Norton Audubon, Norton Brownsboro, Norton Hospital, Norton Womens & Childrens Hospital, Patient Safety

All Norton Healthcare adult-service hospitals recognized again with A’s for safety

All four Norton Healthcare adult-service hospitals were once again awarded an “A” in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. Norton Audubon Hospital, Norton Brownsboro Hospital, Norton Hospital and Norton Women’s &…

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COVID19, Heart

Coronavirus and your heart health

As hospitals step up and respond to the influx of COVID-19 patients amid a pandemic, a dangerous trend has emerged: Fewer patients are seeking treatment for heart attack and stroke…

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COVID19, Research and Clinical Trials

Norton Healthcare, Kentucky Blood Center working to get plasma to COVID-19 patients

Physicians around the country are testing a possible treatment for COVID-19 using plasma taken from blood donated by fully recovered COVID-19 patients, called convalescent plasma. Locally, Norton Healthcare began offering…

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COVID19, Pulmonary

Sick in bed with COVID-19? Here’s why you need to get up

If you’re sick in bed with COVID-19, you need to get up, stretch, breathe deeply and get your lungs full of as much air as you can — even though…

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COVID19, Norton Audubon, Norton Womens & Childrens Hospital

Norton Healthcare removing COVID-19 emergency tents

Tents erected at Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital and Norton Audubon Hospital to handle any spike in COVID-19 patients are being removed, as current local trends indicate they won’t be…

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COVID19, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare

💙 Health care workers team up to make blue heart stickers for unity

Respiratory care practitioner Brittany Ballard and her longtime friend Hannah Fisher, R.N., are capturing the spirit of collaboration in the fight against COVID-19. They’ve created blue heart stickers for health…

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COVID19, Prevention and Wellness, Weekly Health Tip

Taking it easy on the alcohol can increase your chances of fighting off COVID-19

Even though there isn’t anywhere to go, and boredom is a real thing, this is an especially good time to moderate our alcohol intake. According to the World Health Organization,…

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New Parent, Obstetrics, Postpartum Care

How long after giving birth can you have sex?

Many factors can go into how long after giving birth you can have sex. Whether you delivered vaginally or via cesarean section, your body needs time to heal. Waiting at…

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COVID19

Norton Healthcare launches phased approach to more safely resume services

Norton Healthcare will begin a phased approach to more safely resume services that will allow us to address our patients’ current and ongoing medical needs, effective tomorrow, Monday, April 27….

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COVID19

Kentuckians are poisoning themselves as they fight COVID-19

Poisonings related to cleaners and disinfectants are surging as local families work to protect themselves against COVID-19. According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, poison…

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COVID19

Mantenga el distanciamiento social con las citas de telesalud de Norton y Norton eCare

A pesar de que todos nos mantenemos seguros en casa, puede haber un momento en que necesite ayuda médica que no sea de emergencia. Quizá necesite hacer un seguimiento con…

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Cancer 2021, COVID19, Research and Clinical Trials

Norton Healthcare physicians first in world to test cancer drug as COVID-19 treatment

A COVID-19 patient at Norton Healthcare is the first in the world to participate in a randomized Phase 2 clinical study using low-dose selinexor. This oral drug, manufactured by Karyopharm…

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