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It is supposed to be the happiest time of the year, but the season of merriment often includes a dizzying array of demands, anxiety triggers and depression. Powers Health will offer valuable resources and support to help you better understand and...

While the holidays can be the most wonderful time of the year, they can also be complicated and heighten negative emotions for those wrestling with depression. Whether it is the onset of winter’s dark evenings and cold temperatures, the first...

Board-certified pediatrician Radhika Chillarige, MD is now seeing patients in Crown Point. Dr. Chillarige relocated on Monday, Dec. 2, to Franciscan Physician Network Crown Point Pediatric Health Center, 1141 South Indiana Ave. from her previous...

Board-certified family medicine provider, Jasmine Vayalil DO, is now part of the Franciscan Physician Network and is accepting new patients in Dyer. Dr. Vayalil attended medical school at Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine...

To help those across the Northwest Indiana region best navigate their journey to become  triumphant in the fight against drug and alcohol addiction, Regional Health Systems, a Regional  Care Group Member, is welcoming them with open arms to...

Community Hospital has received accreditation under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), a joint quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic...

 A total of 100 families battling food insecurity will get a boost this holiday season thanks to a generous gift from the Friends of St. Clare. The organization raised close to $15,000 through donations from local business leaders to provide 100...

Family, internal medicine physicians accepting new patients in Homewood, Olympia Fields Specialty Physicians of Illinois, LLC recently added four new family and internal medicine physicians serving patients in the South Suburbs. Internal medicine...

Community Health Accreditation Partner, Inc., (CHAP) announced today that Center for Hospice Care has been awarded CHAP Accreditation under the CHAP Hospice Standards of Excellence.  CHAP Accreditation demonstrates that Center for Hospice Care...

Hidden in plain sight, pancreatic cancer can go undetected for months, revealing itself only after it has dangerously grown or spread to other organs. Diagnosed in more than 66,000 U.S. patients each year, pancreatic cancer often does not cause any...