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 for these patients are fatigue, concentration difficulty, headache, muscle and joint aches, fever, sleeping difficulty, depression, anxiety, rapid pulse, chest…
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 Children’s Health in downtown Louisville. Dr. Gong completed her pediatric and adolescent gynecology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine and…
Norton Children’s Medical Group welcomes these new providers. Abbi Auger, CNM Maternal-Fetal Medicine
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, evaluation for contraindications and precautions, and vaccine hesitancy. The referral-based clinic will have a Vaccines for Children (VFC) designation. VFC…
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 consult before making a referral. “A child can have one or multiple risk factors, and we can intervene before the…
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 Behavioral Medicine Chassidy Weatherford, APRN Oncology Lindsay L. Woods, APRN Pain Medicine Leah Hotchkiss, LCSW Cardiology Theresa Ratterman, LCSW Palliative…
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 communities. The investment will transform a 20-acre brownfield site located at 28th Street and Broadway into an Opportunity Campus that will house Goodwill’s…
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 have better success with treatment,” said Norton Neuroscience Institute headache specialist, Brian M. Plato, D.O. Often times, patients seek out…
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 recently in JAMA. The trial, Stroke of Known Cause and Underlying Atrial Fibrillation, STROKE-AF trial for short, looked at patients…
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 eyestrain, a key trigger in pediatric headaches. The pandemic may exacerbate symptoms Symptoms of digital eyestrain include headaches, especially around…
Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) or another neurological diagnosis often can continue to drive, allowing them to keep a level of independence, once an assessment is conducted and any modifications and restrictions are adopted. Driving with MS can become difficult due to manifestations of the disease ranging from arm and leg weakness to medication-related cognition…
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries have been increasing in incidence, especially in younger populations with open physes. Techniques to return mechanical integrity to the knee while protecting the physis are key to treatment in this population. The physis is a complex structure at the end of long bones that allows for both longitudinal and appositional…