Multiple Sclerosis, Neurosciences

What are symptoms of MS in women?

Symptoms of MS in women can be different and MS affects women more than men. Researchers are not entirely sure why MS is different in women — it could be…

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COVID19

Tips for caregivers during quarantine

Your schedule has been disrupted by the global COVID-19 pandemic. For some, that can mean suddenly being the caregivers for loved ones who have a memory disorder or other neurological…

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COVID19

Cooking and ordering take-out in the midst of COVID-19

If you’re sick with the coronavirus/COVID-19 and are well enough to get around, you may be wondering whether you can cook for others. You can, but extra attention to hygiene…

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COVID19, Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Patient stories - Norton Healthcare

47th anniversary wish works out amid coronavirus restrictions

David and Mary Newton haven’t spent more than a few days apart since they were married 47 years ago in Loretta, Kentucky. As their anniversary approached, Mary was recovering from…

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COVID19

Lack of kits, laboratory backlog explain lack of coronavirus tests

With so much uncertainty surrounding us, many want to know — do I have the coronavirus? But the limited supply of test kits means that not everyone who wants a…

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COVID19, Foundation, Norton Healthcare Foundation

Norton Healthcare, GE Appliances/FirstBuild create plastic boxes to protect caregivers

When a request for intubation shields for area hospitals came in, FirstBuild was happy to help. A staff member from Norton Hospital came across an article written by an anesthesiologist…

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COVID19, Research and Clinical Trials

COVID-19 treatment studied in Louisville using plasma from recovered patients

Norton Healthcare physicians are testing a possible treatment for COVID-19 using convalescent plasma taken from blood donated by fully recovered COVID-19 patients. With approval from the U.S. Food and Drug…

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Recruiting

Bringing Victory home: Employee benefit helps local couple adopt

Since she was a child, Jenni Haynes, P.T., CLT, wanted to adopt a baby girl from overseas. That dream became reality in April 2018. Jenni and her husband adopted a…

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COVID19, Heart, Heart Rhythm Center, Telehealth

Visit the cardiologist from your living room

You may be practicing social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, but what if you have a heart condition that needs to be monitored? The answer is in telehealth. One area…

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare, Recruiting

A young nurse’s gratitude during a trying time

Sarah Cohron, R.N., is a new nurse at Norton Hospital. Her letter to Norton Healthcare President and CEO Russell F. Cox: Dear Russ, My name is Sarah Cohron, and I…

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Behavioral Health, Expecting, Labor and Delivery, New Parent, Obstetrics, Postpartum Care, Womens Health

Postpartum anxiety is different from depression: Watch for symptoms

Postpartum anxiety symptoms are different from those of postpartum depression, and new moms can have one condition and not the other. They also can have both at the same time….

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A lifelong friend lay dying of COVID-19 in her intensive care unit

Maureen Loftus, R.N., saw her childhood neighbor lying in the intensive care unit (ICU). His eyes were closed. A ventilator helped him with the breath that COVID-19 had taken away….

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