Health and Lifestyle

Heat advisory returns to SCV

A heat advisory has been issued for the coming week, with weather officials projecting triple-digit temperatures for the Santa Clarita Valley by next weekend.   The hot temperatures, according to Kathy

An SCV family’s battle with brain cancer

The lives of a local family were upended just over a month ago, when a pregnant 33-year-old mother of two was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a very aggressive form of brain

Team SuperFighters prepares for the unexpected

Nearly a year after The Signal first met with Team SuperFighters as they prepared for a more-than-400-mile adventure race across Fiji, the team’s journey is set to get its television

State issues new plans for COVID-19 testing

California has rolled out new plans for COVID-19 testing that look to prioritize who would get tested first and which tests would be processed faster, according to state guidelines issued

Henry Mayo 8th annual NICU Reunion goes virtual

While the coronavirus pandemic has postponed many celebrations, doctors and nurses at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital’s Kim and Steven Ullman Neonatal Intensive Care Unit didn’t let it stop them from

SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: Lynn Evans of Canyon Country raises her arm as she finishes donating blood during the Red Cross Blood Drive held the Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library in Canyon Country on Friday, Jan. 4, 2018. Dan Watson/The Signal

Red Cross testing donors for COVID-19 antibodies

The American Red Cross announced Monday it would be testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies for a limited time, allowing donors insight into whether they have

New clinic coming to Henry Mayo

The Henry Mayo Newhall Center for Hand and Reconstructive Surgery is set to open Tuesday on the Henry Mayo Campus. Dr. Mort Rizvi, a fellowship-trained hand, plastic and reconstructive surgeon,

UCLA to host blood drive at St. Stephen’s

As severe blood shortages continue due to an unprecedented number of blood-drive cancellations during the coronavirus outbreak, the University of California, Los Angeles, is hosting another blood drive in Valencia.

COC COVID-19 testing closed today

As rumored protests are planned for the Santa Clarita Valley Thursday, Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 testing site at College of the Canyons has been closed for the day. The COC

Making sacrifices for our seniors’ care

When residents at Oakmont of Valencia Senior Living went into lockdown in mid-March amid rising fears of the coronavirus, their lives changed drastically, but it was the staff who took

Senior exercise class goes virtual

When Fit For Life exercise teacher Rosemary Competelli’s senior aerobics classes were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, she quickly realized she wanted to find a way to keep her