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                                    • 3 Ways to Better Manage Your Diabetes

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                                      |Date: August 18, 2017
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                                      3 Ways to Better Manage Your Diabetes

                                      3 Ways to Better Manage Your Diabetes

                                      Living with diabetes can be a challenge. Researchers are always looking for new ways to help people with ...

                                      Living with diabetes can be a challenge. Researchers are always looking for new ways to help people with the disease. Some strategies focus on new medicines or forms of insulin. Others give those with ...

                                      August 18, 2017
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                                    • Reducing Your Risk of Falls Helps You Maintain Independence

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                                      |Date: August 18, 2017
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                                      Reducing Your Risk of Falls Helps You Maintain Independence

                                      Reducing Your Risk of Falls Helps You Maintain Independence

                                      Did you know: 1 in 4 seniors over age 65 falls each year Once you fall, you are 2-3 times more likely to ...

                                      Did you know: 1 in 4 seniors over age 65 falls each year Once you fall, you are 2-3 times more likely to fall again 10-20 percent of falls cause serious injuries Falls have the potential to rob older ...

                                      August 18, 2017
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                                    • A Friendly Volunteer with a Wagging Tail Can Make All The Difference to a Patient or Family

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                                      |Date: August 18, 2017
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                                      A Friendly Volunteer with a Wagging Tail Can Make All The Difference to a Patient or Family

                                      A Friendly Volunteer with a Wagging Tail Can Make All The Difference to a Patient or Family

                                      Did you know pet-assisted visits are returning to Valley? Ellie, a new volunteer and Therapy Dogs Interna ...

                                      Did you know pet-assisted visits are returning to Valley? Ellie, a new volunteer and Therapy Dogs International-certified pet visited the hospital with her human companion, Karen. The two met with Gen ...

                                      August 18, 2017
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                                    • Do Pedometers Increase Activity and Improve Health Outcomes?

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                                      Do Pedometers Increase Activity and Improve Health Outcomes?

                                      Do Pedometers Increase Activity and Improve Health Outcomes?

                                      Valley Family Medicine Clinic physicians evaluated the research findings of nearly 30 different studies i ...

                                      Valley Family Medicine Clinic physicians evaluated the research findings of nearly 30 different studies involving pedometer use and evidence-based increases in activity and improvements in health outc ...

                                      August 18, 2017
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                                    • Coming Soon to Valley: Senior Care & Internal Medicine Clinic

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                                      |Date: August 18, 2017
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                                      Coming Soon to Valley: Senior Care & Internal Medicine Clinic

                                      Coming Soon to Valley: Senior Care & Internal Medicine Clinic

                                      Offering an innovative and supportive approach to caring for those 65 years and better, Valley Medical Ce ...

                                      Offering an innovative and supportive approach to caring for those 65 years and better, Valley Medical Center is opening the Senior Care & Internal Medicine Clinic in Fall 2017. Focused on coordin ...

                                      August 18, 2017
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                                    • Lung Cancer Screening Can Save Your Life

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                                      |Date: August 17, 2017
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                                      Lung Cancer Screening Can Save Your Life

                                      Lung Cancer Screening Can Save Your Life

                                      Valley Medical Center’s Cancer Services has been approved for a $25,000 award from the Whedon Cancer Dete ...

                                      Valley Medical Center’s Cancer Services has been approved for a $25,000 award from the Whedon Cancer Detection Foundation to provide free CT screening for lung cancer to low income patients. Whedon Ca ...

                                      August 17, 2017
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                                    • Safety Tips for Viewing Solar Eclipse

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                                      |Date: August 14, 2017
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                                      Safety Tips for Viewing Solar Eclipse

                                      Safety Tips for Viewing Solar Eclipse

                                      On August 21, a solar eclipse (when the Moon passes in between the Earth and the Sun) will be visible thr ...

                                      On August 21, a solar eclipse (when the Moon passes in between the Earth and the Sun) will be visible throughout the United States. King County will experience a partial solar eclipse, beginning at ar ...

                                      August 14, 2017
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                                    • Does Your Health Need a Booster? Keep Your Vaccines Up to Date

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                                      |Date: August 14, 2017
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                                      Does Your Health Need a Booster? Keep Your Vaccines Up to Date

                                      Does Your Health Need a Booster? Keep Your Vaccines Up to Date

                                      August is National Immunization Awareness Month! Knowing what vaccinations are recommended and at what ag ...

                                      August is National Immunization Awareness Month! Knowing what vaccinations are recommended and at what ages is an important measure for preventive health. The charts above showcase the guidelines from ...

                                      August 14, 2017
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                                    • Neuroscience Institute Medical Director Co-Authors Two Recently Published Papers

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                                      |Date: August 09, 2017
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                                      Neuroscience Institute Medical Director Co-Authors Two Recently Published Papers

                                      Neuroscience Institute Medical Director Co-Authors Two Recently Published Papers

                                      David Vossler, MD, FAAN, and Medical Director of Valley's Neuroscience Institute is co-author and researc ...

                                      David Vossler, MD, FAAN, and Medical Director of Valley's Neuroscience Institute is co-author and researcher on two recent papers published in Epilepsia, the Official Journal of the International Leag ...

                                      August 09, 2017
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                                    • High Rankings for Valley Medical Center in Annual List of ‘Best Hospitals’

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                                      |Date: August 09, 2017
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                                      High Rankings for Valley Medical Center in Annual List of ‘Best Hospitals’

                                      High Rankings for Valley Medical Center in Annual List of ‘Best Hospitals’

                                      U.S. News & World Report has high marks for Valley Medical Center and other UW Medicine hospitals in ...

                                      U.S. News & World Report has high marks for Valley Medical Center and other UW Medicine hospitals in its newly released list of Best Hospitals 2017-2018 evaluations of more than 4,600 local, state ...

                                      August 09, 2017
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