Bellarmine University and Norton Healthcare announced plans that will expand their partnerships in sports medicine, campus wellness and nursing. This new 5-year, $2.4 million partnership will ensure the health of the campus community while also expanding and diversifying the regional workforce. This is the largest partnership in Bellarmine’s history. “I want to thank the Norton…
The Institute for Health Equity, a Part of Norton Healthcare, was established to address health and racial inequities in the Louisville community. It is a key imperative identified by Russell F. Cox, president and CEO of Norton Healthcare, in June 2020 to address health disparities in our community. “The premise of the institute is that…
Laura Chamberlin first noticed a lump in her breast when she was a graduate student living in Seattle, Washington. She mentioned it to her primary care doctor, who told her not to worry. “She said, ‘You’re young. You just have dense tissue,’” Laura recalled. After moving to Louisville a year later to work as an…
Norton Healthcare was named No. 10 on the 2021 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America by Healthiest Employers for its investment in the health and well-being of its employees. In addition, Norton Healthcare was named No. 1 on the 2021 Healthiest Workplace in Kentucky, in the extra-large employer category (more than 10,000 employees). This award honors…
Each year, Debbie Cobb would see Bike to Beat Cancer setting up from her office on the Norton Brownsboro Hospital campus. She would see the big tents going up and hear everyone on campus getting excited. One year, looking out over the tents, Debbie said, “I am going to do it!” She registered for Bike…
Eight years ago, Francisco Bravo lived in a small town near Guadalajara, Mexico. He recently had earned a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and aspired one day to work in a hospital as a nutritionist. Soon after graduating, Francisco left his home in Mexico to start a new life in the United States. With a limited…
Be ready to impress with this delicious, easy recipe. Want to make it even easier? Buy pre-seasoned or battered frozen fish and just heat in the oven or air fryer. Enjoy! Easy fish tacos 1 pound tilapia (cut into strips) Olive oil 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black…
Think it’s too early for baked apples? Think again! According to the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Kentucky has a long apple season, peaking from mid-August to November. With 4 grams of soluble fiber and antioxidants to boot, a medium apple has the power to help prevent these health conditions: Certain cancers such as…
In 2017, Kimberley Marek received a call after her mammogram, letting her know that something had come back abnormal. It wasn’t the first time this had happened. Since she has dense breast tissue, she had experienced this call before, but the follow-up had always produced a normal result. Not this time. This time it was…
Enjoy a healthier version of the ever-popular pumpkin spice latte and save money by making it at home! Pumpkin offers a wealth of health benefits. This recipe is dairy-free and contains no added sugar. A popular coffee shop’s version has a whopping 50 grams of sugar — more than double the recommended amount for a single…
Sept. 11, 2001, is remembered as a day that brought great tragedy and heartache for our country. It’s also remembered as a day that brought heroic actions and great unity. That’s what Joseph M. Flynn, D.O., MPH, FACP, chief administrative officer, Norton Medical Group, and physician-in-chief, Norton Cancer Institute, remembers most about that day. Dr. Flynn was…
Twenty years ago, our nation was shaken to the core by the attacks carried out on September 11, 2001. Many will never forget where they were or what they were doing when news broke of what had happened in New York; Washington, D.C.; and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. A desire to help brought the Rev. Ronald C….