Health and Lifestyle

Runners return to Santa Clarita for marathon

Dolores Valencia threw her hands up as she crossed the finish line at the Santa Clarita Marathon on Sunday, breaking the tape for the third time. “It feels fantastic,” she

Q&A with a psychiatrist at COC

Students, faculty and community members came together Wednesday evening at College of the Canyons to have their questions answered by nationally recognized psychiatrist Dr. Alex Kopelowicz, about mental health, treatment

Community Health Fair coming to SCV

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital is hosting its last community health fair of the year on Nov. 15, where attendees can receive a variety of health screenings and services for free.

Henry Mayo Fitness and Health unveil new facility

Henry Mayo Fitness and Health celebrated the grand opening of its new facility Tuesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and the first-ever Santa Clarita Valley Battle of the Fittest High School

Henry Mayo to host annual fall boutique

The Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Auxiliary is scheduled to host its fifth annual fall boutique on the first floor of the hospital on Oct. 30 from 8 a.m. to 4

Tips to prevent hearing loss in seniors

By Raychel Stewart For The Signal Fifteen percent of people over the age of 18 report some type of hearing loss, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. That number jumps to

‘Ride for a Cure’ for breast cancer

After spin instructor Janet Cheveres began to realize that many of her students were either breast cancer survivors, currently battling it or have family doing so, she decided she wanted

Participants ‘Walk to End Alzheimer’s’

By Raychel Stewart For The Signal Santa Clarita residents joined the 2-mile Walk to End Alzheimer’s held by the Alzheimer’s Association at Bridgeport Park on Saturday. The annual event brought

Celebrating a liver’s first birthday

A little over a year ago, 23-year-old Santa Clarita resident Jessica Meza was in search of a liver transplant donor after being diagnosed with a rare disease. Just five days

Caring for our caregivers

Whether taking care of a parent, spouse, child, friend or neighbor, being a caregiver can take a toll. Carletta Cole knows this from experience as she took on the role