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Take care of the men in your life by having them get their checkup. Men's Health Week takes place June 9-13, 2014 and NorthShore Health Center has health screenings ready for the dad, brother, son, husband, friend, grandpa, and the men in our lives....

The Work Comp 360: IWCI Northwest Indiana Chapter Annual Seminar took place on Wednesday at the Avalon Manor in Merrillville. The IWCI (Indiana Worker's Compensation Institute, Inc.) is a networking group of workplace professionals who promotes and...

If you listen closely, you may hear the sounds of pickin', strummin' and hummin' coming from the Cancer Resource Centre in Munster. The Centre is offering beginner and intermediate Ukulele Classes to cancer patients and their caregivers. Instructor...

Weather changes are one of the many factors that can trigger symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD. Some of these symptoms are shortness of breath, chest tightness, coughing and mucus production. The third leading cause of death...

The Valparaiso CareEXPRESS Urgent Care Center in Porter Regional Hospital’s Valparaiso Medical Center on Roosevelt Road is relocating to 809 LaPorte Avenue in Valparaiso on Saturday, March 1. The new site, which is located directly across from the...

Being diagnosed with heart failure doesn’t mean your life has to stop. Just the opposite. It’s when the work begins- HEARTwork. Nearly six million Americans are living with heart failure.* Although there’s no cure, heart failure’s rate of...

Happy Cavanaugh and Nondorf Orthodontics patients who are on their way to great smiles!  

Both Porter Regional Hospital and Portage Hospital have recently launched a 30-Minute ER Service Pledge. This new service is a part of an ongoing quality improvement process to monitor how efficiently Porter triages patients and gets them to a...

NorthShore Health Centers along with thousands of dentists across the country will take time to help undeserved children who aren't getting the oral health care they need. On February 7th, 8 am to 3 pm, NorthShore will host their Give Kids A Smile...

As we entered in to 2014, many of us made resolutions in order to better ourselves in some way this year. Changes to health are some of the most common resolutions made and as a way to help you keep up your healthy lifestyle changes, or perhaps to...