Don’t overlook child blood pressure readings
Providers are seeing younger children with higher blood pressure, making it more important than ever to monitor levels and ensure parents are aware of the effects on their child’s overall health. “Blood pressure measurements must […]
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Delirium and dementia: Overlapping symptoms, but distinct syndromes
Delirium and dementia are distinct clinical syndromes, with symptoms that frequently overlap. Delirium is a neuropsychiatric condition that occurs acutely, a sudden and definite decline from the baseline, progressing over hours, days, or weeks, but [...]
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Long COVID-19 symptoms hitting up to 30% of patients, even those with mild acute cases
Recovering from COVID-19’s acute symptoms is only the beginning for many. From 10% to 30% of people who contract the coronavirus experience long COVID-19 symptoms for more than 12 weeks. Common post-viral long COVID-19 symptoms […]
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Yuan Yuan “Jackie” Gong, M.D., joins Norton Children’s Gynecology
Yuan Yuan “Jackie” Gong, M.D., has joined Norton Children’s Gynecology, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, and is practicing on the Norton Brownsboro Hospital campus, in St. Matthews and at the Novak Center for […]
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February 2022 Norton Children’s Medical Group New Providers
Norton Children's Medical Group welcomes these new providers. Abbi Auger, CNM Maternal-Fetal Medicine
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New vaccine clinic opens at Norton Children’s Infectious Diseases
Norton Children’s Infectious Diseases, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, has opened a new clinic that will serve the pediatric community by addressing a wide variety of vaccination needs, including special immunization circumstances, catch-up, […]
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When to refer a pediatric patient to preventive cardiology
Children with a high cholesterol panel or three consecutive elevated blood pressure readings should be referred to a cardiologist for preventive cardiology, and there is a list of additional criteria that primary care providers can […]
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February 2022 Norton Medical Group new providers
Norton Medical Group welcomes these new providers. Faten Abdullah, M.D. Urgent Care Julien Glenn Gabbard, M.D. Internal Medicine Caley Dunn, PA-C Cardiology Lauren Brussell, APRN Rheumatology Andrea Burton, APRN Family Medicine Samantha E. Richards, APRN […]
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Goodwill Industries of Kentucky and Norton Healthcare Partner for Historic $100M Investment in West Louisville
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, Norton Healthcare and Governor Andy Beshear today announced a $100 million investment in West Louisville that will bring a collection of life-enhancing programs and services to one of Kentucky’s most underserved [...]
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Free classes for headache patients at Norton Neuroscience Institute
Headaches can interfere with patients’ daily lives in big and small ways. For providers, headache disorders can be difficult to diagnose and treat. “Patients who have more knowledge of their condition are generally going to […]
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Atrial fibrillation incidents found in large trial with stroke patients not thought to be at risk
Compared with usual care, implantable cardiac monitors (ICM) detected significantly more atrial fibrillation (AF) events in stroke patients who likely would not have been monitored long term for AF otherwise, according to a study published […]
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Eyestrain, excessive screen time could be causing pediatric headaches
If a pediatric patient complains of headaches, primary care providers should inquire about their screen time habits. Spending too much time staring at a screen, such as a phone, tablet or computer, can cause digital […]
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