Norton Louisville Arm & Hand becomes Norton Arm & Hand Institute
Norton Arm & Hand Institute is the new name for Norton Louisville Arm & Hand, as of March 1, 2024. The goal of Norton Arm & Hand Institute is to be a destination program by […]
View moreOpen-access, peer-reviewed medical journal accepting submissions
Norton Healthcare has launched a new, open-access medical journal to promote the sharing of innovation and ideas from the laboratory, the bedside and everyday practice. Norton Healthcare Medical Journal welcomes original articles related to medicine, […]
View moreAntimicrobial stewardship
The Norton Healthcare Antimicrobial Stewardship Program was recognized this year as the first and only antimicrobial stewardship center of excellence in the United States by the British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. The international collaboration is […]
View moreNorton Cancer Institute enrolling patients for gotistobart (ONC-392) Phase 3 trial
Norton Cancer Institute is enrolling metastatic lung cancer patients in a Phase 3 clinical trial to test a promising new anti-CLTA-4 antibody, gotistobart (ONC-392). The study will test whether gotistobart is more effective than the [...]
View moreChristopher P. Rhyne, M.D., headache medicine specialist, has joined Norton Neuroscience Institute
Christopher P. Rhyne, M.D., is a headache medicine specialist at Norton Neuroscience Institute. He earned his medical degree from Windsor University School of Medicine, St. Kitts, West Indies. He completed his residency in family medicine […]
View moreFebruary 2024 Norton Medical Group new providers
Scott M. McClain, M.D. Emergency Medicine Stephen R. Roszell, M.D. Urgent Care Jerome J. Tuitt, M.D. Hospital Medicine Shengnan Zheng, M.D. Hospital Medicine Timothy J. Ziolkowski, M.D. Emergency Medicine Katharine Adelstein, APRN Psycho-oncology Lunden A. […]
View moreLouisville Business First has recognized Norton Healthcare and Norton Children’s research team members with its 2024 Health Care Heroes Innovator Award
Louisville Business First has recognized researchers at Norton Healthcare with its 2024 Health Care Heroes Innovator Award. The award honors those who break ground in the health care field by developing or implementing new technology, [...]
View moreHow evidence-based “exercise snacks” can combat sedentary lifestyles
What are “exercise snacks”? A newer concept for evidence-based exercises, called “exercise snacks” or “activity snacks,” is gaining traction for helping improve health outcomes for patients with sedentary lifestyles. These “snacks,” which involve short bursts […]
View morePostpartum cardiovascular disease makes pregnancy history a critical part of evaluating patients
Patients who have been pregnant and especially those who had complicated pregnancies are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease, but the condition typically arises 10 or 15 years after the pregnancy. Patients are screened months […]
View moreDiagnosing early stage lung cancer with robotic bronchoscopy lung nodule biopsy
The patient A 67-year-old woman with a past medical history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema presented with a spiculated right upper-lobe nodule that was previously 8 millimeters in size on CT scan of […]
View moreAdvantages of minimally invasive spine surgery
Spine surgeries have come a long way from the large open procedures that were the standard of care for many years. A wide range of minimally invasive surgeries are now possible for patients, with excellent [...]
View moreReducing opioid use before and after spine surgery
Until recently, opioids have been the analgesic of choice for managing back pain before and after surgery. Now we are in the midst of an opioid crisis and know all too well the many drawbacks [...]
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