COVID19

This looks to be an especially bad year to get the flu: Get a flu shot

This year’s flu season is shaping up to be a particularly dangerous time to get the illness as the coronavirus is expected to continue circulating in the fall and winter…

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Recruiting

Application deadline nearing for nurse apprenticeships

Norton Healthcare is now taking applications for the next Student Nurse Apprenticeship Program (SNAP) cohort. Students set to graduate December 2022 through June 2023 need to apply by Oct. 1,…

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Breast Health, Prevention and Wellness, Womens Health

Norton Healthcare adds second mobile health screening center

A new Norton Healthcare Mobile Prevention Center gives the hospital and health care system two mobile centers for health screenings, allowing providers to visit more patients closer to home and…

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Cardiology, Heart, Women’s Heart Program

Why chest pain in women is different and shouldn’t be dismissed

Chest pain in women is often different from men’s typical experiences. Also known as angina, heart-related chest pain is the result of a decrease in blood flow to the heart….

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Infectious Disease, Norton Now

How to protect yourself and your family against West Nile virus

Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus have been found in Louisville’s 40202 and 40204 ZIP codes, the city’s Department of Public Health and Wellness announced Wednesday. The risk of becoming sick…

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Breastfeeding, Expecting, New Parent, Obstetrics

Baby Bistro & Boutique celebrates milestone in offering breastfeeding supplies and help

Just in time for National Breastfeeding Month, Baby Bistro & Boutique is marking its fifth anniversary of providing advice, supplies and support to breastfeeding moms. Moms and their families can…

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

Norton Healthcare’s four adult-service hospitals receive national awards for stroke care

Norton Healthcare’s four adult-service hospitals have been nationally recognized for their advanced stroke care. The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association awarded Norton Audubon Hospital, Norton Brownsboro Hospital, Norton Hospital and…

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Norton Now, Weekly Health Tip

Don’t put off a checkup or ignore symptoms

When access to public spaces is in flux during the coronavirus pandemic, you still may feel anxious about going to your health care provider for a checkup. Don’t put off…

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Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Ovarian Cancer, Uterine Cancer

Making sure patients, physicians know about the advances in treating female cancers

Lynn Parker, M.D., gynecologic oncologist with Norton Cancer Institute, is on a mission. She’s doing whatever she can to spread the word: There’s a lot that can be done to…

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Ortho - Hip, Orthopedics, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

From a December hip replacement to learning to surf by summer

Lee Dulaney did her best to ignore the pain in her right hip for years. Steroid injections helped, but the pain persisted. “I’d get steroid injections, and it would feel…

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Orthopedics, Sports Health

Fort Knox area gets easier access to military veteran sports medicine physician

When sports medicine physician Scotty Newcomer, D.O., was offered a chance to treat soldiers from Fort Knox, he jumped at it. “I said, ‘Yeah, let’s do it,’” Dr. Newcomer said….

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Neurosciences, Stroke

Lynn Hundley named American Heart Association Volunteer of the Year

The American Heart Association (AHA) has named Lynn Hundley, director of clinical effectiveness and stroke care at Norton Neuroscience Institute, as its 2020 Volunteer of the Year. Lynn hopes to…

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