For a heart patient, avoiding infection with COVID-19 and keeping in touch with your cardiologist can be critical. COVID-19 primarily attacks the lungs, but it can both directly and indirectly affect the heart as well. With less oxygen being processed by the lungs, the heart will need to pump harder to spread oxygen throughout the…
Ha terminado su visita al proveedor de atención médica, bájese de la mesa de examen y abandone la práctica. Detrás de usted, el personal de la oficina está utilizando soluciones germicidas de alta resistencia y limpiando para prepararse para el próximo paciente. Si bien la telesalud ha creado una forma popular de obtener atención médica…
Overheard at the store Man approaches with a baseball cap over his nose and mouth: “I forgot my mask. Do you have any disposables?” Employee: “Don’t worry about it. They make us wear one, but I think it’s overkill especially now that things are opening up.” Actually, as the economy reopens, it’s even more important…
Esta publicación también está disponible en español. You’ve finished your health care provider visit, stepped off the exam table and left the practice. Behind you, office staff is using heavy-duty germicidal solutions and wiping down to get ready for the next patient. While telehealth has created a popular way to get medical care from your…
Renato V. LaRocca, M.D., values the opportunity to be at the forefront of brain cancer research. As a neuro-oncologist and cancer medicine specialist with Norton Cancer Institute, Dr. LaRocca has treated many cases of glioblastoma. He is grateful to have been part of a clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of a novel immunotherapy vaccine…
With COVID-19 weakening her body, Hannah Jones, 24, was at risk of a heart attack. She was placed on a ventilator so she could breathe. It was very possible she would die. Two days after getting an infusion of plasma donated by a COVID-19 survivor, she was out of intensive care and on the road…
Knowing what to do if someone is having a stroke can have a lasting impact on their recovery. The greatest chance for recovery from stroke occurs when emergency treatment is started immediately. “Stroke treatments are advancing rapidly, but they all have one thing in common: The sooner we can administer treatment, the better the patient’s…
After any vaginal delivery, you may have swelling and discomfort. If you had a vaginal tear or episiotomy with delivery, you may have stitches in the area as well as itching and soreness. “Soreness in the vaginal area usually will begin to ease over six to 12 weeks after birth,” said Kenneth J. Payne, M.D.,…
Like many cancer patients, Misty Aubrey’s calendar is filled with appointments. She meets regularly with her oncologist, behavioral oncologist and neurologist. To be safer during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, she stopped meeting her doctors face to face whenever possible and started visiting with them by video. “I think this has been one of…
Rachel Sheffield started as an entry-level receptionist at a primary care practice. With the help of a 12-week training program, she’s now the office coordinator of a busy urgent care center. Rachel participated in Norton Healthcare’s Elevating First-Line Employees program, to grow her career over the past four years. In that time, she’s gone from…
Ellen Werner, a Louisville native living and working in New York City, saw on social media that one of her friends in Charlotte, North Carolina, was collecting donations to purchase meals for health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I donated a little bit of money,” said Ellen. “And then I reached out, wondering how…
Today Norton Healthcare officials announced an innovative concept in medical care that gives the community another option for low-contact health screenings. A permanent drive-thru/walk-up express health care site will be built on the corner of Breckenridge Lane and Taylorsville Road, and will offer health screenings and testing, vaccinations, diagnostics and lab work. Additional locations are…
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