Your preschooler can’t always tell you their head hurts, but their body language often will. Between the ages of 3 and 5, kids are still building the vocabulary to describe sensations like pain, pressure or dizziness. That gap between what a child feels and what they can say is exactly where parent observation becomes so…
Norton Children’s has opened a new center for expectant families needing complex medical care. Norton Children’s Fetal Care Center will be a regional destination for parents when their baby is diagnosed with a serious medical condition before birth. The center, at 601 S. Floyd St. in Louisville, brings together pregnancy and fetal specialists, advanced imaging…
As a newborn, Harper Taylor was diagnosed with tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart condition that affects how the blood flows to the lungs and through the heart and that required open heart surgery to repair. Today, you can find this determined athlete on the volleyball court, ready to assist her teammates and spike the…
It was a milestone day for a Louisville toddler and his family. After spending the first 492 days of his life at Norton Children’s Hospital, Tamarion Paul finally went home — with a new heart. Born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a rare and complex congenital heart defect in which the left side of…
Six-year-old Louis McGill is exactly the kind of kid who fills a room without trying. He sings, he dances, he makes friends wherever he goes. He loves baseball, swimming and playing outside with his little brother, Presley. “He’s a big entertainer,” his mom, Laura, said. “He just loves people.” That joy has been a constant…
A major new study shows that individualized treatment for babies born with opioid withdrawal can speed recovery and reduce time spent in the hospital. The clinical trial, led by Lori A. Devlin, D.O., neonatologist with Norton Children’s and a professor in the University of Louisville School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, found a customized approach…
Grayson O’Barr is a fifth grader at Holy Spirit Catholic School in Louisville who says he “was born to play sports.” Soccer, swimming, track, basketball — if there’s a team he can join, Grayson is all in. But in 2022, when Grayson was in first grade, something strange started happening to the normally active child….
For families facing childhood cancer, even small comforts can make a big difference. Now, thanks to the generosity of community partners and donors, a newly renovated space at Norton Children’s Hospital is designed to provide just that. The reimagined David & Carol Tinkle Family Room was funded through more than $435,000 from the Norton Children’s…
Nolan Rasmussen has never been one to sit still for long. If he’s not racing down the sidewalk on his scooter, he’s in the pool, on the soccer field or chasing after his big brother, Ian. Fear just isn’t part of his vocabulary. “He goes through life headfirst,” his dad, Jesse, said. “But he’s also…
Researchers at Wendy Novak Diabetes Institute, a part of Norton Healthcare and Norton Children’s, were involved with Afrezza studies that have led to a safe and effective Type 1 diabetes treatment option for children, and they continue exploring its role in exercise and diabetes management. For thousands of children with Type 1 diabetes, controlling the…
Cooper Greer is a Lego-building preteen with a love for video games, YouTube channels and his dog, Daisy. The New Albany, Indiana, sixth grader also has scoliosis, a disease that causes the backbone to curve. Since last September, he’s standing with better posture — without discomfort or uneven shoulders thanks to spinal hardware and surgery…
At 10 years old, Halle Shelton didn’t have the words to explain what was happening inside her head. She just knew it hurt. It started in 2014 with double vision and small symptoms that didn’t seem connected. Then came the migraine pain. Her eye doctor noticed dangerous pressure and sent her to a specialist, who…