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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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                                                              • Why Increased COVID-19 Testing and Limited Test Supplies are Causing Nationwide and Local Test Result Delays

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                                                                |Date: July 23, 2020
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                                                                Why Increased COVID-19 Testing and Limited Test Supplies are Causing Nationwide and Local Test Result Delays

                                                                Why Increased COVID-19 Testing and Limited Test Supplies are Causing Nationwide and Local Test Result Delays

                                                                It can be tough waiting for COVID-19 test results. The anxiety of not knowing whether you will test posit ...

                                                                It can be tough waiting for COVID-19 test results. The anxiety of not knowing whether you will test positive, coupled with the frustration of keeping to yourself until you have an answer is an experie ...

                                                                July 23, 2020
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                                                              • What it’s Like to get a COVID-19 Test

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                                                                |Date: June 10, 2020
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                                                                What it’s Like to get a COVID-19 Test

                                                                What it’s Like to get a COVID-19 Test

                                                                If you are wondering what it’s like to get a COVID-19 test, wonder no more. In the video below, Diviya Di ...

                                                                If you are wondering what it’s like to get a COVID-19 test, wonder no more. In the video below, Diviya Divashni, MA gives us a close-up look at the pharyngeal swab and an account of what to expect whe ...

                                                                June 10, 2020
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                                                              • April 23 to 29 is Medical Laboratory Professionals Week

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                                                                |Date: April 18, 2017
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                                                                April 23 to 29 is Medical Laboratory Professionals Week

                                                                April 23 to 29 is Medical Laboratory Professionals Week

                                                                In a world with increasing complicated and emerging diseases, Valley's clinical lab team is a critical pa ...

                                                                In a world with increasing complicated and emerging diseases, Valley's clinical lab team is a critical partner in providing cost effective, timely, and accurate medical diagnoses that ensure that our ...

                                                                April 18, 2017
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                                                              • Experiencing Problems with Thinking, Speaking, or Brain Fog Following Stroke? Cognitive Testing May Help

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: April 03, 2017
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                                                                Experiencing Problems with Thinking, Speaking, or Brain Fog Following Stroke? Cognitive Testing May Help

                                                                Experiencing Problems with Thinking, Speaking, or Brain Fog Following Stroke? Cognitive Testing May Help

                                                                by Neuropsychologists Erica Brandling-Bennett, PhD, and Lama Alameddine, PsyD Many stroke survivors find ...

                                                                by Neuropsychologists Erica Brandling-Bennett, PhD, and Lama Alameddine, PsyD Many stroke survivors find they have problems thinking as well as they did before their stroke.  For example, some patient ...

                                                                April 03, 2017
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                                                              • Valley Expands Cancer Services with Opening of New High Risk Screening & Genetic Testing Clinic

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                                                                |Date: July 28, 2016
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                                                                Valley Expands Cancer Services with Opening of New High Risk Screening & Genetic Testing Clinic

                                                                Valley Expands Cancer Services with Opening of New High Risk Screening & Genetic Testing Clinic

                                                                On July 25, Valley opened the High Risk Screening and Genetic Testing Clinic with services by new provide ...

                                                                On July 25, Valley opened the High Risk Screening and Genetic Testing Clinic with services by new provider, Kristine M. King, MD. Patients who may be considered for cancer genetic services include tho ...

                                                                July 28, 2016
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