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Northwest Health – Porter Offers $50 Heart Scan: Calcium Scoring Screening

Northwest Health – Porter Offers $50 Heart Scan: Calcium Scoring Screening Northwest Health – Porter now offers a $50 heart scan. The heart scan is a noninvasive, painless cardiac calcium scoring scan that measures the extent of plaque buildup in the coronary arteries. The 30-minute procedure can help predict coronary...

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IUN Student group partners with Aunt Flow to provide free menstrual products on campus

IUN Student group partners with Aunt Flow to provide free menstrual products on campus It’s nice to picture living in a world that’s more equitable and accessible for everyone, but taking a step toward that reality is, often, another thing entirely. At IU Northwest, the Student Government Association (SGA) is hard at work...

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Franciscan Health Crown Point’s local, multidisciplinary care credited with saving man’s life

Franciscan Health Crown Point’s local, multidisciplinary care credited with saving man’s life As a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, John Oakley lives by the motto, “A burden heavy to one is borne lightly by many.” That same approach by a multidisciplinary team at Franciscan Health Crown Point is being credited with saving the...

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Get in touch with nature through journaling program at Cancer Resource Centre

Get in touch with nature through journaling program at Cancer Resource Centre Nature journaling can be done in any place where you can listen to your thoughts, feelings and ideas while taking in the sights and sounds around you. Nature journaling builds creativity, critical thinking and calmness. This activity can be done...

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Methodist Hospitals Appoints New Director of Women’s and Children’s Services

Methodist Hospitals Appoints New Director of Women’s and Children’s Services Methodist Hospitals has appointed Susan Marcek, MS, MHA, BSN, RN, as Director for Women’s & Children’s Services. Susan joins Methodist from Franciscan Health/Hammond/Dyer, where she most recently served as Manager of Women’s and...

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Northwest Health Opens Registration for National Diabetes Prevention Program

Northwest Health Opens Registration for National Diabetes Prevention Program Northwest Health announced it is opening registration for its Diabetes Prevention Program. The program was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has partnered with organizations like Northwest Health with the goal...

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Two nursing students awarded Maria Petti Memorial Scholarship

Two nursing students awarded Maria Petti Memorial Scholarship Two nursing students with very different paths toward their studies will continue their schooling with assistance from the Maria Petti Memorial Scholarship. Lori Jones of Chesterton and Madisyn Perry of Union Township received the scholarship, which...

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