As mental health disorders can be one of the “invisible” symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), mental health care can be a part of routine MS care through the regular use of screening tools and an integrated approach to treatment, according to a recently published paper. Mood and mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety, adjustment…
Alaina C. Sewell, APRN, has joined Norton Community Medical Associates – Endocrinology and is seeing patients at the practice’s Springhurst location. Alaina most recently worked as a nurse practitioner providing family care. She also has worked at Norton Immediate Care Centers; in the Norton Clinical Command Center, in the area of employee health during the…
Tamika Burrus, M.D. Stroke Neurology Joshua Wu, D.O. Sports Medicine Eric L. Xia, M.D. Infectious Diseases Jessica Cain, PA-C Neurology Steven Faddis, PA-C Cardiothoracic Surgery Kelly Joy, PA-C General Surgery Katherine K. Holland, APRN Gynecology Kevan P. McCullum, APRN Family Medicine Rachel K. Secor, APRN Family Medicine Beena Thomas, APRN Gynecologic Oncology Dre Wise, APRN…
Room to breathe for pulmonary care services After almost a year of planning and construction, hiring, and relocating, Norton Pulmonary Specialists now has expanded pulmonary care capacity on the Norton Brownsboro Hospital campus. Additional rooms, more providers and a plethora of space means better care for pulmonary patients in the area. Put simply, pulmonary care…
Carl Christie, D.O. Gynecologic Oncology Kevin A. Graham, M.D. Cardiothoracic Surgery Afshan Kashif, M.D. Hospital Medicine Kenneth G. Pugh, M.D. Neurology Li Zhou M.D., Ph.D. Cardiology Jessica Cain, PA-C Neurology William C. Coulter, PA-C Electrophysiology Amber Fortuna, PA-C Hospital Medicine Olivia N. Benzing, APRN Pulmonology Ruby R. Fralick, APRN Obstetrics and Gynecology Anne Marie Koch,…
The patient In July 2022, a 45-year-old male with a six-year history of chest pain went to the emergency room complaining of chest discomfort and shortness of breath over the previous two weeks. He was evaluated by Jacqueline Gray, APRN, and no markers of heart attack were found. Previously, nuclear stress single-photon emission computerized tomography…
Diet and exercise many times are not enough to lower the risk of hyperlipidemia (HLD). As we’ve learned over the years, genetics can play the biggest role. Fortunately, we now have treatments we didn’t have only a few years ago, giving options for patients who previously had none. At Norton Heart & Vascular Institute’s Lipid…
A $15 million gift from the Lift a Life Novak Family Foundation will expand and elevate the diabetes care we offer and help ease the burden of living with diabetes for children and adults across the region. With the transformative gift, Norton Healthcare is expanding diabetes education, outreach, programming and research with the creation of…
Pelvic health physical therapy can alleviate pain and improve the strength and function of pelvic floor muscles — enhancing quality of life, hygiene, safety and independence. Sometimes therapy is all that’s needed to address pelvic-health-related conditions such as bladder or bowel control, stool or urine leakage, pelvic pain or pain during intercourse. Physical therapy can…
Distinguishing normal aging from early dementia can be difficult, but there are clues that can help. Neurologist Gregory E. Cooper, M.D., Ph.D., chief of adult neurology and director of the Norton Neuroscience Institute Memory Center, answers the most commonly asked questions. What are the differences between normal cognitive aging, mild cognitive impairment and dementia?According to…
When symptoms of heart failure begin progressing or patients start decompensating, there is a brief opportunity for referral to an advanced heart failure center. The American Heart Association calls this the “golden window.” Primary care providers and others should consider referring a patient to the Norton Heart & Vascular Institute’s Advanced Heart Failure & Recovery…
Newly diagnosed heart failure patients have a three-month window of care crucial to their likelihood of recovery. The difference can be returning to a normal life versus awaiting a heart transplant or mechanical circulatory support with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). In that three-month window, the heart can respond well to a neurohormonal blockade,…