Mallika Chopra answered the question on everyone’s mind before anyone had the chance to ask. What was it like growing up Chopra? Mallika is the daughter of Deepak Chopra, author, speaker, frequent Oprah Winfrey collaborator and one of the most recognized figures of the New Age self-help industry. Like most of Mallika’s talk at Norton…
Mary Jo Bean, senior vice president for planning, business analysis and strategy, has been part of the Norton Healthcare family for 20 years. Upon joining the organization, she started what has now become the planning and analytics department. Her group includes many of Norton Healthcare’s accounting, analytics, reporting, productivity and strategic planning functions. Mary Jo credits…
March 30, 2019, is Doctors’ Day, and we’re taking the opportunity to thank and showcase some of the doctors who make Norton Healthcare a leading healthcare provider in Louisville and Southern Indiana. Norton Healthcare has a network that includes 2,000 physicians and 250 physician practices. Together, our doctors handle more than 3 million patient visits…
Thanks to the generosity of donor Edie Nixon, the Norton Healthcare Foundation has funded the expansion of a pet therapy program for adult patients and staff at Norton Healthcare. Juno, a 3-year-old golden retriever, will provide support at Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital, while Pepper, a 2-year-old Labrador/golden retriever cross, will work at Norton Hospital….
When you’re suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), your symptoms don’t just come and go. You may have given some thought to lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) as a way to breathe easier. A new, innovative approach — endobronchial lung volume reduction therapy — frees up the healthier part of your lungs to do…
Lynsey Buege from Bullitt County, Kentucky, spent six days a week at the Bullitt County YMCA training for fitness competitions. But last year after placing second at the regional level, Lynsey began noticing a pain in her leg while she trained for nationals. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan uncovered a herniated disc in Lynsey’s…
The American Society of Breast Surgeons released new guidelines recently stating that genetic testing should be made available to all patients with a personal history of breast cancer. This is an important update, because it expands on existing testing criteria set forth by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and recognizes that patients who do not meet…
Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to officially compete in the Boston Marathon in 1967. You may have seen her in an iconic photo where a man is trying to physically remove her racing number — number 261. That man was race organizer Jock Semple. And that photo was taken just before Kathrine’s boyfriend, who…
Michelle Julien, M.D., is everything you’d expect a surgeon to be — smart, articulate, caring and passionate about her work. She’s also friendly, warm, approachable and casual. And, she’s funny. You know that little brown emoji with the friendly eyes and big smile that looks strangely similar to a pile of poop? Dr. Julien’s office…
If you’re eligible to receive a lung cancer screening using a low-dose computed tomography (CT) scan, you may have some anxiety about your results. Knowing what to expect from your CT lung cancer screening and follow-up will help you feel prepared and may help ease your worries. Here are 3 things to know about your…
Anyone who has ever tried to get comfortable in a waiting room chair at an urgent care office knows the inconvenience and discomfort of a long wait when you don’t feel well. Wouldn’t it be better if you could decrease the amount of time you’re waiting in the office and wait instead in the comfort…
Most Kentuckians are aware of the hazards of using illegal drugs and abusing prescriptions, but many don’t know that over-the-counter medications also can be dangerous. Of the nearly 50,000 calls to the Kentucky Poison Control Center of Norton Children’s Hospital last year, more than 14,000 were about medication exposures in adults, many of whom had…