If you’re wheezing, coughing, and breathless, chances are you’re one of the approximately 26 million Americans suffering from asthma. In recog…
During National Nurses Week, Adventist Health Hanford nurses were among local medical professionals who reflected on COVID-19 and how the last…
NEW YORK (AP) — When Dana Donofree had a bilateral mastectomy and implant reconstruction after her breast cancer diagnosis in 2010, the then 2…
Over five decades in nursing, Marilyn Rantz has done it all. She's gone from working one-on-one with patients and serving as an administrator …
Adventist Health announced the addition of Dr. Joshua Strunk to its healthcare staff. Strunk, who has a doctorate in osteopathic (DO) medicine…
As Gavin Newsom nears the end of his first term, his ambitious ideas — such as requiring California to make its own insulin and forging drug p…
Across the country, growing numbers of transplant programs have chosen to either bar patients who refuse to take the widely available covid va…
Why is suicide among the veterinary field a growing problem and what can be done?
SB 535 would prohibit health care insurers that already cover biomarker testing from requiring prior authorization.
The bad news was that I had been exposed to COVID-19. I had to go into quarantine immediately. The good news? I was able to work from home unt…
At what point do we realize that our “grind” is actually grinding us down.
The fungus that causes Valley fever is found predominantly in the southwestern United States and Mexico, with the most prevalent clusters loca…
The trustees and friends of the Tulare Hospital Foundation invite the community to the It’s A Girl Thing Breast Cancer and Heart Disease welln…
Dear Doctor: I'm a 28-year-old woman and have symptoms that lead me to believe I have burning mouth syndrome. It started out being not so bad,…
The Hanford Bullpups softball team is one win away from capturing a CIF Central Section title. The No. 1 seed Bullpups defeated the No. 5 seed…
I went to the doctor yesterday for the first time since the pandemic started for a proper visit. It’s good to go regularly even when you are h…
Shame followed by guilt has an incredible ability to creep into our minds, emotions, and core-being. It is natural, following a poor choice t…
Dear Doctor: I always heard that the best time to exercise is the morning because it gets your metabolism going. I don't like working out so e…
Hanford-based endocrinologist Prem Sahasranam, MD, is now offering My Diabetes Tutor, a telehealth education program for residents struggling …
The underlying cause for most lawn problems is soil compaction. Rain drops, foot traffic, and using equipment on the lawn are what lead to soi…
When a person can be completely defenseless and let their guard down in front of another, this allows them to be seen as they truly are.
Dear Doctor: Why do people who have a stroke lose the ability to talk? All of a sudden my grandmother started mixing up her words, and that's …
Flashlights, jugs of bottled water, a first aid kit, and ready-to-eat meal packs line the Perez family’s living room. The family isn’t going c…
When care is taken in the form of detailed effort to make something operate and function most effectively and efficiently, this is known as be…
During the past couple of decades obesity has become an epidemic in the United States. This plight not only affects us humans, it also has bec…
When the freedom of principle is recognized, trusted, applied, and lived out repeatedly, life begins to have a sustaining relief and thankfuln…
Dear Doctor: My husband was in the hospital for three weeks with COVID-19. He's home again and seems OK physically, but he's not the same pers…
GUEST COMMENTARY The Legislature has a chance to transform the delivery of behavioral health services for children over the next five years.
Dear Doctor: Can you please explain about heat exhaustion and heat stroke? We helped out some hikers a few weeks ago who got into trouble in t…