Medicine

Most immunizations are taken care of by the time a child begins school. The CDC recommends some additional school-time vaccinations. The Porter County Health Department will be at the Portage Township YMCA providing free vaccines for children grades...

Summer is here, school is out and sports are in session! Make sure your kids are ready by getting their physicals! All year-long, NorthShore Health Centers offers Sports Physicals for the uninsured and underinsured for $25! Medicaid patients are...

A clinical trial for a new technology to diagnose and treat prostate cancer marks the first time Purdue University has directed the entire pathway of a therapeutic product from early research to patient treatment. Therapeutics developed from research...

During the week of June 13-17, NorthShore Health Centers is offering ALL men the opportunity to take advantage of the Men's Health Week Screening for no more than $25 out of pocket expense. Uninsured men...Underinsured men...Men with Commerical...

NorthShore Health Centers works to care for health across the entire spectrum, starting with prenatal care. Early prenatal care is crucial to having a healthy baby. The goal of the program is to promote early entry into prenatal care and to provide...

Recently, during one of the Women's Health Weeks, an uninsured female patient of NorthShore Health Centers, we will call her Jane Doe to protect her identity, scheduled an appointment for a complete physical with a pap smear and breast exam. Upon the...

Time to get your sports physicals. NorthShore Health Centers is offering sports physicals for uninsured or underinsured clients for only $25. Medicaid patients are fully covered, no co-pay required. For other qualifying medical plans, patients will...

It’s normal to be uncomfortable at the thought of a colonoscopy. But staying healthy is nothing to be squeamish about, and a colonoscopy is key in diagnosing and even preventing colorectal cancer - which is the third most common cancer in the...

Porter Health System will sponsor an Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP®) presented by the National Kidney Foundation. The screening will be held from 11 am to 3:30 pm, on Wednesday, March 9, at the Valparaiso Family YMCA, 1201 Cumberland...

Porter Health System will be offering several screenings at the Portage Public Library during the month of March. Blood pressure, Blood sugar, BMI Screening: March 1, March 22 9am – Noon Porter Health System will offer a triple screening...