VIDEO: Virtual tour of Jennifer Lawrence Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Young patients with serious heart conditions — and their families — have moved into the Jennifer Lawrence Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Norton Children’s Hospital. What does a patient room look like? What does it […]
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Norton Neuroscience Institute recognized as multiple sclerosis leader
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has presented Norton Neuroscience Institute with its 2019 Leadership award. Norton Healthcare received the honor for its continued commitment and dedication to treating those living with MS. “The team at […]
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Anna V. Bite, D.O., joins Norton Neuroscience Institute
Anna V. Bite, D.O., has joined Norton Neuroscience Institute as a neurologist with a special interest in multiple sclerosis and other inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system. Those conditions include transverse myelitis, optic neuritis, […]
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Norton Cancer Institute radiation oncology reaccredited by ACR
The radiation oncology team at Norton Cancer Institute recently was granted reaccreditation in radiation therapy for a three-year term by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Radiation therapy uses radiation and advanced technology delivered precisely […]
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Sports medicine was always the plan for University of Louisville football’s head team physician
By David Steen Martin With Norton Sports Health teaming with the Louisville Cardinals as official health care provider, Chad Smith, M.D., is the head team physician for University of Louisville football as well as an […]
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Study suggests link between vaping, cancer
A recent study shows a possible link between vaping and cancer, extending the trend’s dangers beyond a deadly pulmonary disease. The first study linking vaping to cancer found nearly 25% of mice developed lung cancer […]
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Meet Melissa Lee Perrotta, M.D., Norton Children’s new adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) assistant medical director
By Kim Huston From working in a genetics lab to teaching yoga, Melissa Lee Perrotta, M.D., has found a way to blend all of her passions into one career. Her drive to understand and solve […]
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Mostafa El-Refai, M.D., thrives on the quick results of opening blocked arteries
For Mostafa El-Refai, M.D., interventional cardiology is the best of both worlds. He gets to develop long-term relationships with patients and their families. He also gets to perform emergency stenting procedures to open blocked coronary […]
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Sofya Kuznetsov, M.D., joins Norton Heart & Vascular Institute
Sofya Kuznetsov, M.D., who is board certified and fellowship trained in clinical cardiac electrophysiology and cardiovascular disease, has joined Norton Heart & Vascular Institute. Dr. Kuznetsov completed her clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at University Hospitals […]
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New physician joins Norton Sports Health to treat athletes of all levels
Norton Sports Health’s team is growing with the addition of a new specialist who will care for the Louisville Cardinals . Scotty Newcomer, D.O., sports medicine physician with Norton Orthopedic Institute, previously worked with the […]
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Center of Excellence honors for Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital
By Maggie Roetker Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital has been redesignated a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology (COEMIG) and Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery (COERS) by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC). Status […]
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Heart failure monitoring technology provides early warning of worsening condition
By Lynne Choate Living with advanced heart failure can be every bit as scary as it sounds. For patients, it means following a strict regimen that includes medication and regularly monitoring for the slightest signs […]
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