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Kern County Goes Red for American Heart Month in February
February is American Heart Month. It’s the time of year where people spend a little more time focused on love and their loved ones. It’s also a spe...
First flu-related death of 2019-20 flu season reported
Kern County Public Health Services Department has received confirmation of the first flu-related death in Kern County for the 2019-20 flu season. The...
By Phobias
Phobias – you know, irrational fears like fear of flying, the dark, heights, etc. I have had a fear of escalators since childhood. Occasionally, if t...
Preventing brittle bones, as easy as changing your diet
When it comes to osteoporosis, milk doesn't always do a body good. That's the news from a Harvard...
Celebrating one year of caring for our community
It's been one year since we opened the doors of the new Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley Hospital,...
Adventist Health offers support to Hospital Guild
On Aug. 7 the Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District sent a letter to the Guild of Tehachapi Hospital...
AHTV earns basic Emergency Department status, launches echocardiogram program
Think of any modern hospital in a big city. It's likely you'll picture radiologists checking...
Public Health cautions residents of potentially harmful algal blooms in Lake Isabella
The Kern County Public Health Services Department is urging boaters, dog owners and other recreational lake users to exercise caution and observe...
Measles exposure in Kern County
A person diagnosed with measles stayed in Kern County while infectious. From July 4-5 the person stayed at the DoubleTree Hotel located at 3100...
Adventist Health launches solar initiative across Central Valley hospitals
Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley is proposing a solar project that will offset almost all the hospital’s energy use, helping to dramatically r...
Hello Tehachapi
Q&A with Dignity Health Medical Director of Clinic Operations, Francie Barnett Q: Dignity Health Med...
Auricular acupuncture
What is auricular acupuncture? Auricular acupuncture is a system utilizing points on the ears that was developed in the 1950s by the French...
Meet Kathryn Ostrem
As a senior dietitian at Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley, it's Kathy's passion to improve...
Prescription painkillers
This is an article I wrote a few years ago, and recent events have brought the subject to the...
Soul food
I've been on a Southern food kick lately. There's something comforting in the cuisine. Maybe that's...
Healthy holidays for you!
The holidays may be a source of many special memories. Also temptation, stress, and oversize...
Exercise: do you need it?
Exercise is what a lot of us do to stay healthy and fit. Exercise is what all of us should do to...
Protect yourself from the sun
Did you know that skin cancer rates are on the rise in the U.S., where it is the most common type...
Harvey Hall donates five AEDs to Tehachapi
In an ongoing effort to improve access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in public...
TVHD Guild gives check to AHTV
Frankie Wysocki President of Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Guild along with volunteers give...
What it means to probate an estate: Part 3
(From CALDA, California Association of Legal Document Assistants) In this the last of our probate se...
Men and hearing loss
“You don’t know what you got till it’s gone.” Depending upon your age, these words may recall...
Back pain is overtreated
This article was first published in 2010, but have things really changed? I think not. An article...
Healthy never tasted so good – Part 3
Celebrate Mothers with food and family Do you know how Mother's Day started and how we have now...
Back & neck pain: number one cause of disability worldwide
A group called the Global Burden of Disease Project 2010, and made up of a collaboration between...
