Ruth A. Adene-Peter, M.D. Norton Inpatient Care Specialists Samer Alnabhan, M.D. Norton Inpatient Specialists Carrie Araneta, APRN Norton Community Medical Associates – Heartland Taylor J. Burkhart, D.O. Norton Inpatient Specialists Morgan Cole, APRN Norton Immediate Care Centers Sarah Daniel, APRN Norton Community Medical Associates – Preston Patricia Estes, APRN Norton Cancer Institute M. Lauren Huff,…
John T. Hamm, M.D., director of Norton Cancer Institute’s research program and chairman of the Norton Hospital Cancer Committee, will lead the Quality of Care Council of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). The Quality of Care Council provides strategic guidance on ASCO’s cancer quality activities, leadership in joint efforts with other societies and…
Hall of Fame horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas endured pain and weakness in his leg, foot and hip, from lumbar spinal stenosis, for years before seeing Jeffrey L. Gum, M.D., orthopedic spine surgeon with Norton Leatherman Spine. Dr. Gum initially managed the trainer’s spine issues with injections. “He always had the next big race to…
The latest episode of the “MedChat” podcast, “Psychedelics: Potential for Therapeutic Use,” is now available. Promising research is being conducted on psychedelics for the treatment of psychiatric disorders. This episode covers the history of psychedelics, the chemical and pharmacological properties of psychedelics and the clinical use of psychedelics in the United States, including clinical trials….
Norton Health & Wellness Center offers an individualized, 12-week program for overweight and obese patients looking to lose weight and improve their health. Patients enrolled in the 12-week program give a comprehensive medical history, have their body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage and waistline measured, and have screening lab work done. During the program,…
A drug used to relieve a cluster headache cycle also can help with subsequent cycles if patients continue the therapy, according to a new study by Norton Neuroscience Institute neurologist Brian M. Plato, D.O. Episodic cluster headaches are severe headaches during periods of a week to several months. The headache cycles are separated by pain-free…
Join us Tuesday, Sept. 15, for a lunchtime series providing the latest updates in neuroscience. This program will be livestreamed from noon to 1 p.m. Mandy Whitt, M.D., headache specialist with Norton Neuroscience Institute, will discuss management and treatment options for migraines. Dr. Whitt will discuss the diagnostic criteria for migraine, the prevalence of migraine…
The expansion of Norton Brownsboro Hospital is complete, with 70 new patient beds — a 55% increase — advancements in stroke and aneurysm care capabilities and a larger emergency department. The new emergency department has 42 patient care areas, including two triage rooms, 33 exam rooms and a dedicated space for performing rapid electrocardiograms (EKGs)….
Norton Healthcare will launch a COVID-19 Long-term Care Clinic for adult patients who continue to experience side effects after having battled the coronavirus. “Norton Healthcare has been a regional leader in caring for patients with COVID-19. From innovative treatments and clinical trials to community-based testing, we have been at the forefront of this pandemic,” said…
Lee Dulaney did her best to ignore the pain in her right hip for years. Steroid injections helped, but the pain persisted. “I’d get steroid injections, and it would feel better for a while; and then the pain would come back.” Lee said. “People would say, ‘You’re limping,’ and I’d say, ‘I know. It hurts.’”…
Because we’re accustomed to operating on obese patients, surgeons with Norton Weight Management Services are uniquely situated to perform general abdominal surgery on these patients, including gallbladder removal, repairing hiatal or abdominal wall hernias, colon resections and lipoma removal. We get pigeonholed as bariatric surgeons, but Jeff W. Allen, M.D., and I both continue to…
Daksha P. Mehta, M.D., is a board-certified rheumatologist in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, where she has served the community for over two decades. Dr. Mehta treats auto immune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and lupus as well as osteoporosis, gout and osteoarthritis. According to Dr. Mehta, since there are more than 100 types of…