athlete is approved…

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Cancer, Colon Cancer, Colonoscopy

Why get a colon cancer screening if you don’t have a family history?

Health providers like to know what medical conditions your blood relatives have had. Called a family history, it can help your provider know what conditions you might be at risk…

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Cancer, Colon Cancer, Colonoscopy, Gastroenterology, Prevention and Wellness

Colonoscopy prep options: They’ve gotten easier

Maybe you’ve heard a story that you’ll have to drink some kind of awful-tasting liquid, and then you’ll be in the bathroom all day and night. Maybe you’re afraid colonoscopy…

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Health Equity, News

Norton Healthcare announces permanent location for its Institute for Health Equity

Norton Healthcare has announced the future location for its Institute for Health Equity, A Part of Norton Healthcare. The institute will move into space in The Village @ West Jefferson,…

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Equity inclusion belonging

Down syndrome doesn’t define James

World Down Syndrome Day is marked every year on March 21 to help raise awareness and advocate for equitable inclusion of those with Down syndrome. The date — the 21st…

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COVID19, Norton Brownsboro, Spirituality

Remembering the best of times and worst of times

One year ago, on March 8, 2020, Norton Brownsboro Hospital admitted our first COVID-19 Norton Healthcare patient. My co-workers recently have talked about how that time has passed. In many…

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Injury and Trauma, Orthopedics

Open leg fractures like Tiger Woods’ can take months to heal

A broken leg like that suffered by Tiger Woods in his recent automobile crash can take several months to heal — and possibly longer since the compound fracture was in…

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COVID Vaccine, COVID19

Vaccine brings hope for health care professionals

If you’re skeptical about getting the COVID-19 vaccine, here is something that might change your mind: It’s working. Health care employees, the first group in Kentucky to receive the vaccine,…

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Bike to Beat Cancer, Foundation

Riding for kids with cancer and a coworker in Bike to Beat Cancer

Almost every morning for the past two years Veronica Cook has hopped on her stationary bike and ridden for an hour. In 2019 and 2020, Veronica used her pedal power…

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Equity inclusion belonging

Children’s ER social worker and oncology nurse nominated as Black Achievers

A social worker at Norton Children’s Hospital’s emergency department and an oncology nurse at Norton Cancer Institute – Brownsboro have been nominated for the YMCA of Greater Louisville’s Black Achievers…

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Ortho - Hip, Ortho - Knee, Orthopedics

Spouses and partners are beneficiaries of knee and hip replacements too, study finds

You can expect to get around better with less pain after hip or knee replacement surgery, but your partner also can discover a better quality of life, according to a…

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Ortho - Knee, Orthopedics

Getting a new knee doesn’t come with the costly hospital stay it used to

Knee replacement costs have come down in recent years as orthopedic surgeons develop more sophisticated techniques and use increasingly precise tools that can allow patients to go home the same…

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