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Prevent minor injuries from having major impacts with quick referral

Patients who sustain minor injuries may not realize the extent of the damage. If patients’ symptoms are interfering with normal activity, hobbies (including sports) or sleeping, a physician should be consulted to determine the appropriate […]

Referring suspected ALL cases promptly is key to preventing delayed diagnosis

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer among children, and its symptoms can be vague. Some, but not all, children with ALL present with a mix of symptoms that can include fever, fatigue […]

July 2021 Norton Children’s Medical Group New Providers

Diane Buckley, M.D. Neonatology Addie Dodson, M.D. Pediatric Hospital Medicine Carrie A. Moore, M.D. Neonatology Jeetendra P. Sah, M.D. Neonatology Julia H. Sparks, M.D. Pediatric Hospital Medicine Matthew Cody Davis, Ph.D. Optometry Elysia Williams, LCSW […]

Stroke Summary: Mechanical thrombectomy helps marathoner, 47, recover from stroke

The patient presented to the emergency department at Norton Audubon Hospital. He had been found at home, down in the bathroom. Incident details: May 3, 2021 47-year-old male arrived at Norton Audubon Hospital, 12:27 a.m. […]

Follow-up care for kids with single ventricle anomalies and adults with Fontan circulation

Norton Children’s Heart Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, has opened its Fontan Clinic to provide follow-up care to children and adults who have undergone the third of a three-surgery series to treat […]

Additional approval makes hybrid ablation available to more atrial fibrillation patients

The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved hybrid ablation as a treatment for long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (A-fib), the most severe form of the condition affecting about 45% of A-fib patients. Hybrid ablation treats […]

Newborn screening helps uncover serious and treatable disorders that aren’t clinically apparent

When a newborn metabolic screen shows the possibility of an inherited genetic disorder in an infant in the western half of Kentucky, counselors at Norton Children’s Genetics Center, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, […]

Vicki L. Owczarzak, M.D., pediatric otolaryngologist at Norton Children’s ENT & Audiology

Vicki L. Owczarzak, M.D., is a pediatric otolaryngologist at Norton Children’s ENT & Audiology, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, and an assistant professor at the medical school. Dr. Owczarzak also sees patients at […]

Preoperative oral feeding may improve outcomes for single-ventricle anomaly infants

In babies with single-ventricle anomalies, triggering their oral feeding motor skills in the first hours or days of life before their first surgery may reduce dependence on feeding tubes and lead to better outcomes. “Preoperative […]

Insurance-driven inhaler changes have a negative impact on asthma control in children

Children on Medicaid in Kentucky who experience asthma may have had a tougher time managing their symptoms following a payer-initiated formulary change that led to the use of a different inhaler device, according to a […]

In many ways, early onset scoliosis is an opposite of idiopathic scoliosis

Early onset scoliosis is very different from adolescent idiopathic scoliosis — almost the opposite in many respects, according to Joshua W. Meier, M.D., pediatric orthopedic surgeon with Norton Children’s Orthopedics of Louisville, affiliated with the […]

Addressing invisible multiple sclerosis symptoms

“Comprehensive Approach to Management of Multiple Sclerosis: Addressing Invisible Symptoms — A Narrative Review” was published recently in the journal Neurology and Therapy. The authors, which included Bryan Davis, Psy.D., Clinical Health Psychologist with Norton […]

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