The following guidance to health care providers has been issued by Norton Healthcare’s infection prevention and employee health department. Current situation in Kentucky On Jan. 16, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health advisory to encourage rapid subtyping for patients hospitalized with influenza A. The Kentucky Department for Public Health…
The following measles guidance for providers has been issued by Norton Healthcare’s department of infection prevention and employee health. When should children receive MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine? Do we need to vaccinate children early because of measles cases in the United States? All children are recommended to get two doses of the MMR vaccine, starting with…
Hydrocephalus in newborns represents one of the most challenging conditions faced in neonatal care. Early recognition and appropriate intervention are crucial for optimal outcomes. The key to managing newborn hydrocephalus lies in recognizing changes over time. “It’s not what the brain looks like at any moment. It’s what it looks like today versus previously,”…
Carrie A. French, Psy.D. Pediatric Psychology Virginia L. Menche, M.D. Pediatrics Katherine E. Price, Psy.D., HSP Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Johanna M. Said, D.O. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Crystal A Idstein, PA-C Pediatric Otolaryngology Andrew W. Rogers, PMHNP Pediatric Behavioral Health Lindsey D. Spivey, APRN Child Abuse Pediatrics Mckenzie M. Stieneker, APRN Pediatric Cardiology
Neonatal seizures represent one of the most common and challenging neurologic conditions encountered in the neonatal intensive care unit. The unique characteristics of the developing nervous system and their often subtle clinical manifestations complicate recognition and management, according to Lester M. “Max” Gallivan, M.D., a resident in pediatric neurology at the UofL School of Medicine and…
Pediatric oncology’s remarkable strides improving survival for children with cancer also has brought a new set of long-term health implications.
Neonatal hypotonia, or “floppy infant syndrome,” is a common condition encountered after delivery and in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Early diagnosis and differentiating etiology of low tone are critical to help prevent further complications. “Hypotonia can be a manifestation of systemic illness or dysfunction of any level of the nervous system,” said Amanda…
Emily J Allen, DO Pediatric Hospital Medicine Alyssa N Conley Hamlin, DO Pediatric Hospital Medicine Virginia Menche, M.D. Pediatrics Nicholas Miles, M.D. Child Abuse Pediatrics Tea Stanfield, APRN Pediatric Emergency Medicine Dylan P Vish, MD Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Cerebral palsy describes a range of permanent motor function disorders arising from a one-time change to the fetal or infant brain. Cerebral palsy symptoms are secondary to a brain injury or malformation before, during or shortly after birth, according to Christopher R. Barton, M.D., a pediatric neurologist with Norton Children’s Neuroscience Institute, affiliated with the…
Margaret T. Dorn, M.D. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Kaitlin B. Firquin, D.O. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Rachel D. King, M.D. Pediatrics Emergency Medicine JMichelle Talukder, M.D. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Megan Ferrell, PA-C Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
A world-renowned diabetes researcher has joined Wendy Novak Diabetes Institute, a part of Norton Healthcare and Norton Children’s, with the goal of curing Type 1 diabetes. Balamurugan N. Appakalai, Ph.D., also known as Dr. Bala, is a leading researcher in islet cell transplants and is widely considered one of the most skilled islet isolation specialists…
Hypertension in children is an increasingly prevalent health concern, especially due to the obesity epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 20% of children under 19 are considered obese. Early diagnosis and management of hypertension in the pediatric population is necessary to prevent long-term complications, with a potential to reverse…