During Your Pregnancy, Expecting, Labor and Delivery, Obstetrics, Postpartum Care

Kentucky sets Maternal Health Awareness Day in effort to reduce pregnancy-related deaths

Kentucky is the fifth state to designate a day calling for action to raise public awareness about the importance of maternal health and to promote maternal safety. Jan. 23 has…

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Equity inclusion belonging, News

Help us celebrate National Day of Racial Healing

Today, Jan. 19, marks the fifth annual celebration of National Day of Racial Healing. This observance represents an opportunity to appreciate our shared humanity and work with one another to…

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Bariatric Surgery, Weight Management

Quality of life improvements after weight-loss surgery

Quality of life after gastric sleeve or gastric bypass surgery can improve significantly and be long-lasting, according to studies of patients before and after weight-loss surgery. In questionnaires filled out…

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Endocrinology

Genes and diet can play a role in developing Type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is genetic in the sense that you may inherit a predisposition to the disease, but not the disease itself. Put another way, a high-fat and high-cholesterol diet…

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Cancer

Over age 26? You may be eligible for the HPV vaccine

Over the age of 26? You still may be able to get the HPV vaccine. What is HPV? The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI)….

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Brain Cancer, Brain Tumor, Brain Tumor, Cancer, Neurosciences, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

Brain cancer doesn’t stop for the pandemic; it didn’t stop for Ben Smith

A seizure in late May, followed by another in early June led Ben Smith to the emergency department at Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital. Visitor restrictions were in place due…

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Behavioral Health, During Your Pregnancy, Expecting, Obstetrics

Perinatal depression: What women should know

According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), perinatal depression, or depression that happens during and after pregnancy, is one of the most common medical complications during pregnancy…

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Faith and Health Ministries, Recruiting

Michele Harbin, R.N., featured for work with the CARE Collaborative

The Kentucky Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force wants state residents to know their blood pressure numbers — and they’re taking great CARE to make sure they do. The…

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Neurosciences, Spine

Numbness and weakness in your arms or legs? It may be your back

If you experience frequent numbness and weakness in your arms or legs, the issue may be in your back. Over time, the gradual wear and tear of the vertebrae protecting…

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COVID19, NCMA, Norton Now

Siempre reduzca su riesgo de viajar para las fiestas

El mejor consejo para viajar durante el COVID-19 es “no lo haga.” Si usted está dispuesto a aceptar los riesgos, aquí hay algunos consejos para mantenerlo más seguro durante sus…

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Behavioral Health, Neurosciences

Managing stress and anxiety at the holidays

Holidays can be a joyful time but also a time to cause extra mental stress and anxiety. Bryan Davis, Psy.D., clinical health psychologist with Norton Neuroscience Institute, discusses some ways…

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MyNortonChart

Schedule now for chance to win! Make an appointment online with MyNortonChart for a chance to win $500

Save time and schedule your next appointment with Norton Healthcare through MyNortonChart. Anyone who schedules an appointment online between now and Dec. 31 through MyNortonChart will be entered for a…

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