Wilder Side of Health BLOG

VMC’s Healthier Living Program makes the Wall St. Journal!

Every day, teams of dedicated men and women run great programs at Valley Medical Center…but it’s not every day that the news makes the  Wall Street Journal. This week, it did! The article (read it here) features photos from a VMC Healthier Living Class, and talks about this growing nationwide movement .  Our Healthier Living [...]

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Join VMC’s Rehab Research Center for the “Walk for Thought”

The Santa Clara County Walk for Thought benefits the Brain Injury Association of California…and they are a huge partner of VMC’s renowned Rehab Center. No plans yet for Saturday? Come on out and join Jerry Wright, Stephanie Kolakowski – Hayner, and the rest of our Rehabilitation Research Center for this great day at Almaden Lake [...]

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What to do with your OLD iPad…

Tomorrow the new iPad is released. If you’re like me, you’ll be lining up overnight  in the rain outside the Apple Store to get yours! Okay, not really. But I WOULD if I had the time, because like most Apple products the New iPad is sure to be an amazing device. If you’re excited about [...]

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Amazing device improves patient/doctor communication!

Dr. Gary Lee is Valley Medical Center’s director of palliative care, and he’s using a new high-tech wonder in his daily communication with his patients. Yes, I know it may not look that amazing. But consider: This portable, light-weight camping stool allows Gary to carry it wherever he goes, and when he’s ready to speak with a [...]

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Let’s make cigarettes OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive!

On the June ballot in California, Proposition 29 deserves your vote…and the campaign deserves our support. The idea is simple, and we’ve done it before: Another tax on tobacco –  a dollar a pack this time – to support cancer research and other fine things. Frankly, I don’t care as much about what the tax [...]

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