Hospitalizations for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, have increased at Louisville’s largest health care system in recent weeks, but cases are generally less severe, according to the head of Norton Infectious Diseases Institute. The recent increase at Norton Healthcare hospitals appears to trace back to socialization since Memorial Day and into the Independence…
As the coronavirus outbreak continues, the medical community learns more about how it affects certain populations. A study released July 9 by the University of Milan in Italy found the coronavirus and antibodies against it in the umbilical cord blood, breast milk, placentas and vaginas of some pregnant women infected with COVID-19, suggesting that the…
As a cancer patient or someone who has completed treatment, you may be at greater risk from the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Norton Cancer Institute and all of Norton Healthcare have developed a series of protocols to help protect you and the community. All Norton Healthcare facilities have resumed operations and implemented additional measures to…
Right now, it seems like every little sniffle or cough is cause for alarm. But before you worry that you could have the coronavirus/COVID-19, remember that it just might be allergies. With grass pollen and temperatures on the rise, hay fever, also called allergic rhinitis, is also prevalent. Hay fever is caused by an allergic…
What started as a three- to five-day turnaround for coronavirus test results has become a more typical wait of up to seven days for some individuals to find out if they have COVID-19. A backlog processing tests has built up across the United States and is affecting the Louisville area. At times when labs are…
As the COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease and life moves towards a new reality with face masks, social distancing and other practices, lessons can be learned from our experience during this global pandemic. We all have had to reassess our own health and the lifestyle variables that impact our daily lives. COVID-19 clearly has escalated…
There isn’t enough experience with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to know whether mothers can transmit it via breast milk, but according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), available data suggests breastfeeding isn’t a likely source of transmission. What should you do if you are breastfeeding and have COVID-19 symptoms or…
As patients continue to be diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, Norton Healthcare is looking for ways to help them overcome the infection. Norton Healthcare is the first in the world to enroll COVID-19 patients in two new clinical trials after becoming the first to participate in a randomized Phase 2 clinical…
Recently released studies have shown that wearing a mask can reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Masks are also part of the reopening plan for schools, events and many businesses. A mask isn’t effective, however, if you don’t wear it right or wear the wrong kind. Here are some quick mask…
A coronavirus antibody test can show whether you were infected in the past and determine if you are eligible to donate potentially lifesaving plasma that can pass the virus-fighting antibodies to a critically ill COVID-19 patient. The test is done by a blood draw and is different from the nasal swab test, which looks for…
With so many opinions about face masks and the coronavirus, it can get confusing trying to determine what’s fact and what’s myth. Monalisa M. Tailor, M.D., internal medicine physician with Norton Community Medical Associates – Barret, fielded some common questions about face masks recently to set the record straight. Does wearing a cloth face mask…
Athletes of all ages are coming back to their sports. And while they are getting back into game shape physically, there are many mental and emotional hurdles athletes face with COVID-19 still looming. “In theory this break could have been good for the athletes, physically,” said Vanessa Shannon, Ph.D., Director of Mental Performance for Norton…