How do you decide what type of care you need when you have the choice to go to your primary care provider, urgent care clinic or the emergency department? Associate Medic...
Frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, is in the spotlight this month, after the family of actor Bruce Willis announced that he had been diagnosed. Valley Neuropsychologis...
Valley cardiologist Kenneth Igbalode, MD, talks about the reasons patients visit him for care, the latest advancements in diagnosing heart conditions and treatments, incl...
Stress happens. You can’t always prevent or avoid it. But you can change how you respond to it. Try these tips. You may feel better—and have a healthier heart, too! Know...
Pregnancy and the birth of a child are often seen as occasions for joy, but the physical challenges of hormone imbalances and sleep disruptions can turn these times into...
Do you have pain, stiffness, numbness, swelling or other issues that are affecting the use of your hands and arms? Hand therapy might help! Hand therapists work with pati...
By Bloodworks Northwest, in partnership with Valley Medical Center to give the gift of life Black Lives Matter is more than a political statement: it is commitment t...
With free, federally-supplied, at-home, rapid COVID-19 tests ending in May 2023, it makes sense (and cents) to keep expired test kits and check online to see if your supp...
Until recently, young children and teens almost never got type 2 diabetes. Now, about one-third of American youth are overweight, a problem closely related to an increase...
What is blood pressure?Blood pressure is the measured force of the blood pushing against the artery walls. Each time the heart beats, it pumps blood away from your heart,...
