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                                    • Respiratory Virus Season is Coming – Prepare by Making Sure Your Vaccines are Up-to-Date

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                                      |Date: September 11, 2024
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                                      Respiratory Virus Season is Coming – Prepare by Making Sure Your Vaccines are Up-to-Date

                                      Respiratory Virus Season is Coming – Prepare by Making Sure Your Vaccines are Up-to-Date

                                      By Mike Hori, MD, Medical Director for Valley’s Infectious Disease ClinicWinter respiratory viral infecti ...

                                      By Mike Hori, MD, Medical Director for Valley’s Infectious Disease ClinicWinter respiratory viral infection season will soon be upon us. Many types of viruses can cause a respiratory infection ov ...

                                      September 11, 2024
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                                    • Cold, Flu, Pink Eye, Oh My!

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                                      |Date: November 07, 2023
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                                      Cold, Flu, Pink Eye, Oh My!

                                      Cold, Flu, Pink Eye, Oh My!

                                      Check out our overview of the causes, symptoms, duration, contagiousness, and treatment for 8 common illn ...

                                      Check out our overview of the causes, symptoms, duration, contagiousness, and treatment for 8 common illnesses Staying informed about common infections is key to keeping ourselves and our community he ...

                                      November 07, 2023
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                                    • For the Health & Safety of Valley Medical Center Patients & Staff, Masking Still Required in Most Areas

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                                      |Date: March 28, 2023
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                                      For the Health & Safety of Valley Medical Center Patients & Staff, Masking Still Required in Most Areas

                                      For the Health & Safety of Valley Medical Center Patients & Staff, Masking Still Required in Most Areas

                                      On April 3, the Washington State Department of Health will end the statewide requirement for universal ma ...

                                      On April 3, the Washington State Department of Health will end the statewide requirement for universal masking in healthcare facilities. In line with most healthcare facilities across the Puget Sound ...

                                      March 28, 2023
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                                    • COVID-19 Test Kits at Home? They May Still be Effective & Worth Saving for Future Use—Here’s How to Check

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                                      |Date: February 13, 2023
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                                      COVID-19 Test Kits at Home? They May Still be Effective & Worth Saving for Future Use—Here’s How to Check

                                      COVID-19 Test Kits at Home? They May Still be Effective & Worth Saving for Future Use—Here’s How to Check

                                      With free, federally-supplied, at-home, rapid COVID-19 tests ending in May 2023, it makes sense (and cent ...

                                      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 supply of tests' shelf-life dates ...

                                      February 13, 2023
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                                    • Cancer and Flu Don’t Mix Well—Remember to Get Your Flu Vaccine This Fall

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                                      |Date: August 09, 2022
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                                      Cancer and Flu Don’t Mix Well—Remember to Get Your Flu Vaccine This Fall

                                      Cancer and Flu Don’t Mix Well—Remember to Get Your Flu Vaccine This Fall

                                      Submitted by Dr. Keith Leung, Valley Oncology Clinic While our minds and hearts have been preoccupied wit ...

                                      Submitted by Dr. Keith Leung, Valley Oncology Clinic While our minds and hearts have been preoccupied with COVID-19 the past few years, it’s important to also remember annual protection from the influ ...

                                      August 09, 2022
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                                    • Get the Latest COVID-19 Info for February 2022

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                                      |Date: February 09, 2022
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                                      Get the Latest COVID-19 Info for February 2022

                                      Get the Latest COVID-19 Info for February 2022

                                      Watch a special video answering kids’ vaccine questions. Find out where to get vaccines, boosters and tes ...

                                      Watch a special video answering kids’ vaccine questions. Find out where to get vaccines, boosters and tests in your community. Get COVID-19 questions answered about quarantining, isolating, free testi ...

                                      February 09, 2022
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                                    • The Negative Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

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                                      |Date: February 07, 2022
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                                      The Negative Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

                                      The Negative Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

                                      By Michelle Zhang, MD, Oncology & Hematology Clinic, Valley Medical Center As we begin 2022, I reflec ...

                                      By Michelle Zhang, MD, Oncology & Hematology Clinic, Valley Medical Center As we begin 2022, I reflect on the enormous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our lives at so many levels. Here at Valle ...

                                      February 07, 2022
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                                    • Valley Medical Center Helps Advance Knowledge About Treatment Options for Patients with Covid-19

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                                      |Date: January 10, 2022
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                                      Valley Medical Center Helps Advance Knowledge About Treatment Options for Patients with Covid-19

                                      Valley Medical Center Helps Advance Knowledge About Treatment Options for Patients with Covid-19

                                      Hospitalized Valley patients with COVID-19 were able to participate in the phase 2 study of Merck’s molnu ...

                                      Hospitalized Valley patients with COVID-19 were able to participate in the phase 2 study of Merck’s molnupiravir anti-viral treatment through the leadership of Valley’s pulmonary and clinical research ...

                                      January 10, 2022
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                                    • Snapshot Look at Valley’s 2021 Accomplishments with Community Partners

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                                      |Date: December 15, 2021
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                                      Snapshot Look at Valley’s 2021 Accomplishments with Community Partners

                                      Snapshot Look at Valley’s 2021 Accomplishments with Community Partners

                                      Valley Medical Center is continuously looking for new and innovative ways to support our surrounding comm ...

                                      Valley Medical Center is continuously looking for new and innovative ways to support our surrounding community and local organizations through strong partnerships. Throughout the last two years, most ...

                                      December 15, 2021
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                                    • COVID, Kids and County Mandates: A Virtual Town Hall

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: November 17, 2021
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                                      COVID, Kids and County Mandates: A Virtual Town Hall

                                      COVID, Kids and County Mandates: A Virtual Town Hall

                                      During this town hall, held on November 16, 2021, Infectious disease specialist Michael Hori, MD, with Va ...

                                      During this town hall, held on November 16, 2021, Infectious disease specialist Michael Hori, MD, with Valley Medical Center and Mark Del Beccaro, MD, with King County Public Health answer the communi ...

                                      November 17, 2021
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