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Pediatricians’ primer on childhood CNS tumors

Tumors in the central nervous system (CNS) account for 20% of childhood cancers, with 5.65 cases and 0.72 deaths per 100,000 children under 14 in the United States. Brain tumors are second only to acute […]

Wearable activity monitors fill a gap in the treatment of Type 1 diabetes

Clinicians managing a child or adolescent with Type 1 diabetes often have very little accurate information about the patient’s physical activity, but a new study shows activity monitors like wearable fitness trackers provide a clear […]

Distinguishing between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in children can be a challenge

Primary care providers play an invaluable role in the diagnosis of diabetes in children. The hallmark clinical symptoms of diabetes include polyuria and polydipsia. Nocturia and fatigue are also common. If the hyperglycemia has been […]

Certified nurse midwife Kimberly S. Barnes, APRN, CNM, joins Norton Women’s Care

Kimberly S. Barnes, APRN, CNM, has joined Norton Women’s Care as a certified nurse midwife, seeing patients on the campuses of Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital and Norton Brownsboro Hospital. Kimberly comes to Norton Women’s […]

Spotting polypharmacy children and deprescribing psychotropics

Over the past 20 years, the number of psychotropic medications children receive has increased dramatically, with large increases in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications and antipsychotics. Psychotropic medications can level the biologic playing field for children […]

Case study: Reversing Fontan-related liver disease in a preteen

The patient A 12-year-old boy born with double-inlet left ventricle (DILV), mitral stenosis, left-sided superior vena cava coronary sinus and pulmonary stenosis: The patient had been through surgical palliation as a baby, leaving him with […]

New director of Norton Children’s Urology has plans to build program’s national reputation

As the new chief medical director of Norton Children’s Urology, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, Jeffrey T. White, M.D., Ph.D., wants to see the center gain national recognition for pediatric urology and spina [...]

Phase 3 trial examines whether donanemab can prevent Alzheimer’s

Patients who are cognitively normal but have a family history or other concern about developing Alzheimer’s may be eligible to participate in a study looking at whether an investigational drug can slow or prevent the [...]

MEK Inhibitor shrinks large hypothalamic enhancing tumor in teen

The patient A 14-year-old female presented with worsening headache and deterioration of vision especially in the left eye. MRI detected a large hypothalamic enhancing tumor causing mass effect on the optic nerves. The pituitary gland […]

Headache treatment should begin with pediatricians

When children have headaches or experience migraine, it is usually not necessary to make a referral to a neurologist right away. Michael K. Sowell, M.D. and Elizabeth S. Doll, M.D., pediatric neurologists at Norton Children’s […]

June 2022 Norton Children’s Medical Group New Providers

Wilson E. Reinke, M.D. Pediatrics Lilly Giang, APRN Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, Norton Healthcare break ground on $100 million Norton Healthcare Goodwill Opportunity Campus

Today, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky and Norton Healthcare broke ground on the Norton Healthcare Goodwill Opportunity Campus at 28th Street and Broadway that will include a 120,000 square-foot opportunity center and the first hospital west of Ninth Street in […]

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