While the basics of cancer may be public knowledge, it is a complex, multifaceted disease that can have more than one approach to diagnosis, treatment and recovery. When an individual receives a cancer diagnosis, they naturally want to...
Northwest Health celebrated the grand opening of the newest addition to their ever-growing network of healthcare locations across Northwest Indiana. Located at 6200 Central Avenue in Portage, this new Northwest Medical Group Primary Care...
Flexibility and resilience were the traits that saw Franciscan Health through the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Although the coronavirus still lingers in 2021, the new protocols and advancements put into place last year have given Franciscan Health the...
Physician Minesh Patel, MD, has more than 28 years of experience treating local patients. Now, Dr. Patel and his clinic have joined with Franciscan Alliance as the Franciscan Physician Network 400 North Health Center to continue providing quality...
From a young age, Elizabeth Jacobs Young, Director of Invasive Cardiology at Northwest Health - Porter, has been attentively lending a hand to others in need of care. Her experience with nursing duties stems back to before she even reached working...
NorthShore Health Centers is excited to welcome three new members to their growing team of compassionate medical professionals. The three experts, a dentist and two family nurse practitioners, are excited to join a mission-driven team dedicated to...
Last year, Cavanaugh & Nondorf Orthodontics welcomed the iTero digital scanner to its facility. iTero makes determining the structure of patients’ mouths easier and more effective. For many, impressions, the previous method of obtaining this...
Two physicians specializing in internal medicine are the most recent additions to Northwest Medical Group, the multi-specialty physician group affiliated with Northwest Health. Husband and wife team, Dr. Shaun Mehdi and Dr. Shazia Shivji are joining...
The importance of getting a flu shot is emphasized every winter across the world. Influenza is a sickness that affects millions of Americans every year. Dr. Erik Johnson, medical director at UnitedHealthcare,...
Methodist Hospitals recently announced it was the first Northwest Indiana hospital system to use two new devices for removing life-threatening clots. The FlowTriever for Pulmonary Embolism and the ClotTriever for Deep Vein Thrombosis systems are...
