Content derived from DocTalk with Andy Ashbaugh, MD, Sports Medicine What is Sports Medicine?Sports Medicine focuses on physical activity and how to prevent and treat inj...
Content derived from DocTalk with Jamie Friddle, LMHC, Psychiatry and Counseling Center At this phase in the pandemic, what exactly do we mean by “normal” now?The actual...
People ages 18 – 44 are encouraged to join the marrow donation registry—there is no cost to join. To join, it’s a quick and easy cheek swab, and if you’...
What is gout and what causes it?Gout is a crystal arthritis that is very inflammatory. It is caused when a food protein called purine breaks down into urate. This is a no...
Tobacco causes 8 million deaths every year. When evidence was released this year that smokers were more likely to develop severe disease with COVID-19 compared to non-smo...
by Shannon Huffaker, RN, Clinical Research Manager, Valley Medical Center The latest innovations are now available close to home at Valley Medical Center. Clinical trials...
by Amanda Zorn, MD, Kent Primary Care The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted most of our routines and schedules over the past year, and unfortunately, many recommended cancer sc...
by Betsy De La Rosa, Betsy De La Rosa, MA, CCC-SLP, Bilingual Spanish-English Speech Language Pathologist at Children’s Therapy, Valley Medical Center Now that the COVID-...
by Brian Kumasaka, MD, Valley Medical Center’s Dermatology Clinic Exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun, also known as UV, is the leading cause of skin cancer. T...
Speech-language pathologists can help patients regain health and quality of life. An estimated 10 to 30% of COVID-19 survivors experience “long-haul” symptoms including b...
