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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...

Rittenhouse Senior Living will be hosting their 2nd annual Valentine’s Bazaar on Saturday, February 12th from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM at Rittenhouse, located at 4300 Cleveland Avenue in Michigan City. The bazaar is to support Alzheimer’s &...

As Porter Health System inched ever closer to fully transitioning to their new location at US 6 and Highway 49, they took another full stride in becoming the dominant healthcare provider in Northwest Indiana. The American Heart Association and...

Red Cross urging public to give now The latest winter storm on the East Coast is causing more blood drive cancellations and the American Red Cross is urging people in all areas of the country to schedule a blood donation in the coming days. Earlier...

My name is Arielle Cummings. I am currently a student at Portage High School. I am enrolled in the Career and Technical Education class of Medical Terminology/Anatomy Physiology. My class voted me on as a Classroom Representative and a board of...

With the help of St. Mary Medical Center, the Portage Township YMCA will hold a “Senior Day at the YMCA”.  It will be held at the Y on Feb. 4, 2011 from 11am – 2pm.  This free event will be open to the public.  It will include screenings,...

Porter Health System takes one step closer in their transition to their new site at the corner of US 6 and Highway 49. To mark the weight and importance of this historic accomplishment for Northwest Indiana, a 16 foot long, 700 pound beam was carted...

Red Cross urging public to give now The supply of type O negative blood at the local American Red Cross has dropped to critical levels in recent days, as winter weather has canceled blood drives and prevented potential donors from safely traveling to...

Porter Health System’s Senior Circle program will present “Winter Wildlife in the National Park” at 2 pm, on Thursday, Jan. 27, at the Porter County Visitor’s Center, 1420 Munson Road, Porter. During this free presentation, Ranger J.P....

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...