Jun Zhao, D.O., named physician lead for outpatient care at Norton Children’s Cancer Institute
Jun Zhao, D.O., pediatric hematologist/oncologist, has been named physician lead for outpatient care at Norton Children’s Cancer Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine. Dr. Zhao will work with Ashok B. Raj, M.D., medical […]
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7-session online program helps teens quit tobacco and vaping
N-O-T: Not on Tobacco, an American Lung Association program led by trained Norton Children’s Prevention & Wellness facilitators, is helping kids in the Louisville area quit tobacco and vaping. About 90% of teens who participated […]
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Tips for health care providers reporting child abuse and neglect
All individuals in Kentucky, regardless of profession, are required by law to report suspected child abuse or neglect. Health care providers, due to their knowledge and expertise, can offer investigators a wealth of information and […]
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Changing the trajectory of patients’ lives with advancements in diabetes technology
An artificial pancreas is the Holy Grail of diabetes technology. We are not there yet, but new technology is moving us closer by managing insulin more precisely than ever before — and changing the trajectory […]
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March 2021 Norton Children’s Medical Group New Providers
Laura B. Bishop, M.D. Pediatric Hospital Medicine Swapna K. Chandran, M.D. Pediatric Otolaryngology Clayton B. Cummings, M.D. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Hazar Hassuneh, M.D. Pediatric Hospital Medicine Vicki L. Owczarzak, M.D. Pediatric Otolaryngology Ndah Akwesi Poteh, […]
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Helping your pediatric patients adhere to their asthma action plans
Establishing an asthma action plan for your pediatric patients is a great first step, but helping them and their families adhere to it could be even more important. Self-management through an asthma action plan that […]
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Erythrocytapheresis minimizes iron load and improves growth in sickle cell patients
Erythrocytapheresis (automated red cell exchange) increasingly is used to replace sickled red cells in sickle cell disease (SCD) patients as an alternative to transfusion. The procedure doesn’t significantly raise the total hemoglobin — a frequent […]
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Patients will get test results faster
Starting on April 5, 2021, patients will have immediate access to most test results and progress notes through their MyNortonChart accounts. New federal laws taking effect that day require health care organizations to give patients […]
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Referring kids for mental health care as pandemic persists
The COVID-19 pandemic created not only a physical health crisis, but a mental health crisis that will likely outlast the virus, according to Kristie V. Schultz, Ph.D., a pediatric psychologist with Norton Children’s Behavioral & […]
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Pediatricians can prepare families for the possibility of persistent cloaca with prenatal ultrasound
Cloaca — a severe anorectal malformation where the genital, urinary and gastrointestinal tracts share a common channel — can be observed through prenatal ultrasound, and pediatricians should be alerted to the possibility of persistent cloaca, […]
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Advanced care options for refractory epilepsy
The majority of children with epilepsy respond well to medications. However, 20% to 30% of patients with epilepsy have seizures that are difficult to control even with two or more appropriately chosen antiseizure medications. When […]
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UofL pediatric ear, nose, throat and audiology providers are now with Norton Children’s ENT & Audiology
The affiliation between Norton Healthcare, UofL Physicians – Pediatrics and the University of Louisville School of Medicine makes it easier for children and their families to access comprehensive ear, nose, throat and audiology care connected […]
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