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                                    • 7 Ways to Poison-proof Your Bathroom

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                                      |Date: April 25, 2017
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                                      7 Ways to Poison-proof Your Bathroom

                                      7 Ways to Poison-proof Your Bathroom

                                      Many drugs and household products kept in the bathroom can be dangerous to children. You’ll keep children ...

                                      Many drugs and household products kept in the bathroom can be dangerous to children. You’ll keep children safer when you: Store medications in containers with sealed caps inside a locked cabinet. Safe ...

                                      April 25, 2017
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                                    • Are You at High Risk of Getting Cancer?

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                                      |Date: April 25, 2017
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                                      Are You at High Risk of Getting Cancer?

                                      Are You at High Risk of Getting Cancer?

                                      If You Are, Getting Screened and Monitored Regularly is the New Standard of Care for Preventing Cancer Th ...

                                      If You Are, Getting Screened and Monitored Regularly is the New Standard of Care for Preventing Cancer The statistics are sobering—for men and women, the lifetime risk of developing cancer at any site ...

                                      April 25, 2017
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                                    • UW Medicine Hospitals named 2017 Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by Human Rights Campaign Foundation

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                                      |Date: April 20, 2017
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                                      UW Medicine Hospitals named 2017 Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by Human Rights Campaign Foundation

                                      UW Medicine Hospitals named 2017 Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by Human Rights Campaign Foundation

                                      All four UW Medicine hospitals (including UW Medicine | Valley Medical Center) have been named 2017 Leade ...

                                      All four UW Medicine hospitals (including UW Medicine | Valley Medical Center) have been named 2017 Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation. The national rec ...

                                      April 20, 2017
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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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                                    • Outpatient versus Inpatient Hip Replacement

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                                      Outpatient versus Inpatient Hip Replacement

                                      Outpatient versus Inpatient Hip Replacement

                                      By William P Barrett, MD In an award-winning paper at the 2016 Hip Society meeting, authors Goyal, MD, et ...

                                      By William P Barrett, MD In an award-winning paper at the 2016 Hip Society meeting, authors Goyal, MD, et al. Presented their prospective randomized study comparing 2 groups of patients undergoing hip ...

                                      April 11, 2017
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                                    • 30 years of Training Remarkable Physicians – Congrats Valley Family Medicine Residency Program!

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                                      |Date: April 05, 2017
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                                      30 years of Training Remarkable Physicians – Congrats Valley Family Medicine Residency Program!

                                      30 years of Training Remarkable Physicians – Congrats Valley Family Medicine Residency Program!

                                      Valley Family Medicine Residency program recently celebrated its thirty-year anniversary with a reunion o ...

                                      Valley Family Medicine Residency program recently celebrated its thirty-year anniversary with a reunion of current and previous residents and faculty. The gathering was held on March 18, 2017 at the P ...

                                      April 05, 2017
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                                    • Celebrating 100 Years of Occupational Therapy

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                                      Celebrating 100 Years of Occupational Therapy

                                      Celebrating 100 Years of Occupational Therapy

                                      The Occupational Therapy profession turns 100 years old this year this month. As American OT professional ...

                                      The Occupational Therapy profession turns 100 years old this year this month. As American OT professionals, we have a long-standing history of providing services to clients and patients to help increa ...

                                      April 05, 2017
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                                    • Get to Know Us! – RN Open House 4.27.17

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                                      |Date: April 04, 2017
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                                      Get to Know Us! – RN Open House 4.27.17

                                      Get to Know Us! – RN Open House 4.27.17

                                      At Valley Medical Center, we witness the remarkable power of life in everything we do. It's humbling, it' ...

                                      At Valley Medical Center, we witness the remarkable power of life in everything we do. It's humbling, it's inspiring, and it serves as a constant reminder of why we are here - to care for people. If y ...

                                      April 04, 2017
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                                    • Shared Decision Making in Total Hip and Knee Replacement

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                                      |Date: April 04, 2017
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                                      Shared Decision Making in Total Hip and Knee Replacement

                                      Shared Decision Making in Total Hip and Knee Replacement

                                      By William P Barrett, MD In shared decision-making, patients and physicians make contributions to the dia ...

                                      By William P Barrett, MD In shared decision-making, patients and physicians make contributions to the dialogue about a patient's condition, the best way to achieve the optimal outcome, and treatment o ...

                                      April 04, 2017
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                                    • Types of Stroke: What is an Embolic Stroke?

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                                      |Date: April 03, 2017
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                                      Types of Stroke: What is an Embolic Stroke?

                                      Types of Stroke: What is an Embolic Stroke?

                                      Emboli are most often blood clots or pieces of plaque that have broken off from large arteries that lead ...

                                      Emboli are most often blood clots or pieces of plaque that have broken off from large arteries that lead to the brain. Emboli float in the blood stream until a vessel is blocked. The blockage may caus ...

                                      April 03, 2017
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