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Does Breastfeeding Affect the Risk of Childhood Obesity?

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|Date: September 21, 2017
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Does Breastfeeding Affect the Risk of Childhood Obesity?

Yes! After Valley Family Medicine Residency physicians reviewed over a dozen studies with more than 76,00 ...

Yes! After Valley Family Medicine Residency physicians reviewed over a dozen studies with more than 76,000 infants primarily from the Unites States and Great Britain, they found that breastfeeding low ...

September 21, 2017
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Serious About Sepsis

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|Date: September 13, 2017
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Serious About Sepsis

Sepsis. It’s a scary sounding word. And quite honestly, it is a scary diagnosis. Sepsis is when your body ...

Sepsis. It’s a scary sounding word. And quite honestly, it is a scary diagnosis. Sepsis is when your body becomes overwhelmed by an infection and can no longer fight it. It is your body’s life-threate ...

September 13, 2017
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Back to School Backpack Safety

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|Date: September 12, 2017
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Back to School Backpack Safety

By Natalie Frei, PT, DPT, Children's Therapy One thing that is always on the back to school list is a bac ...

By Natalie Frei, PT, DPT, Children's Therapy One thing that is always on the back to school list is a backpack to carry pens, pencils, paper and BOOKS – lots of heavy books! A backpack that is too hea ...

September 12, 2017
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Sept. 15 is World Lymphoma Awareness Day

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|Date: September 12, 2017
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Sept. 15 is World Lymphoma Awareness Day

An estimated 788,939 people are either living with, or in remission from, lymphoma in the U.S. On Friday, ...

An estimated 788,939 people are either living with, or in remission from, lymphoma in the U.S. On Friday, Sept. 15, Valley's south tower will be lit red as part of the Light it RED for Lymphoma awaren ...

September 12, 2017
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Valley’s Stroke Club Provides Stroke Survivors Opportunity to Share Experiences

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|Date: September 06, 2017
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Valley’s Stroke Club Provides Stroke Survivors Opportunity to Share Experiences

Did you know that Valley Medical Center is home to one of the most active stroke clubs in the Puget Sound ...

Did you know that Valley Medical Center is home to one of the most active stroke clubs in the Puget Sound region? Designed for stroke survivors, their families and their caregivers, the monthly meetin ...

September 06, 2017
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Grant Funds Provide Therapeutic Aid for NICU Babies

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|Date: September 06, 2017
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Grant Funds Provide Therapeutic Aid for NICU Babies

Watching your new baby cry or sleep fitfully can be hard in the best of times, and for parents with a bab ...

Watching your new baby cry or sleep fitfully can be hard in the best of times, and for parents with a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), it can be overwhelming. For infants in the NICU, ...

September 06, 2017
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#OutreachAllStars Meet Reesa Reonal

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|Date: September 05, 2017
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#OutreachAllStars Meet Reesa Reonal

Motivated to connect with Newcastle community members, Reesa Reonal, Community Health Facilitator at Vall ...

Motivated to connect with Newcastle community members, Reesa Reonal, Community Health Facilitator at Valley’s Newcastle Clinic, didn’t waste any time getting involved in Valley’s community outreach pr ...

September 05, 2017
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A Vaccine that Prevents Cancer? Learn More About the HPV Vaccine

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|Date: August 29, 2017
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A Vaccine that Prevents Cancer? Learn More About the HPV Vaccine

It sounds too good to be true: a vaccine that prevents cancer? Yes! The HPV vaccine has the potential to ...

It sounds too good to be true: a vaccine that prevents cancer? Yes! The HPV vaccine has the potential to prevent new cases of certain types of cancer when administered before exposure. The human papil ...

August 29, 2017
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Shop at Fred Meyer or Amazon and They Will Donate to Valley’s Volunteers in Action (VIA)

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|Date: August 28, 2017
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Shop at Fred Meyer or Amazon and They Will Donate to Valley’s Volunteers in Action (VIA)

Why Support VIA? In addition to serving the hospital with their time and talents under hospital staff dir ...

Why Support VIA? In addition to serving the hospital with their time and talents under hospital staff direction and supervision, our VIA organization is a valuable financial contributor to Valley. VIA ...

August 28, 2017
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How Many is Too Many Concussions? Q&A with a Pediatric Neurologist

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|Date: August 25, 2017
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How Many is Too Many Concussions? Q&A with a Pediatric Neurologist

Judy Li, DO Pediatric Neurology, Neuroscience Institute CTE Found in 99 Percent of Deceased NFL Players. ...

Judy Li, DO Pediatric Neurology, Neuroscience Institute CTE Found in 99 Percent of Deceased NFL Players. This recent news headline may have grabbed your attention. The Journal of the American Medical ...

August 25, 2017
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