The COVID-19 pandemic created not only a physical health crisis, but a mental health crisis that will likely outlast the virus, according to Kristie V. Schultz, Ph.D., a pediatric psychologist with Norton Children’s Behavioral & Mental Health, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine. “While life-threatening physical health effects may impact some personally, the mental…
Alexis Garrett, PA-C Urogynecology Olivia N. Benzing, APRN Hospital Medicine Claire Cornett, LCSW Behavioral Medicine Amanda D. Bliss, APRN Urgent Care Amanda J. Wade, APRN Urgent Care
The decision whether or not to take hormone therapy (HT) after menopause is not made in a vacuum. Breast cancer risk is influenced by lifetime estrogen exposure and genetic risk factors. HT is just one part of the equation, along with factors like age of menopause onset, obesity and whether or not the patient breastfed….
Cloaca — a severe anorectal malformation where the genital, urinary and gastrointestinal tracts share a common channel — can be observed through prenatal ultrasound, and pediatricians should be alerted to the possibility of persistent cloaca, according to a study published recently in Global Pediatric Health. Prenatal ultrasound findings may raise suspicion of a persistent cloaca,…
As a natural phase of life, menopause offers a perfect opportunity to reflect with a patient on heart health and potential lifestyle changes — before she loses the “protective” effect of estrogen. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer for both women and men, and the risk of heart disease for women rises significantly eight…
The majority of children with epilepsy respond well to medications. However, 20% to 30% of patients with epilepsy have seizures that are difficult to control even with two or more appropriately chosen antiseizure medications. When seizures cannot be controlled by two or three medications, this is referred as refractory epilepsy. High seizure burden in children…
The affiliation between Norton Healthcare, UofL Physicians – Pediatrics and the University of Louisville School of Medicine makes it easier for children and their families to access comprehensive ear, nose, throat and audiology care connected to the Norton Children’s network. Norton Children’s ENT & Audiology, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, is composed of…
Norton Healthcare cut the ribbon on its newly renovated Norton Children’s Hospital pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), marking the completion of a $78 million expansion and renovation project to improve critical care services for children and expand a family-centered approach to treating the region’s sickest kids. The $9 million renovation of the PICU included transforming…
Addressing the emotional effects of cancer and its treatment on children and young adults can improve outcomes and help manage adverse effects of treatment. Norton Healthcare is presenting a three-part series drawing from a recent continuing medical education (CME) opportunity on evidence-based standards for care as applied to pediatric cancer patients and their families. The…
Norton Children’s Hospital has been verified as a Level I Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons Children’s Surgery Verification Quality Improvement Program. The verification means Norton Children’s Hospital meets standards that ensure that children facing surgery receive care under a pediatric multidisciplinary program with quality improvement and safety processes, data collection and…
Julianna R Brown, M.D. Pediatric Hospital Medicine Samantha Lucrezia, M.D. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Laura Workman, M.D. Pediatric Hospital Medicine Jessica R Richards, PA-C Pediatric Emergency Medicine Allison M Stein, APRN Pediatric Neurology Kristen Schorch, DNP, APRN Pediatric General Surgery Lindsay A Carter, APRN Pediatric Dermatology Amanda D Body, LCSW Pediatric Oncology
Norton Children’s Neuroscience Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, has created multidisciplinary clinics so children with spina bifida — and children with other complicated conditions — can see all subspecialists in one place during a single two- or three-hour visit. A child with spina bifida needs care from a number of specialists. As…