News release The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a localized outbreak of flea-borne typhus in the Pico-Union neighborhood as cases continue to rise across Los Angeles
News release Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
News release Samuel Dixon Family Health Center Inc. announced Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, has secured $655,000 in state funding to eliminate the mortgage on the Dixon center’s stand-alone behavioral health facility. “This investment represents far more than paying off
News release The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of measles in a traveler who was infectious while traveling through Los Angeles International Airport. This
The Santa Clarita Valley Animal Care Center held its family-friendly “Paws and Play” adoption event on Saturday, catered to children, with a foam party, food and fun giveaways aimed to welcome the community to the shelter
The RISE SCV Foundation held its fourth annual “Lemonade for Foster-Aid” over the weekend to raise money and awareness for local children in foster care, with stands scattered across the Santa Clarita Valley offering
William Sheehan has been battling B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma since 2024. Now in complete remission, Sheehan and his medical team at UCLA are taking preventative measures as Sheehan undergoes a stem cell transplant. Sheehan’s main symptom,
News release The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has identified the first case of West Nile virus infection for the 2026 season in a Los Angeles County resident, said a news release
News release The American Red Cross is declaring an emergency blood shortage as the blood supply fell nearly 25% in June, the organization announced in a news release. Blood donors are urgently needed to give now to help ensure patients receive lifesaving medical care without delay, the release said. The shortage is especially serious for platelets and types O positive and B negative blood. A steep decline in blood donations since the end of May has created a growing gap between supply and patient need. Currently, Red Cross distributions to hospitals are nearly 3,500 units higher per week than expected at a time when hospitals often see higher demand for blood products during the height of trauma season, the release said. On top of that, busy schedules and the seasonal loss of school blood drives are driving the decline which could put patient care at risk if not reversed. To book an appointment to give blood, you can use the Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). As a thank-you, all who come to give by July 31 will receive a Fandango Movie Ticket by email (up to $15 ticket price and fees). Additional details can be found at RedCrossBlood.org/July. “A readily available blood supply serves as the backbone of modern medicine. Without it, lifesaving treatments and critical access points to care are not possible,” Dr. Courtney Lawrence, medical director for the Red Cross, said in the release. “Emergency departments, operating rooms, and labor and delivery units can’t support patients with the most urgent needs, and cancer patients must wait. We’re asking donors to give now before doctors are forced to make those difficult decisions.” According to the release, upcoming blood donation opportunities in the Santa Clarita Valley include: • July 21: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Santa Clarita United Methodist Church, 26640 Bouquet Canyon Road. • July 22: 12 p.m.-6 p.m., Santa Clarita Old
News release State Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, hosted a health advisory committee meeting last week at St. Mary’s Hospital in San Bernardino County High Desert, bringing together frontline medical professionals, health care administrators, and local stakeholders from across
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer A sample of lettuce from a U.S. supplier did not actually test positive for a parasite called cyclospora, the Food and Drug Administration said on Sunday. Regulators on
Summer is here and recent high temperatures have seen the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issue several hot weather advisories. L.A. Public Health has collaborated with the Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for
What distinguishes a good backyard gathering from a great one? More often than not, a little friendly competition. Exmark has partnered with landscape designer, Doug Scott with Redeem Your Ground, on a new
Ventura County is alive with fun and festive events this summer. Not only is it a quick drive for Santa Clarita Valley residents, Ventura County usually offers cooler weather and less crowded beaches
News release The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a confirmed case of measles in a traveler who was infectious while traveling to Los Angeles County. People
News release Panorama City Medical Center, which serves Kaiser Permanente members in the Santa Clarita Valley, has been nationally recognized as being part of an “Age-Friendly Health System — Committed
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The Food and Drug Administration is letting Philip Morris International market its Zyn nicotine pouches as being safer than cigarettes. The FDA said on June 30
News release The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a confirmed case of measles in a traveler who was infectious while traveling through Los Angeles County. People
News release Drug-related overdose and poisoning deaths in Los Angeles County dropped for the third year in a row with a 6% decrease from 2024 to 2025, according to new
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Sunday that three more cases of the flesh-eating New World screwworm have been detected in Texas, bringing the total in the United States