Medicine

From the Fall 2012 Franciscan Focus Janet Howard says she is “very, very, claustrophobic” and thus “very, very scared” when her doctor ordered a magnetic resonance imaging test to help evaluate a lumbar problem she was having after a fall....

Effective on April 1, 2012, Porter-Starke Services now provides outpatient adult psychiatric services via telemedicine. "We're excited to provide this additional service for our clients and community," said Rocco Schiralli, President/CEO of...

Looking to improve your smile, but eager to keep your treatment to yourself? Consider Invisalign, the invisible way to straighten teeth. The clear, custom aligners are removable, which makes for easy eating, brushing and flossing, and no disruption...

What a mouthful, right? What do these words mean when my doctor tells me I have to take these medications? If you or a friend or family member has been prescribed an “Anticoagulant or Antiplatelet” let us try and give you a little information....

From the Summer 2012 StayHealthy publication Skimping on our beauty sleep means more than dark circles. "Sleep deprivation compromises your health in many ways," says Geraldine Feria, MD, with Wanatah Primary Care. Feria specializes in both Internal...

The fact is knowledge is power and the numbers show that even subtle chest pain needs to be taken seriously. Here are the sad figures that we face every day. In 2008, over 616,000 people died of heart disease.Heart disease caused almost 25% of...

From the Summer 2012 Healthy Woman publication It's 6 pm and your child has a fever and an earache, yet you don't have to wait until morning for answers, thanks to Porter's CareEXPRESS. CareEXPRESS is an urgent care center open 9 am to 9 pm seven...

St. Mary Medical Center and the Portage YMCA have teamed up to offer free monthly screenings at the Portage Chamber luncheons. The screening line up is as follows: August: Sleep Apnea Screening September: Fitness Screening October: Ask-a-Pharmacist...

Expectant mothers now have a new state-of-the-art screening tool in their prenatal care arsenal. The Harmony Prenatal Test, which has only been available in Northwest Indiana for a little more than a month through Integrated Genetics, a subsidiary of...

From the Spring 2012 StayHealthy publication Porter has scored another first by being the first hospital in Northwest Indiana to offer a new treatment for patients with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF). Called Aquapheresis Therapy, it is a way to...