Porter is the only hospital in Northwest Indiana to offer a new treatment option for patients with inoperable liver cancer, the Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) procedure. Visit the Porter Health System website Valparaiso Campus 814...
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Purdue Team Creates ‘Engineered Organ’ Model for Breast Cancer Research
Purdue University researchers have reproduced portions of the female breast in a tiny slide-sized model dubbed "breast on-a-chip" that will be used to test nanomedical approaches for the detection and treatment of breast cancer. The model mimics the...
North Shore Gives Kids a Smile!
North Shore Health is working to Give Kids a Smile! For one day only, Friday, February 4, 2011, from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, uninsured children ages 4-16 can receive FREE dental examinations, x-rays, cleanings, and an electronic spin tooth brush! For...
VNA Schedules Additional Flu Shot Clinics
With the holidays and the flu season at hand, the Visiting Nurse Association has scheduled additional flu shot clinics to help keep you and your family healthy during the holiday season and into the new year. Seasonal influenza usually begins in...
Healthy Heart Participant Diana Callaway
On November 11 and 12 the Portage Township YMCA held a Wellness Program open to the community. The program consisted of several wellness screenings and flu shots performed by NIOMS. In addition, Porter Health System included an echocardiogram for an...
New Heart Pump to Provide Temporary Assist for Infants, Adults
Researchers have created a new type of heart pump inserted with a catheter to improve the survival rate for infants undergoing a series of surgeries to correct a deadly birth defect. The researchers are developing a "viscous impeller pump" for...
New Procedure Performed at Porter Health System
Porter recently reached another milestone in its healthcare history when Interventional Radiologist Amjad Alkadri, MD, performed a technically demanding translumbar type II endoleak repair. Dr. Alkadri performed the procedure on a patient who had...
VNA Preparing for Busy Flu Season
The Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) is preparing for another busy flu shot season. Influenza (flu) is a serious disease of the nose, throat, and lungs. It can make you sick for a week or longer with coughing, fever, aching, and more. It can lead to...
NorthShore Flu Shot Clinics
Every Wednesday and Friday, from September 29 throught October 29, NorthShore Health Centers will host flu shot clinics. Open to the public, no appointment needed, $22. Wednesday Flu Clinics: 8:30 am - 7:00 pm Friday Flu Clinics: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm...
Flu Shots Available to the Public at NorthShore Health Centers
NorthShore Health Centers will be running flu shot clinics on Wednesdays and Fridays between September 29 and October 29, 2010. The clinics are open to the public, and no appointments are needed. Wednesday Flu Clinics: 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM Friday...