Breast Cancer, Cancer

Breast cancer in men is real and can be deadly

Breast cancer in men is serious and particularly deadly, partly because it isn’t discussed. There are some body parts we’re born with whether we’re male or female — including breast…

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Prevention and Wellness

Hotline provides urgent help with opioids

Kentucky has a new resource to battle the commonwealth’s opioid epidemic. The Kentucky Poison Control Center of Norton Children’s Hospital has launched a 24/7 support hotline for health care providers,…

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Prevention and Wellness, Recipes

Mexican Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Mexican Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Servings: 4 Ingredients 2 sweet potatoes, cooked 1 pound chicken breast (antibiotic-free), cooked and shredded 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 ounces canned diced green chilies,…

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Sports Health

Achieving Mental Toughness: Tips so you can accomplish your best

When it comes to athletic performance, do you have the mental toughness to achieve your best? If you think of performance as an equation, performance is our potential minus any…

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Sports Health

Our trainee is having a birthday, so let’s talk about triathlon age groups

Since it is my birthday this week, it made me think of age groups. I’ve always competed in the 35 to 39 age group for triathlons, since I got a…

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Flu, Norton Now, Prevention and Wellness

If you’re sick, you can wait at home

You’ve probably called ahead to get in line at a popular restaurant. Now you can do the same at a Norton Immediate Care Center. Go to NortonHealthcare.com/ICC from your phone…

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Prevention and Wellness, Recipes

Chocolate chip chia cookies recipe

Ah, cookies. It’s really hard to eat just one serving! These delicious morsels keep well in the refrigerator, and the dough can be frozen for future baking. This way, you…

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare

Cox named one of the Most Admired CEOs in Louisville area

Russell F. Cox, president and CEO, Norton Healthcare, has been named one of the Most Admired CEOs in the Louisville area by Louisville Business First. Representing the category of very…

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Sports Health

Why our Ironman trainee chose not to hire a coach — this time

I don’t have a coach for Ironman. I didn’t want one. Even a 16½-hour finish would be a personal record for me since I’ve never attempted an Ironman-distance triathlon before….

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Prevention and Wellness, Recruiting

Norton Healthcare recognized for healthy workplace efforts

Norton Healthcare has been awarded an honorable mention for the C. Everett Koop National Health Awards. The awards, named for Dr. Koop, who served as U.S. surgeon general from 1982…

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Employee stories - Norton Healthcare

How one woman built her cleaning job into a nursing career

Less than five years ago, she was a temporary cleaning employee on the environmental services team at Norton Audubon Hospital. Since then, she’s worked hard, studied hard and received tuition…

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Expecting, Gynecology, Labor and Delivery, Obstetrics, Planning Your Pregnancy

Because pregnancy is not an illness, midwife avoids intervening

For Danielle Roberts, her job as a certified nurse midwife (CNM) is “a great marriage of Westernized medicine and holistic care.” “We see patients from their first prenatal appointment all…

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