Marijuana and Your Baby
Marijuana is legal in Washington state for adults over the age of 21, but that does not mean it is safe to use during pregnancy or breastfeeding. THC (tetrahydrocannabino...
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Numbers that are Tough to Swallow
When something goes wrong with the muscles that direct swallowing, it’s dysphagia. Problems with any of the phases of swallowing can cause dysphagia. Dysphagia can...
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Valley Earns AHA/ASA’s 2018 Highest National Recognition for Stroke Care
Valley Medical Center has earned the 2018 Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and also qualified for recognition on the Target: St...
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Did You Know Not All Living Creatures Hear with Ears? Learn More Speech & Language Facts!
By the first grade, roughly five percent of children have noticeable speech disorders. Research has found that 20 o 40 percent of children with a family history of speech...
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Fun in the Sun Can Improve Motor Skills & Help the Way Your Child Handles Different Sensations
Spring is officially here and we’ve even had some sunny days to prove it! With the temperature rising and the warmth of summer rapidly approaching, opportunities to...
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Language Play Every Day
In honor of Better Hearing & Speech Month, here are some ways to incorporate fun language activities with your children into your everyday activities: Play “I s...
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May is American Stroke Month–Learn How to Spot a Stroke FAST
Did you know that up to 80 percent of strokes may be preventable? The American Stroke Association has a variety of educational resources available to learn about stroke p...
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Valley’s Birth Center Offers Nitrous Oxide as a Pain Control Option During Labor
What is nitrous oxide? Nitrous oxide is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas, used to decrease pain sensations. The Nitronox™ system is a blended mixture of 50% nitrous o...
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New Targeted Treatment for Breast and Gynecologic Cancers Delivers Care Closer to Home
Brachytherapy, a treatment for breast and gynecologic cancer patients, is now available at Valley Medical Center’s Radiation Oncology clinic. High dose radiotherapy (HDR)...
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Valley Receives Grant to Install Robust Child Changing Table
Valley Medical Center’s Children’s Therapy clinic has been approved for a $12,000 award from the D.V. and Ida J. McEachern Charitable Trust to install one rob...
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