Norton Healthcare coronavirus test results now are being reported back in a few days, after Gov. Andy Beshear’s support freed up testing supplies and improved turnaround times. Many tests are being returned in about three days, an improvement from about 10 days during August. The fastest way to receive results is through MyNortonChart. To provide more…
Daksha P. Mehta, M.D., is a board-certified rheumatologist in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, where she has served the community for over two decades. Dr. Mehta treats auto immune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and lupus as well as osteoporosis, gout and osteoarthritis. According to Dr. Mehta, since there are more than 100 types of…
Recent measles outbreaks in parts of the U.S. may have you wondering, “Am I protected?” Parents are used to keeping track of vaccines for their children, but what about their own immunizations? How can adults, who may not have seen their vaccination records for decades, be sure they’re protected against preventable diseases? Christina M. Breit,…
When Marisela Cervantes first rode in Bike to Beat Cancer four years ago, she started with the family ride. She rode in honor of Annette Conrad, a friend of a friend who was receiving help from the Norton Healthcare Foundation as she went through cancer treatments. That year Marisela rode for Annette and also Marisela’s sister…
Norton Neuroscience Institute and Parkinson Support Center of Kentuckiana have joined forces to bolster care for individuals in our community living with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson Support Center of Kentuckiana will become part of the Norton Neuroscience Institute Resource Center. The resource center offers free education, therapies, support and programs for patients facing various neurological conditions,…
At 67 years old, Mike Donahue never figured he’d be taking driver’s education all over again. A Sellersburg, Indiana, pastor who has multiple sclerosis (MS), Mike is one of the first patients to get behind the wheel with the Norton Hospital Driving Assessment Program. The program is for individuals affected by neurological, orthopedic or developmental…
Norton Healthcare has been awarded an honorable mention for the C. Everett Koop National Health Awards. Twelve programs were considered for the award this year and of those, there was one Winner and four Honorable Mention designees. The awards, named for Dr. Koop, who served as U.S. surgeon general from 1982 to 1989, recognize organizations…
News of actor Chadwick Boseman’s death at age 43 came with the announcement that he had been diagnosed with colon cancer in 2016 and it had progressed to stage 4. The actor, who so nobly depicted Jackie Robinson in “42,” James Brown in “Get On Up,” Thurgood Marshall in “Marshall” and T’Challa in “Black Panther,” kept…
On the track at Churchill Downs is where Hall of Fame horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas spends most of his time. You’ll find him there seven days a week. The word vacation is foreign to Wayne. He doesn’t slow down. His alarm goes off every morning at 3:30 a.m. Then, once on the track —…
It’s tempting. It’s Derby. It’s Louisville. But is it safe to have folks over to watch the race and enjoy the cooler weather? Here are some ways to make a gathering safer from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Remind guests to stay home if they have been exposed to COVID-19 in the last…
Norton Healthcare chaplain Brian Wilson, Rev. Brian K. Wilson, Sr., MDiv., BC, hopes for the day when the diagnosis of cancer no longer contains the sting and ache it now does. He is encouraged by the stories of those who have survived the battle with cancer as well as those who are gaining strength in the fight. His mother, Alberta,…
Norton Healthcare’s five hospitals and Norton Cancer Institute have been named LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leaders by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for the third year in a row. “Norton Healthcare was founded on a mission of service to all,” said Russell F. Cox, president and CEO, Norton Healthcare. “From our LGBTQ employee resource group to…