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This exercise strengthens the abdomen and back.

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The Jewish Community Center Indianapolis (JCC), in partnership with Eskenazi Health, will host several events aimed at educating women on important health issues at a Women’s Health Fair on Wednesday, Nov. 14. The event will take place at the JCC at 6701 Hoover Rd.

Oct. 29, 2018 – Ghosts, goblins, creepy costumes and haunted houses are all traditional aspects of the Halloween season, but while enjoying the fun and scary aspects of Halloween, experts at Eskenazi Health encourage everyone to be on the lookout for the all too real and harmful incidences that occur this time of year.

Laveta Hoskins, who has greatly appreciated the care she has received at Eskenazi Health since 2010, recently learned that like many of her father’s side of the family, she has diabetes.

The fear of getting breast cancer has become part of many woman’s life and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October provides an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of detecting breast cancer early.

This blog is part of the series entitled Surgical Successes. This series will highlight various surgical procedures that are currently being performed at Eskenazi Health. Recently, Dr. Camden Burns, an orthopaedic surgeon, sat down to discuss the spinal surgery program offered at Eskenazi Health.

Indianapolis, Oct. 16, 2018 – The Marianne Tobias Music Program at Eskenazi Health will showcase members of the Indianapolis Opera Resident Artists Program during a free concert on Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis.

Oct. 11, 2018 – As Halloween rapidly approaches and the leaves continue to change color and colder weather draws near, it is vitally important for everyone to maintain regular health screenings.

Oct. 8, 2018 – Members of the general public are invited to join Eskenazi Health employees in participating in a blood drive from 12-5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Eskenazi Health West 38th Street. Each blood donor will receive a free movie ticket.

The fall season has arrived and with it many of us are already locked into the football season, are looking forward to our favorite fall festivals, picking out Halloween costumes for our kids and preparing to enjoy the brilliant fall colors. Backyard bonfires and the pleasant smell of burning leaves are also constants during the season, as are the real possibilities of serious injuries from improper use of gasoline, kerosene and other accelerants that can turn a pleasant seasonal get-together into a potentially disastrous situation.

On Sept. 24, 2017, Stephen Camp of Indianapolis was riding his motorcycle on the eastside of town when he was involved in an crash. He was not wearing a helmet. Camp was rushed to Eskenazi Health where he was immediately placed into a medically-induced coma for the first of two surgeries on his head.