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Ischemic heart disease in women may not show up on standard tests

Ischemic heart disease in women can lead to a heart attack, but this risk may go unnoticed. This is because a patient’s diagnostic coronary angiogram shows “clear” arteries. “When diagnosing women for ischemic heart disease, [...]

Borderline hypertension poses myocardial dysfunction risks

Borderline hypertension or subclinical hypertension is a substrate for myocardial dysfunction, and patients can go for a long time with hypertension that isn’t clinically recognized, according to a heart failure specialist at Norton Heart & […]

Paul A. Tennant, M.D., joins Norton Cancer Institute

Paul A. Tennant, M.D., has joined Norton Cancer Institute as a head and neck surgical oncologist. He treats complex benign and malignant conditions of the head and neck. Dr. Tennant sees patients at Norton Cancer […]

Hypertension in women and its consequences

The risks and consequences of hypertension in women differ from those in men and change throughout women’s lifetimes. Overall, hypertension in women is less prevalent than in men until age 60 and becomes more prevalent […]

April 2023 Norton Medical Group New Providers

George Gad, M.D. Hospital Medicine Uchenna L. Ozor, M.D. Hospital Medicine Taylor D. Burkhardt, APRN Medical Oncology Jacqueline M. Caffrey, APRN Cardiology Erin Semeyn, APRN Medical Oncology

April 2023 Norton Children’s Medical Group New Providers

Caroline N. Jackson, M.D. Neonatology Bethanie N. Morgan, M.D. Pediatric Neurology Adrian R. O’Hagan, M.D. Pediatric Pulmonology Shelbye M. Schweinhart, M.D. Neonatology Ryne B. Bruner, APRN Pediatric Behavioral Health Jasmine L. Grier, […]

Keeping up with treatment and exams can postpone an MS relapse

Monitoring multiple sclerosis (MS) for treatment options through regular visits to an MS specialist can postpone relapses and improve quality of life. “MS is a complicated disease that affects each patient differently. By seeing patients [...]

Gilteritinib and venetoclax regimen yields encouraging results against FLT3-mutated AML

A new regimen of FMS-related tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) inhibitor gilteritinib and venetoclax was tolerable at standard doses and produced high response rates for advanced, FLT3-mutated acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in a multicenter Phase 1 [...]

Referral guide for Norton Louisville Arm & Hand

Referrals to Norton Louisville Arm & Hand typically can be seen by the next day, if necessary, for both simple and complex conditions, including fractures — from the humerus to the fingertip. Some of the [...]

Higher precision in deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease

The patient A 63-year-old woman was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease eight years earlier, after developing stiffness of the right arm and leg while undergoing treatment for breast cancer. She then developed tremor of the right [...]

Norton Heart & Vascular Institute expands Women’s Heart Program

Norton Heart & Vascular Institute launched a Women’s Heart Program in 1995. Today it has expanded to include more providers and services for a region where heart disease, especially in women, is a deadly issue. [...]

Children with fractures heal faster, so cast time should be limited

Forearm fractures, one of the most common pediatric fractures, can be safely and effectively treated with cast immobilization. Younger children heal faster, so the time in a cast should be limited to four to six [...]

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