Education

Join orthopedic surgeons Dr. Michael Leland and Dr. Bruce Thoma to learn more about solutions to chronic joint pain and to see if you might be a candidate for knee or minimally invasive hip replacement. When: Tuesday, April 30, 6:00 p.m. Where: Blue...

“Legal and Financial Planning for Alzheimer’s Disease”, a free workshop on care options and legal and financial issues related to Alzheimer’s disease, will be offered on Wednesday, May 1 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at St. John’s United Church of...

Porter Regional Hospital will present the following free community wellness programs in May: Preventing and Managing Osteoporosis From medications to exercise, join Family Medicine Physician Dr. Derek Gasper to learn how to prevent or slow the...

Porter Regional Hospital’s Center for Cardiovascular Medicine will present “Heart Failure Ins & Outs” at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23 in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Department at Valparaiso Medical Center, 1900 Roosevelt Road in Valparaiso....

Porter Regional Hospital held a Flag Raising Ceremony with the cooperation of the Indiana Organ Procurement Organization (IOPO) recognizing all the donors and recipients and those waiting for an organ donation to bring awareness to this issue....

Frequent ear infections, sore throats or problems sleeping can be as troublesome as lions, tigers and bears. But you don’t need to run from these problems, as help can be as close as your doctor, according to Geoffrey Schwartz, M.D., an ear, nose...

The Lupus Foundation of America, Indiana Chapter will be holding a lupus symposium in Crown Point on Thursday, May 2. The lupus symposiums are half-day events where various trained medical experts speak about nutrition, lupus clinical features,...

St. Mary Medical Center will host three upcoming spring seminars in Portage to help encourage healthy lifestyles in the community. All seminars are FREE, and registration is required. To register, please call Danny Gonzalez, R.N., Health and Wellness...

Purdue University North Central Community Health Nursing students will present an "Above the Influence" health fair for the junior and senior students of La Porte High School on Tuesday, March 26. This motivational fair will address issues related to...

“Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease: The Basics,” a free workshop on Alzheimer’s disease, will be held on Thursday, March 28 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Crown Point Community Library, located at 122 N. Main Street. There is no fee to...