Health

Concussions may afflict as many as 4 million Americans every year, from the swimmer kicked in the head by another swimmer to an elderly woman who trips over a bunched throw-rug.

The City Council unanimously voted on Monday evening to put a measure on the March 3, 2020 ballot that would overturn the City’s ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products in Livermore. The Sept. 9 decision came after the council “reluctantly” certified the referendum that challenges the c…

Livermore High School is participating in the country’s expanded teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) pilot program for the 2019-20 school year. This year, more than 460 sophomores will be trained using the first training of its kind developed for U.S. high school students.

Cutting-edge management of concussions, which are more common than often appreciated and can endanger both young and old, will be the topic of a presentation at Livermore’s Bankhead Theater on Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m.

Smoked pigs ears, a popular treat for dogs, may be carrying drug-resistant salmonella bacteria and should be considered unsafe for both dogs and their owners, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration.

Hope Hospice is offering its Family Caregiver Education Series at no cost to residents in the Tri-Valley and East Bay communities. The 14-class series covers a variety of topics and provides training, education, support, and resources relevant to family caregivers. Individuals anticipating b…

A genetic future that is at once both extremely promising and extremely dangerous is already starting to unfold, according to a futurist who spoke last week at Livermore’s Bankhead Theater.

At the July 23 Livermore City Council meeting, a letter to the State Chair of the Assembly Appropriations Committee supporting SB 47 was unanimously approved. The measure requires individuals who are asked to sign state or local initiatives, referendums or recall petitions to be provided wit…

Despite risks to fetuses and infants, increasing numbers of women appear to be using marijuana in the year before they become pregnant as well as early in their pregnancy, according to a Kaiser-Permanente study published last week.

Both the higher and lower readings from blood pressure measurements are strongly and independently linked to cardiovascular health, according to Kaiser-Permanente researchers, who published a major study on the subject.

The nation’s first and only Select Committee on Women’s Reproductive Health has held its first hearing.

At the June 24 Livermore City Council meeting, councilmembers unanimously voted to introduce an ordinance to establish a city-wide ban on the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including electronic devices and any fluids that can be used to deliver nicotine in an aerosolized or vaporized…

The first major project to be funded by the Livermore Laboratory Foundation aims to create an organization that is better able to advance medical progress in the battle against ALS ­– amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often called Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Less than two decades ago, the American medical system could make an impressive boast: it had eradicated measles in the U.S.

Stanford Health Care – ValleyCare submitted its application for certification of its stroke care center to the Joint Commission, the certifying entity.

In an effort to curtail the epidemic of teen use of highly addictive vaping products, a Senate committee voted on March 27th to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products in California.

At the March 11 Livermore City Council meeting, councilmembers and the public addressed the need to control vaping and tobacco products. The council directed staff to prepare an ordinance regulating vaping and flavored and non-flavored tobacco products of all types. Staff will reach out to t…

To help caregivers with challenges they face, Hope Hospice presents Living with Dementia: Enhancing well-being through person-centered care, on Saturday, March 9 from 9:45 a.m. to noon. This class is offered by Hope Hospice as part of its Family Caregiver Education Series.

Valley cities have kept the same grades they received last year in an American Lung Association (ALA) report card that evaluates city ordinances that limit tobacco use.