Health

Whether he’s playing with his twin sister and older siblings or dancing around the living room, 2-year-old Virgil is always laughing and giggling. “He just goes with the flow and is very content,” said Kori, Virgil’s mom. “There is nothing...

Men and women suffering with pain or a bulge in the abdomen or groin area have two opportunities this spring to meet with a surgeon for a free hernia screening. Carlos Gonzalez, MD, FACS, will screen people and offer hernia treatment information...

Board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon Thomas Magill, MD, is now part of the Franciscan Physician Network and is accepting new patients in La Porte. Dr. Magill completed his training at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Mich. He...

Clara cared for Pablo for five years before he passed away. He used to serenade her with his barbershop quartet and send her the most beautiful love letters. When they had a restaurant in central Phoenix, he would cook for her. But there came a time...

Four Winds Casinos is committed to promoting responsible gaming at all locations The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi’s Four Winds® Casinos, in collaboration with the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), recognize March as Problem...

Franciscan Health Family Birth Centers in Northwest Indiana had some extra special deliveries on Thursday with the arrival of Leap Day babies. One Mom with a baby born this Leap Day has a special Leap Year birthday connection. Carly Dobin of DeMotte...

It’s a familiar story to many of us: We feel a rush of motivation to get fit, sign up at a nearby gym and go faithfully four or five days a week, only to give up altogether a few weeks later. But what if part of the problem lies in our motivation...

The Franciscan Health Heart & Vascular Institute Olympia Fields echocardiography lab has achieved accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (ICA) for adult transthoracic echocardiography. Echocardiography (also known...

Franciscan Health Family Birth Center Dyer nurse Cynthia Ippolito has helped deliver more babies than she can count, but one baby born this Valentine’s Day is a little girl she won’t soon forget. Ippolito assisted in the birth of Fletcher Lainey...

Community Healthcare System is invested in the health and well-being of the communities it serves. Out of that commitment, its Occupational Health Program was born. Through this program, employers have access to a variety of services to support...