The American College of Cardiology recognizes exceptional care at cardiology hospitals with its HeartCare Center National Distinction of Excellence award. The award recognizes forward-thinking heart hospitals with goals to advance the cause of sustainable quality improvement. Specifically, the 54,000-member college requires HeartCare Centers to demonstrate their “commitment to consistent, high-quality cardiovascular care through comprehensive process…
As surgical technology advances, spine surgery will become more automated, more precise and much more standardized, providing valuable data for benchmarking and informing standard of care guidelines. Ask five surgeons to do an L4-L5 fusion now, and you will get five different approaches. Robotic-assisted surgery has the power to change that. Robotic platforms can do…
Norton Children’s Medical Group welcomes these new providers. Emily Raisle Neal, APRN Pediatric Emergency Medicine Sarah L Duffey, LCSW Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Norton Medical Group welcomes these new providers. Quentin Archer, PA-C Hospital Medicine Hannah Atkins, PA-C Orthopedic Surgery Kelly Bowie, PA-C Diagnostic Radiology Erin Gish, PA-C Orthopedic Surgery Haley Richardson, PA-C General Surgery Naklesa Brock, APRN Urgent Care Jamie Cannady, APRN Family Medicine Kelli M. Kamousi, APRN Urgent Care Tamalynn O’Daniel, APRN Family Medicine Laura Pope,…
In Black patients and other people of color, subclinical or borderline hypertension even in young patients warrants medical therapy as early as possible, according to Kelly C. McCants, M.D., executive medical director of the Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Advanced Heart Failure & Recovery Program. The conventional therapy of diet, weight loss and exercise won’t…
Norton Infectious Diseases Institute has been selected by Pfizer as the only site in United States to study how to effectively detect respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in adults. “For the most part, RSV attention has been focused on children,” said Julio A. Ramirez, M.D., FACP, chief scientific officer, Norton Infectious Diseases Institute. “But some studies…
Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody therapy represents a major advance in treating relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) in adult patients, reducing relapse risk and mitigating disability progression. These monoclonal antibody therapies deplete circulating B cells by targeting CD20, a surface marker expressed on pre-B cells, naïve B cells and memory B cells. A review article in CNS Drugs,…
Unconscious bias contributes to health disparities that can affect overall patient care and outcomes. To address unconscious bias in patient care, the goal should not be to become “race blind,” but to acknowledge race, Jessica Isom, M.D., MPH, a clinical instructor and faculty leader in social justice and health equity with the Yale School of…
According to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer. Fortunately, thanks to increased awareness, early detection and promising new tests and treatments, survival rates are on the rise. Patients age 40 or older, or who are at high risk for breast cancer, may be due for a mammogram. With online…
New osteoarthritis treatment guidelines for hip and knee cite strong evidence for the benefits of exercise and physical therapy. Moderate evidence also supports weight loss for knee pain, though the same evidence doesn’t exist for hip pain, based on the new guidance from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). “Even in patients with symptomatic…
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 be a part of all routine wellness checks and clinical examinations,” said Jyothi M. Matta, M.D., pediatric cardiologist with Norton…
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 not longer. It is treatable and, in most cases, reversible. Delirium is common in hospitalized patients, especially among older adults….