Eye on Health: What Beacon doctors want you to know about rising respiratory cases

For many of us, it's the busiest time of the year. But holiday pressures and the colder temperatures aren't the only things that can slow us down. Beacon Medical Group Main Street physicians are seeing a surge in respiratory illnesses, with children being particularly affected. Dr. Kathleen George, family medicine and...

Eye on Health: Breast cancer survivor describes life-saving power of annual mammograms

Twenty years ago, Monica Santa's life changed forever with a phone call. "I think about it every year when it comes along," she recounts, her voice filled with emotion. She’s describing the moment she learned she had breast cancer. WSBT delves into Monica's unexpected diagnosis and the critical role of annual mammograms...

Eye on Health: Beacon athletic trainer recognized for assisting football fan at Elkhart High School game

Beacon certified athletic trainer Erin Foreman was working the sidelines of an Elkhart High School junior varsity football game this summer, tending to student-athletes when she saw some commotion in the stands. With the temperature rising quite quickly on this very warm Saturday morning, a fan from the visiting team...

Eye on Health: Beacon midwives empower expectant moms through labor, delivery and birth

First-time mom Natalie Laman joined the growing number of women seeking midwifery care when she was pregnant with her daughter, Sadie, because she wanted to have control over her birth plan. “She was delivered in just the way I wanted,” Natalie said, despite the fact that she was induced three weeks...

Eye on Health: Beacon Best Medicine improves the lives of patients living with chronic conditions

Imagine a world where chronic conditions don’t limit your ability to stay active. Beacon is helping to make this a reality with our “Best Medicine” program. For 12 years, Beacon Best Medicine has been offering tailored fitness classes for patients with various health challenges, including cancer, heart disease, arthritis and neurological...

Eye on Health: Beacon Cancer Care patient grateful for personalized treatment, support

Cancer treatments have evolved tremendously within the past decade, whether it be through artificial intelligence or robotic technology, and Beacon Cancer Care continues to adapt and offer patients personalized care, treatment plans and emotional support for patients like Linda Bradford. Two years ago, Linda received a life-changing cancer diagnosis. While she hadn’t...

Eye on Health: Notre Dame professor credits his son’s fast actions, Beacon Stroke Team, for saving his life

Between the cheering and the fireworks, Luis Fraga, Ph.D., Director of the Institute for Latino Studies at Notre Dame, never thought it would be a baseball game that would save his life. It started last November on a normal day for Fraga. "It was a weekday. I left work, and I went...

Eye on Health: Local woman undergoes innovative robotics surgery to prevent colon cancer

Mary Dunn, who lives in Niles, looks and feels healthy today due in large part to the robotics surgery she had in January at Memorial Hospital when doctors removed part of her colon where abnormal polyps had been found during a series of colonoscopies. Colonoscopies, one of the few medical procedures...

Eye on Health: Beacon sports medicine patient now sprinting toward her running goals

Kate Kujawski has been running since high school. Having several marathons under her belt, and medals galore from other races, she runs for fun, trains regularly and dreams of running Boston and New York City. But last summer, Kate hit a bump in the road. She started feeling pain in her...

Eye on Health: How TAVR procedure at Beacon is saving lives in our community

Susan Behling and Jerry Weaver are grateful for a procedure being performed here in our community, a procedure that doctors call game-changer when it comes to the heart. For this brother and sister, TAVR changed their lives. “I don’t think either one of us would be here right now if we...