March is Lymphedema Awareness Month and Valley’s certified lymphedema therapists want you to know there’s help for you if you are experiencing this condition. What is lymphedema?Lymphedema is a chronic condition that causes swelling because of a damaged or inadequate lymphatic system. The lymphatic system helps our body balance fluids, so if lymph...
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Five Tasty Weeknight Soups That Satisfy: Easy to Make, Easy on the Wallet
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While There’s No Cure for a Dementia Diagnosis Like Bruce Willis Received, There’s Ways to Slow it Down if You Get Help Early
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9 Preventive Screenings to Maximize Health
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New Year, New You? How to Set Realistic Goals That You’ll Actually Stick With
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Ask Sooner Rather Than Later: Skin Spots or Moles Could be Cancer
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6 Ways Preventive Health Helps You Be the Healthiest You Can Be
Women’s Health
Valley’s Win in Local Cord Blood Donation Competition Helps Increase Community Supply, Saves More Lives
Umbilical cord blood is a simple and safe way to make the birth of a child into someone else's second chance. Cord blood contains special blood-forming cells that can be used as a life-saving transplant for patients suffering from many diseases like leukemia or sickle cell anemia. Valley Medical Center partners with Bloodworks Northwest to offer fr...
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Valley’s ‘Top Doc’ Providers Recognized by Seattle Met and Seattle Magazines
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DocTalk: Understanding Chronic Conditions
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The Fight for Equity in the World of Breastfeeding/Chestfeeding
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The Selflessness, Patience, and Endurance of Breastfeeding
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Does Your Birth Plan Include Cord Blood Donation? It’s Free and Could Save Someone’s Life!
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What Causes Morning Sickness and Other Pregnancy Facts You Need to Know
Children’s Health
Physical Activity Tips Busy Kids and Families Need to Know About
Are your kids getting the physical activity they need to stay healthy? Youth ages 6 to 17 need at least 60 minutes of activity daily, says the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. But only about 25% of American children meet these guidelines. For those who often juggle homework and extracurricular activities, an hour can seem like a lot of...
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The Ultimate Guide for Spook-tacular Good Time
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The Selflessness, Patience, and Endurance of Breastfeeding
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Helping Your Child Through Common Fears + Resources for Talking about School Shootings or Other Tragic Events in the News
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Get Outside and Play!
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Does Lack of Sleep Increase a Child’s Risk of Obesity?
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Valley Pros Reveal Their Top Tips for Winter Health
Joint & Spine
Valley’s ‘Top Doc’ Providers Recognized by Seattle Met and Seattle Magazines
Two Seattle magazines hold Top Docs polls that allow providers to vote for their peers as the best providers in the region. Every year, both Seattle Magazine and Seattle Met magazines publish the results and we have several winning physicians, PA-Cs and ARNPs recognized. Congratulations to the following members of the VMC medica...
Cancer
Bringing HOPE and Support to Valley Cancer Patients
The journey is not just a physical one, it is also emotional, mental and tremendously personal for each person it touches. Diagnosis and treatment can be overwhelming and we are dedicated to providing wrap-around support resources that comfort the body, mind and spirit. In partnership with Valley Girls & Guys, a local group passionate about bei...
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Ask Sooner Rather Than Later: Skin Spots or Moles Could be Cancer
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Valley’s Win in Local Cord Blood Donation Competition Helps Increase Community Supply, Saves More Lives
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Valley’s ‘Top Doc’ Providers Recognized by Seattle Met and Seattle Magazines
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Cancer and Flu Don’t Mix Well—Remember to Get Your Flu Vaccine This Fall
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Does Your Birth Plan Include Cord Blood Donation? It’s Free and Could Save Someone’s Life!
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Honoring the Strength and Courage of Those Living with a History of Cancer—National Cancer Survivors Day®
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Starting Now, All Medicaid/Apple Health Members Should Complete Three Steps
Are you or someone you know enrolled in Washington Medicaid or Apple Health? Renewals are starting April 1, 2023 and Valley Medical Center wants to help eligible people stay covered by Medicaid health insurance. Sometime after April 1 and during 2023, Medicaid members will receive a letter in the mail requiring Medicaid coverage renewal. The letter...
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Bringing HOPE and Support to Valley Cancer Patients
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I’m a Vascular Surgeon: Here’s My Best Advice for Preventing Varicose Veins and How I Treat Them
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While There’s No Cure for a Dementia Diagnosis Like Bruce Willis Received, There’s Ways to Slow it Down if You Get Help Early
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Straight Talk from a Heart Doc—Caring for Patients, Advances in Treatments & Best Healthy Heart Habits Advice
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Stress Less for a Healthier Heart
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What to Do if Sadness, Extreme Worry or Difficulty Functioning Appear During Pregnancy or After
