A fast-growing class of therapeutic drugs called biosimilars is creating expanded treatment options in certain instances. The result may help lower costs for some patients and the healthcare system overall. For example, the availability of...
Read MoreOriginal Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage: How do they compare?
With Medicare annual enrollment upon us, now is the time to review whether your Medicare coverage is a good fit for your healthcare needs and make any needed changes for 2023. A growing number of people – nearly half of eligible Medicare...
Read MoreNorthwest Health to offer Free Blood Pressure Screenings throughout February
In observance of American Heart Month, Northwest Health will be offering free blood pressure screenings every Tuesday in February. The screenings will be conducted by the hospital’s chest pain and stroke coordinators in the main lobby at each of...
Read MoreSt. Catherine Hospital begins Innovative Lymphedema Prevention Program for Cancer Survivors
St. Catherine Hospital now offers an innovative program shown to prevent chronic lymphedema in 92% of cancer survivors through three years. It is estimated that 1 in 3 at-risk cancer patients will develop lymphedema. Cancer survivors were not...
Read More‘Little Warrior’ donates to Community Hospital’s NICU for her 10th birthday
MUNSTER | Little Warrior” is one of the names almost 10-year-old Brooke Smith wrote on care bags that she recently dropped off for babies and their families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Community Hospital. On...
Read MoreInterventional cardiologist performs first PFO closure at Franciscan Health Michigan City
MICHIGAN CITY, Indiana – Franciscan Health Michigan City in December performed the first patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure procedure in the hospital’s history, thanks to the addition of a new interventional cardiologist to the Franciscan...
Read MoreCommunity Stroke & Rehabilitation Center earns 3-year accreditation
CROWN POINT | Community Stroke & Rehabilitation Center recently earned a three-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Founded in 1966, CARF International is an independent, nonprofit...
Read MoreUnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation helps young girl receive cochlear implants
When Kali Parker found out she was pregnant with a little girl, she was over the moon. “I thought, I have my little princess,” Kali said. “The first moment I saw her, I cried tears of joy.” As Kali prepared to leave the hospital with her...
Read MoreNew Franciscan Health Michigan City GERD program aims to improve quality of life
MICHIGAN CITY, Indiana – A new program offered by Franciscan Health Michigan City provides a multidisciplinary approach with faster diagnosis and treatment for patients suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD. “We want to...
Read MoreBoard-certified interventional cardiologist joins Franciscan Physician Network
Board-certified interventional cardiologist Wisam Martini, MD, FACC, is now part of the Franciscan Physician Network and is accepting new patients in Munster and Dyer. Dr. Martini completed his training at Damascus University School of Medicine in...
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