Update on antenatal corticosteroids in women at risk for preterm delivery
Liggins and Howie’s landmark paper in 1972 demonstrated that a single course of corticosteroids given to women at risk for preterm delivery reduced the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome and mortality in the offspring. After […]
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Migrainous disorders in children
The formal name for “childhood periodic syndromes” has changed from “childhood periodic syndromes that are commonly precursors of migraine” in ICHD-2 to “episodic syndromes that may be associated with migraine” in ICHD-3, partly because some […]
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Updates on obstetric hemorrhage
In this update: New definition for postpartum hemorrhage from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Tranexamic acid as first-line medication 1:1 ratio of packed red blood cells (PRBC) to fresh frozen plasma (FFP) Postpartum […]
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Norton Leatherman Spine reveals increase in cases of osteomyelitis
Physicians are seeing more cases of an otherwise rare spine infection — osteomyelitis — that can be caused by injecting bacteria along with heroin. A recent Norton Leatherman Spine study took a closer look at […]
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CME opportunity: Evaluation and Management of Urinary Incontinence
At the 22nd annual Primary Care Update: A Clinical Update on the Management of the Adult Patient, Marjorie L. Pilkinton, M.D., Norton Urogynecology Center, presented on the evaluation and management of urinary incontinence. The goal […]
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NeuroPace implant helps patient control epilepsy
Neurostimulator monitors for seizures and interrupts them without the patient feeling a thing In 2010, Heather Ritchey had a seizure. It came out of nowhere, and she didn’t have another one for two years. Unfortunately, […]
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Two Norton Healthcare facilities become CMS accredited in OB anesthesia
Norton Hospital and Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital obstetric anesthesia services have been accredited by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Anesthesia Services of Kentucky PLLC, the physician group providing anesthesia services at […]
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Multidisciplinary approach to newborn diaphragmatic hernia repairs
When Samuel Johnson was born at Norton Children’s Hospital with a diaphragmatic hernia, a highly trained and specialized team was ready. “We have well-thought-out plans, a process in place to take care of children with […]
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New study says cancer may soon overtake heart disease as nation’s top killer
A new study shows cancer is on its way to becoming the leading cause of death in more counties nationwide.The study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, analyzed records for 32 million people in the […]
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Glioblastoma clinical trial uses immunotherapy in fight against the deadliest brain cancer
Immunotherapy drugs often will seek to unblock the checkpoint, which suppresses the body’s immune system, unmasking the cancer cell as a target for the body to fight. Louisville researchers are turning their success with immunotherapy […]
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Online CME: A Primary Care Physician’s Guide to Multiple Sclerosis
The Norton Healthcare Center for Continuing Medical Education has made available speaker sessions from the 2018 Neuroscience Symposium, one including a presentation on a “Primary Care Physician’s Guide to Multiple Sclerosis” by Geeta A. Ganesh, […]
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Norton Neuroscience Institute an active participant in headache disorders clinical research
As the clinical program for headache medicine has expanded within Norton Neuroscience Institute and further clinical developments have been made in the field of treating headache disorders, our clinical research department has grown. We have […]
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