July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, and University of Louisville Health is shining a light on some of the challenges racial and ethnic minorities face in the U.S. when it comes to mental illness.
The World Health Organization found almost 60% of 15-year-olds have tried alcohol at least once, and nearly 40% reported drinking alcohol within the last month.
The facility will become the new home of the UK Markey Cancer Center, a Comprehensive Spine Center, an ambulatory surgery space and other outpatient services.
When major environmental changes occur, the amygdala clicks into hyperdrive, which can trigger a fight-or-flight response. Doctors believe the four minutes of totality from the eclipse could trigger some people’s amygdala.
In August, Norton Health became one of the first hospital systems to offer the drug to patients. Six months later, more than 100 patients are signed up for infusions and 72 have received at least one dose.
Norton Children’s Angie Garman says there’s a big misconception that adult teeth are more important, when in fact baby teeth play a big role in oral growth and development.
The fifth floor of the Children’s Hospital Foundation at Floyd and Chestnut Streets previously sat empty. After some planning and a multi-million dollar price tag, it’s becoming the latest place for pregnant women to get specialist and OB/GYN care.
Tuesday, Carla Lewandowski returned to the place where she says her life was saved by nurses and doctors at Norton Audubon Hospital, gifting them with hats she knitted while recovering during the last year.
David Creel, a psychologist with Cleveland Clinic, says emotional eating can cause weight gain, which in turn can put a person at risk for other issues, like type 2 diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, and heart disease.