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When you’re turning up the effort on a workout, be cautious about how high you crank up the volume on your playlist. Your workout routine could be inadvertently hurting your hearing over time. Researchers say half of people between 12-35 are...

Risk Factors for Heart Disease: Don’t Underestimate Stress Stress causes all sorts of things – think sweaty palms, upset stomach or tension headache – but did you know it can also raise your risk of serious heart problems?  To learn how stress...

GRIFFITH, Indiana – Join co-sponsors Franciscan Health and Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Be Well Health Expo in Griffith. The event, hosted by Green Balance CBD & Wellness, will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Avenue 912...

Franciscan Health Crown Point and Geminus Regional Health Systems are partnering to host two free car seat safety clinics in Valparaiso. The events will take place from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21 and on Saturday, Feb. 18 at the MAAC...

NorthShore Health Center in Portage is hosting free classes for community members to learn how to better manage their health. One of these classes is called ‘Diabetic Diner,’ and it teaches participants to make recipes that are diabetic-friendly...

Valparaiso, IN – Northwest Health has earned accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for its new Family Medicine residency program which will help attract, train and retain physicians to the region. ACGME...

The leading cause of death in the U.S. is heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And Northwest Indiana, in particular, has some of the highest rates of heart disease in the state, according to the Indiana...

Two Northwest Health hospitals received high marks for quality of care today. Northwest Health – Porter received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for fall 2022 and Northwest Health – La Porte received a “B”. This national distinction...

Franciscan Health Hammond, Dyer and Munster Interim President and CEO Barbara Anderson issued the following statement today regarding Franciscan Health Hammond: “In 2021, Franciscan Health announced that the Franciscan Alliance Board of Trustees...

The prevalence of prediabetes, a health condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes, is increasing worldwide. Actually, more than 96 million American adults— that’s more...