NEW YORK (AP) — Food companies are coming under renewed pressure to use less salt after U.S. regulators spelled out long-awaited guidelines ai…
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,…
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…
May is recognized as Mental Health Matters Month for the State of California and a resolution for local recognition was recently adopted by th…
Cholesterol-lowering statins and blood pressure drugs can improve heart health, but you still need to follow heart-healthy habits.
Fear and worry got you down? Here's how to calm these feelings.
Prehabilitation aims to increase your strength and health before, not after, a medical procedure.
Bleeding is a common side effect of anticoagulants. But those with atrial fibrillation who take the drug for stroke prevention should not igno…
