Travel, Leisure & Fun for South Valley Adults
Travel, Leisure & Fun for South Valley Adults
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Kaweah Health expanded its long-term subacute care facility in Visalia, increasing the ability of families to keep their loved ones in need of constant medical assistance close by. The expansion brought back skilled nursing patient beds and rooms closed in December 2022 in the aftermath of the pandemic. There were 32 long-term subacute patients in the facility, but eight additional beds were licensed for subacute care on July 1, with plans to add another 14 beds within a...
Question: I have been challenged sleeping throughout the night for any longer than five hours. My friend said that it is bad for your health to not get enough sleep. What could happen to me? This is a great question, and I am certain that many people are in the same position as you are. Life can get very busy and sleep is rarely on the top of our “Most Important Things to Do List.” Our hectic schedule of running errands, attending doctors’ appointments, visiting family/ friends, or getting lost in screen time on our compu...
The California Department of Public Health is seeing the highest levels of West Nile virus (WNV) activity in five years. CDPH has reported 30 human cases of WNV in California, including three fatalities, one in Kings County. As of August 21, there were five cases reported in Kings County and four in Tulare County. “West Nile virus can be fatal, particularly for the elderly and immunocompromised,” said CDPH Director and State Health Officer Dr. Erica Pan. “August and September are peak periods of West Nile virus trans...
A study led by Brown University researchers found that older adults who received the shingles vaccine currently used in the U.S. were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia within four years. Older adults who received a shingles vaccine after a stay in a skilled nursing facility had a 24% lower risk of being diagnosed with dementia over a four-year period than those who were not vaccinated, according to a new study. The findings are based on an analysis of health records an...
On August 5, Moderna, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved mFLUSIVA, a new vaccine against seasonal influenza, for use by all adults 50 years and older. This approval follows unanimous recommendations from the FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee supporting mFLUSIVA for adults 50 years of age and older. "The FDA approval of mFLUSIVA, our fourth approved product in the United States and the first mRNA-based...
Stressful caring responsibilities reduce brain function for people aged 50 and over, whereas light caring duties can actually be beneficial to middle-aged and older people's mental abilities, a new University College London (UCL) study finds. For the study, published in Age and Ageing, researchers used 2004-05 to 2021-23 data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), a long-running, UCL-led nationally representative survey that gathers a wide range of information f...
Adventist Health Tulare is expanding access to advanced heart care with the launch of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), also known as coronary angioplasty. This minimally invasive, lifesaving procedure, which treats blocked or narrowed arteries, will allow community members to receive timely treatment close to home without needing to leave the city or undergo open-heart surgery. PCI is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat coronary artery disease, which is a con...
A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study that followed adults age 65 and older over 20 years has linked a specific cognitive training regimen to reduced diagnoses of Alzheimer disease and related dementias. While the authors assessed three different kinds of training, only one, which challenged participants with rapid object detection tasks, was associated with a 25% lower rate of dementia diagnosis, as indicated by Medicare claims data. "This study shows that...
John Galvin knows he needs a colonoscopy. But he's waiting to schedule the procedure until December, when he turns 65 and qualifies for Medicare. He was already thinking about delaying it - then his monthly Obamacare insurance premium payment tripled this year to $2,460, about a third of his income, he said. And with a $2,700 deductible, he'd be on the hook for most of the diagnostic exam, a financial hit he said he couldn't stomach. "It was going to cost close to $3,000,"...
In a recent study, researchers found that exercise and aggressive cardiovascular risk reduction successfully improved heart health, but these efforts did not produce measurable cognitive benefits over two years in older adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease. In "Effects of Exercise and Intensive Vascular Risk Reduction on Cognitive Function in Older Adults - A Randomized Clinical Trial," published in JAMA Neurology, researchers, including Dr. Jeffrey Keller of Pennington...
Receiving a high-dose flu vaccine is associated with a significantly lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease than a standard-dose vaccine in adults aged 65 and older, according to a large observational study published in Neurology. The findings add to a growing body of evidence linking vaccination, and possibly immune system activity, to reduced dementia risk. In the retrospective cohort study, researchers led by a team at the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in Houston analyzed health data from roughly 165,000 older adults w...
Shingles vaccination not only protects against the disease but may also contribute to slower biological aging in older adults, according to a new study published in The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. Using data from the nationally representative U.S. Health and Retirement Study, researchers from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology examined how shingles vaccination affected several aspects of biological aging in more than...
For the first time, a team of researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, has successfully performed a coronary artery bypass — a normally open-heart surgery — without cutting the chest wall. The team employed a novel intervention to prevent the blockage of a vital coronary artery, which is a very rare but often lethal complication following a heart-valve replacement. The results suggest that, in the future, a less traumatic alternative to open-heart surgery could become wid...
Eating cheese and cream with a high fat content may be linked to a lower risk of developing dementia. This is shown by a new large-scale study from Lund University in Sweden. The researchers analysed the dietary habits of more than 27,000 people and linked these to the occurrence of dementia over a follow-up period of up to 25 years. The debate about low-fat diets has long shaped our health advice and influenced how we view food and health. For several decades, fear of...
An experimental drug developed at Northwestern University has demonstrated further promise as an early intervention for Alzheimer’s disease. In a new study, Northwestern scientists identified a previously unknown highly toxic sub-species of amyloid beta oligomers — toxic clusters of peptides — that appear to drive several of the brain’s earliest changes, including neuronal dysfunction, inflammation and activation of immune cells. The experimental drug, a small-molecule compound called NU-9, decreased this toxic amyloid...
The Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care at CSU Fresno will host a conference titled "Compassionate Whole Person Care: Embracing Palliative and Hospice Support" at Fresno State's Alice Peters Auditorium on April 22 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The conference will bring together healthcare professionals, educators and students to explore contemporary issues and innovations in hospice and palliative care through presentations, interactive workshops and experiential learning. For more information, call (559)...
About a third of all people over the age of 80 suffer from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), with an estimated 20 million Americans age 40 and older currently living with AMD. The majority of cases are the dry form of the disease, which progresses slowly, eventually resulting in sufferers losing the ability to see objects directly in front of them. Yet despite its prevalence, there is no effective treatment for dry AMD. Now, Aalto University researchers have reported uncovering a promising way to treat the dry form of...
Question: The holidays have left me in a bit of depression. It is not a good way to start the year. What are some things I can do to get past this feeling? The holidays often leave us feeling either overwhelmed or underwhelmed. Focus on a plan to engage in activities like an old hobby, reconnecting with friends and family, or an exercise program. Getting the structure back into your life routine might help you to shift your focus and get excited for the new year. Set realistic goals for yourself and acknowledge any grief...
Planning for the potential for expensive healthcare at the end of our lives is one of the least exciting parts of retirement. However, it's a real and significant part of financial planning. According to the Administration for Community Living, a federal agency, almost 70% of people turning 65 years old today will eventually need some type of long-term care (LTC). Even a few years of long-term care can be a major financial burden. Genworth Financial, one of the larger...
Low cholesterol can reduce the risk of dementia, a new University of Bristol-led study with more than a million participants has shown. The research, led by Dr. Liv Tybjærg Nordestgaard, found that people with certain genetic variants that naturally lower cholesterol have a lower risk of developing dementia. The study, which is based on data from more than a million people in Denmark, England and Finland, has been published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. Some people are born with...
On Nov. 25, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a net savings of 44%, or $12 billion, from last year's negotiated Medicare spending on 15 drugs used widely to treat cancer and other serious chronic conditions. The Maximum Fair Prices (MFPs) for these 15 drugs will become effective January 1, 2027, bringing the total number of negotiated drugs to 25 when combined with the 10 previously negotiated drugs with MFPs that took effect January 1, 2026....
As we get older, our muscle strength slowly declines – increasing our risk of falls, injuries, and loss of independence. In particular, we rely on our lower body strength for many essential daily activities such as walking and climbing stairs. Strength training can help offset the weakening of muscles, but not everyone has the means (or even the desire) to hit the gym for regular weightlifting sessions. Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered a solution that r...
According to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health, older Americans with chronic low back pain who received acupuncture had greater improvement in physical function and reduced pain than those who received usual medical care only, generally prescribed medications or physical therapy. Chronic low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide and affects more than one-third of older adults in the United States. Treatment options range from pain-relieving...
Scientists have discovered why older people are more likely to suffer severely from the flu, and can now use their findings to address this risk. In a new study, which is published in PNAS, experts discovered that older people produce a glycosylated protein called apoplipoprotein D (ApoD), which is involved in lipid metabolism and inflammation, at much higher levels than in younger people. This has the effect of reducing the patient's ability to resist virus infection,...
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is reminding all Californians that vaccines against respiratory viruses like COVID-19, influenza (flu), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are the most effective and safest ways to protect themselves against severe illness this winter. "Prioritizing transparency and a reliance on science continues to be a core value in our mission to provide Californians with the information, guidanceand recommendations they need to protect...