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Kaweah Health Uses New Piece of Technology in Stroke Rehabilitation
Kaweah Health is the first in California using a new piece of technology, the SafeGait 360º Balance and Mobility Trainer to help people who are learning to walk again after... — Updated 9/8/2022
St. Louis Encephalitis Cases Reported in Tulare County
Tulare County Public Health has reported two cases of St. Louis Encephalitis (SLEV) in the county. An additional five cases are currently under investigation and may result in... — Updated 9/8/2022
First West Nile Virus Case Detected in Kings County
The first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) of the year has been detected in Kings County. The Kings County Department of Public Health (KCDPH) reported the case to the California Department of Public Health on July 14 and it is... — Updated 9/8/2022
Bank of America donates $10,000 to Adventist Health
Bank of America awarded Adventist Health in the Central Valley a $10,000 grant in support of the COPE Health Scholar Program, which provides aspiring health care professionals an... — Updated 9/8/2022
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Simplified to 988
In July, the 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline was simplified to 988 – an easy-to-remember three-digit number for 24/7 crisis care. The lifeline, which also links to the Veterans Crisis Line, follows a three-year... — Updated 9/8/2022
FDA Ruling Enables Access to Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule on August 16 to improve access to hearing aids, which may in turn lower costs for millions of Americans. This action... — Updated 9/8/2022
Walking May Help Prevent Alzheimer's Disease
Walking for as little as 15 minutes a day may help stave off Alzheimer's Disease, says a study at the Washington, D.C. VA Medical Center. The study found that regular habits of... — Updated 7/24/2022
Rectal Cancer Disappears After Experimental Use of Immunotherapy
Sascha Roth remembers the phone call came on a hectic Friday evening. She was racing around her home in Washington, D.C., to pack for New York, where she was scheduled to undergo we... — Updated 7/24/2022
Monkeypox Less Serious, Harder to Catch than COVID
The monkeypox virus is a completely different virus than the viruses that cause COVID-19 or measles, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is not kno... — Updated 7/24/2022
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Older Participants Sought for Cognitive Survey
Area residents now have the opportunity to participate in a national study of the effects of COVID-19 on cognitive function. Kaweah Health in Visalia is one of four locations... — Updated 5/6/2022
Second Booster Recommended for Seniors
On March 29, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its recommendations to include a second booster shot for people over the age of 50 to increase their... — Updated 5/6/2022
Reducing the Risk of Falling
Every year, 36 million older adults suffer a fall, and with a fall can come serious physical and emotional outcomes. Falls are a leading cause of hip fractures and other serious... — Updated 3/5/2022
Study Predicts Alzheimer's Cases Could Triple by 2050
The number of adults (aged 40 years and older) living with dementia worldwide is expected to nearly triple, from an estimated 57 million in 2019 to 153 million in 2050, due... — Updated 3/5/2022
When Living Alone Isn't Safe
My mother is living in her home alone. When I went to visit her for Thanksgiving, her home was a mess. When do I know when it is not safe for her to be living alone? This year, I received more calls than usual regarding what... — Updated 1/10/2022
Self-Administered Cognition Test Predicts Early Signs of Dementia
Many people experience forgetfulness as they age, but it's often difficult to tell if these memory issues are a normal part of aging or a sign of something more serious. A new... — Updated 1/8/2022
West Nile Virus Results in First South Valley Casualty
The Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency announced that seven human cases of West Nile Virus have been detected and reported in Tulare County. Kings County reported... — Updated 11/10/2021
Aspirin Regimen No Longer Recommended for Everyone
On October 12, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force posted a draft recommendation statement on aspirin use to prevent heart disease and stroke, also known as cardiovascular disea... — Updated 11/10/2021
Prestige Assisted Living to Host Brain Health Webinars
Cognitive decline is one of the most pressing topics facing seniors and their loved ones. The prospect of their memory and acuity diminishing is something many seniors and their loved ones want to avoid. Prestige Senior Living in V... — Updated 8/31/2021
Adult Children with College Degrees Influence Parents' Health
Write down the benefits of a college degree and, more than likely, all the items on the completed list will relate to graduates: higher salaries, autonomous jobs and better access... — Updated 8/31/2021
The Edible Garden is Busy in September and October
Will summer ever end? September is a hopeful month that begins to remind us that winter will be here again someday. It has become harder to predict what kind of fall weather we will... — Updated 8/31/2021
Immune System 'Clock' Predicts Illness and Mortality
You're as old as your immune system. Investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging have built an inflammatory-aging clock... — Updated 8/31/2021
COVID-19 Booster Shots 'Needed'
On August 18, public health and medical experts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the following statement calling for COVID-19 booster shots: “The COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the United States... — Updated 8/31/2021
COVID-19 Makes a Comeback in the South Valley
It really did seem that things were changing and that life was getting back to normal. After all, the state lifted its mask mandate in June. Unfortunately, the one constant in... — Updated 8/31/2021
Heat and Older Adults
People aged 65 years or older are more prone to heat-related health problems. Below is information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website (www.cdc.gov) about how you or the person you are caring for can stay... — Updated 7/8/2021
New Alzheimer's Treatment Offers Hope, Uncertainty
On June 7, the FDA approved Aduhelm (the brand name for aducanumab) to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease using the "accelerated approval" pathway, which allows the FDA to... — Updated 7/8/2021
