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June is National Migraine & Headache Awareness Month. For those who suffer, it is time to address the pain head on. Migraine affects 40 million people in the United States and 1 billion people worldwide, according to the National Headache...

Photo Caption: On her final day of chemotherapy, Jacqueline Frabotta became the first cancer patient to ring the bell at the Franciscan Health Infusion Center in Munster. The brass bell was purchased with donations to the Franciscan Health...

Franciscan Health’s Mobile Markets in partnership with the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana will be offered this month at both Hammond and Crown Point hospitals. The Mobile Markets are provided by the Franciscan Health Foundation as a key component...

Many parents are facing the stress of a baby formula shortage with the recent supply chain disruptions. As a result, the demand for donor breast milk is greater than ever and the milk depot at Northwest Health - Porter is asking all potential donors...

On Monday May 23, executives from Northwest Health, Valparaiso Mayor Matt Murphy and Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce Director Rex Richards celebrated the start of construction on a new Northwest Medical Group location in Valparaiso.   The...

If you have an illness or a minor injury, Methodist’s newest CareFirst Immediate Care Center in Valparaiso is equipped to handle a variety of outpatient services across several specialties in almost every condition. “We are your...

Do you enjoy sewing and want to use your talent to help others? If so, St. Mary Medical Center would love to hear from you. St. Mary Medical Center, located at 1500 S. Lake Park Avenue in Hobart, is in need of volunteers to work from the comfort of...

Franciscan Health Crown Point and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago announce a new partnership that will bring one of the nation’s top neonatology programs to Northwest Indiana. Beginning September 2022, Lurie...

While pregnancy is a time of excitement and anticipation, the loss of a pregnancy or newborn is a heartbreaking experience, especially for the child’s parents. Franciscan Health recognizes the pain that families go through in perinatal loss and...

Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy is now offered at the Wound Care Center at Northwest Health – La Porte.  Located in the medical office building at 1331 State Street, the Center added two hyperbaric oxygen chambers in March. These new chambers...