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Changing the trajectory of patients’ lives with advancements in diabetes technology

An artificial pancreas is the Holy Grail of diabetes technology. We are not there yet, but new technology is moving us closer by managing insulin more precisely than ever before — and changing the trajectory […]

Norton Neuroscience Institute Memory Center offers multidisciplinary care and resources

The new Norton Neuroscience Institute Memory Center provides multidisciplinary care to patients with memory impairment and their families. Leading the care team at the multidisciplinary center are neurologist Gregory Cooper, M.D., Ph.D., and geriatrician Rachel […]

Study finds low pain in breast cancer patients treated with palbociclib

Patients with advanced/unresectable or metastatic breast cancer treated with palbociclib combination therapy experienced low levels of baseline pain and fatigue, a recent study found. The study is apparently one of the first outside a clinical […]

Understanding menopause’s broad reach and responding to its many symptoms

Menopause affects bone health and sexual health. It can affect mood and emotional well-being, sleep and weight. It also can increase the risks for different cancers or for falls. The average person reaches menopause at […]

March 2021 Norton Children’s Medical Group New Providers

Laura B. Bishop, M.D. Pediatric Hospital Medicine Swapna K. Chandran, M.D. Pediatric Otolaryngology Clayton B. Cummings, M.D. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Hazar Hassuneh, M.D. Pediatric Hospital Medicine Vicki L. Owczarzak, M.D. Pediatric Otolaryngology Ndah Akwesi Poteh, […]

Preventing fractures in postmenopausal patients

Bone health often is overlooked and undertreated in postmenopausal patients, even though appropriate management is critical to lower the risk of fracture and potentially catastrophic falls. Estrogen protects bones by inhibiting osteoclast cells, which break […]

Nathaniel T. Liu, M.D., leads by example. And analogies.

When vascular surgeon Nathaniel T. Liu, M.D., sees patients, one of his goals is to communicate and help them understand their treatment options. Hearing a doctor explain arterial blockages or how damaged veins are responsible […]

Helping your pediatric patients adhere to their asthma action plans

Establishing an asthma action plan for your pediatric patients is a great first step, but helping them and their families adhere to it could be even more important. Self-management through an asthma action plan that […]

Erythrocytapheresis minimizes iron load and improves growth in sickle cell patients

Erythrocytapheresis (automated red cell exchange) increasingly is used to replace sickled red cells in sickle cell disease (SCD) patients as an alternative to transfusion. The procedure doesn’t significantly raise the total hemoglobin — a frequent […]

Gregory Cooper, M.D., Ph.D., joins Norton Neuroscience Institute

Gregory Cooper, M.D., Ph.D., neurologist and accomplished memory disorders researcher, has joined Norton Healthcare as medical director of the new Norton Neuroscience Institute Memory Center. Dr. Cooper was most recently medical director of memory care […]

UK HealthCare’s Gill Heart & Vascular Institute expands heart failure, transplant services in collaboration with Norton Heart & Vascular Institute

UK HealthCare (UKHC) and Norton Heart & Vascular Institute are announcing a collaboration to expand advanced heart failure, ventricular assist device (VAD) placement and heart transplant services to Kentuckians. Heart disease is the leading cause […]

Sexual health best practices for physicians of female patients with cancer

Sexual health is important for any adult’s well-being, but patients with cancer face a new set of challenges when it comes to sexuality. Laila S. Agrawal, M.D., breast cancer oncologist with Norton Cancer Institute, is […]

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