Recruiting

Norton Healthcare facilities earn ‘LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader’ designations for third year in a row

Norton Healthcare’s five hospitals and Norton Cancer Institute have been named LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leaders by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for the third year in a row. “Norton Healthcare…

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COVID19, Infectious Disease, Norton Healthcare Pavilion

Norton Healthcare to offer COVID-19 Long-term Care Clinic for patients with lasting side effects

Norton Healthcare will launch COVID-19 long-term care clinics for adult and pediatric patients who continue to experience side effects after having battled the coronavirus. “Norton Healthcare has been a regional…

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COVID19, Flu, Norton Community Medical Associates

When is the flu or COVID-19 an emergency?

Esta publicación también está disponible en español. Symptoms of seasonal flu and the coronavirus/COVID-19 overlap, and most people with mild symptoms will recover at home. Your health provider will give…

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Dementia, Neurosciences

‘Sundowning’ and dementia: What it is and how to treat it

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, you may have heard the term “sundowning.” The term refers to a state of confusion occurring…

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Medical Weight Management, Weight Management

A weight management physician discusses 4 popular weight loss drugs

Patients who are overweight or obese potentially can benefit from a medication approved for long-term weight management. Four weight loss medications — Contrave, Qsymia, Saxenda and Xenical — that have…

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Colon Cancer

Convenient colon screenings on weekends

Kentucky has the highest rate of colon cancer in the nation. Yet one-third of adults are not getting screened as recommended. Norton Healthcare is taking steps to address a big…

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COVID19, News, Norton Healthcare Foundation, Research and Clinical Trials

Norton Healthcare is one of first in nation to develop new convalescent plasma study for COVID-19 patients

Norton Healthcare is one of the first in the nation to study convalescent plasma as a therapy to prevent high-risk patients with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, from…

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COVID19, Wound Care

Intensive wound-care treatment helps save woman’s COVID-19-damaged hands and feet

Norton Wound Healing Center – Brownsboro’s oxygen-rich hyperbaric chamber recently helped save the fingers and toes of a woman whose blood vessels were damaged by COVID-19. The chamber typically is…

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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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