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Methodist Hospitals: Award-winning Prostate Cancer Care in Northwest Indiana

Methodist Hospitals: Award-winning  Prostate Cancer Care in Northwest Indiana Methodist is among America's 100 best hospitals for Prostate Surgery! Their award-winning Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Program offers advanced screening, diagnostic, surgical and radiation oncology services to Northwest Indiana men with prostate...

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Hoosiers ages 30 and older eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

Hoosiers ages 30 and older eligible for COVID-19 vaccine Hoosiers ages 30 and older are now eligible to sign up for a free COVID-19 vaccine, the Indiana Department of Health announced today. This expansion of eligibility makes the vaccine available to more than 840,000 additional Hoosiers. Beginning...

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‘Long Hauler’ Clinic aims to treat recovered patients with lingering symptoms

‘Long Hauler’ Clinic aims to treat recovered patients with lingering symptoms People around the world have been living with COVID-19 for more than one year. In that time, they have learned that it can be unpredictable. While the attention of the medical community primarily has been focused on addressing the needs of acutely...

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Remote patient monitoring allows COVID-19 patients to recover in the comfort of home, while remaining under a physician’s care

Remote patient monitoring allows COVID-19 patients to recover in the comfort of home, while remaining under a physician’s care At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the team at Franciscan Health created a remote patient monitoring program that used telehealth technology to allow patients with coronavirus to recover in the comfort of their home. Franciscan Health Crown...

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Pokagon Band Partners with Organizations for Mass Vaccination of Native Groups in Indiana

Pokagon Band Partners with Organizations for Mass Vaccination of Native Groups in Indiana The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi is pleased to announce that it has partnered with several Indiana-based organizations to offer COVID-19 vaccines to Native Americans including state-recognized and historical tribes, as well as Native Hawaiians, Native...

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Franciscan Health Michigan City delivers more than 13,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Franciscan Health Michigan City delivers more than 13,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine  Since delivering the first shot into an arm in LaPorte County on Dec. 18, the staff at Franciscan Health Michigan City has administered 13,279 doses at its COVID-19 vaccine clinic. Vice President of Clinical Support Services Jill Nygren, RN,...

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During National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the call goes out to schedule screenings that may have been delayed

During National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the call goes out to schedule screenings that may have been delayed March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and Franciscan Health is joining others in urging patients to schedule the screenings that they may have delayed due to the pandemic. According to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, colon cancer...

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