Education

To commemorate American Heart Month, Northwest Health will host “Stories from the Heart,” a special event showcasing the many ways heart disease, the number one cause of death in men and women in the United States, connects us all.  The events...

February is American Heart Month, and Community Healthcare System invites the public to join in the annual Hearts of Hope campaign. Funds raised help improve local access to treatment options achieved through research. This year, the 19th annual...

Happy New Year, and welcome to another round of new rules and key numbers to help make sense of things. Here is a list of 2024 changes to Medicare, Social Security, retirement accounts and tax brackets. No one will be affected by all of them, but...

On Thursday, January 11, Methodist Hospital hosted a virtual seminar designed to help people understand pre-diabetes and how to prevent and manage type-2 diabetes, from daily exercise to different types of diets to medications. “If you have...

Lifestyle and unhealthy choices can impact your immune system more than you may know, making it easier to get sick. To learn how to build a robust immune system, join family medicine physician Chike Okolocha, DO, as he leads Northwest Health’s next...

With the press of a button, the “patient” starts hemorrhaging. His blood pressure begins to plummet. The nurses in the room must decide what to do next to save his life. Nurses may face this scenario in the Simulation Laboratory at Community...

If you are like so many Americans who are having difficulty finding long-term relief from painful, chronic acid reflux or GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), it may be time to  consider a minimally invasive procedure that fixes the root...

Northwest Health – La Porte gave more than 150 area high school students a first-hand look into healthcare opportunities during a two-day interactive educational program. Getting a true taste of surgical and radiology technology careers, students...

To learn more about the signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer and why early detection is key in its treatment during National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, join board-certified gastroenterologist Anish Chopra, MD, as he leads Northwest...

Franciscan Health’s Prenatal Assistance Program this month hosted an evening with Indiana Department of Health Commissioner Lindsay Weaver, MD, and Franciscan medical staff focused on maternal/fetal health. During the event at Innsbrook Country...