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...
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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...
Quality Family Healthcare Starts Before Birth
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...
Women’s Health Week at NorthShore
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...
Get Your Spring Sports Physical at NorthShore
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...
You Wore Bell Bottoms, Listened to Disco and Did the Hustle . . . A Colonoscopy Should Be A Cakewalk
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 Sponsors Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP®) Screening
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...
Health Screenings at the Portage Public Library in March
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...
Porter Health System Introduces Center for Heart Valve Disease During American Heart Month
During February, American Heart Month, Porter Health System is officially introducing its new Center for Heart Valve Disease by increasing education surrounding heart valve disease – a disease which occurs when one or more of your heart valves does...
Future Surgeons May Use Robotic Nurse, ‘Gesture Recognition’
Surgeons of the future might use a system that recognizes hand gestures as commands to control a robotic scrub nurse or tell a computer to display medical images of the patient during an operation. Both the hand-gesture recognition and robotic nurse...