Medicine

Do certain foods give you heartburn or keep you up at night? If you have trouble relieving your symptoms with over-the-counter medications, it may be time to see a gastroenterologist. Call our FREE physician referral line at 219-836-3477 or toll-free...

Healthgrades® announced today that Community Hospital is a recipient of the Outstanding Patient Experience Award for a fourth year. This distinction places Community Hospital among the 5% of hospitals in the nation for patient experience – an...

Hemorrhoids. It was the number-one trending and most frequently searched health issue on the Internet for 2012, reported the United States Food and Drug Administration. The painful truth is that up to 75 percent of us will be affected by hemorrhoids...

Franciscan Alliance Foundation board members Joe Allegretti, Kevin Keough and Jim Larsen hosted a "1,500 Days of Inspiring Health through Patient Care at the new St. Clare Health Clinic" program there March 20 that was attended by more than 50...

Did you know that lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States? It is responsible for more deaths annually than breast, prostate and colorectal cancers combined.* Yet, according to research, early detection...

Porter Regional Hospital has become the first health care facility in Indiana to receive full Atrial Fibrillation Certification status from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC). This most recent honor further elevates the status of the...

Franciscan Alliance continues to expand the reach of its health care services with the opening this month of the Franciscan Physician Network-Lowell Health Center, 4500 W. 181st Ave. The center, which is staffed by Randall Hile, M.D., and Jolanta...

The blessing of the Comprehensive Outpatient Therapy Clinic at Franciscan Physician Network St. John Health Center is “a dream come true,” according to Revathy Ameeruddin, medical director at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago at Franciscan...

The Burrell Cancer Center at Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point now offers 3D mammography for breast cancer screenings that provides patients quicker, more thorough and accurate results, using lower radiation doses than conventional...

NorthShore Health Centers is offering free blood pressure screenings at the following locations, date, and time. Goodwill in Hobart 1/11/14 9a-1p Valparaiso Public Library 1/17/14 10a-12p Portage Public Library 1/20/14 1p-3p South Haven Public...