The Southern Humboldt Family Resource Center (SHFRC) has been awarded the 2026 Children First Award by the Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council (CAPCC) of Humboldt County. 

Photo by Kampus Production. Pop quiz: What substance of the human body fights infection, maintains a steady pH in its environment, helps with digestion, reveals the presence of disease or drugs in the body, repairs tissue, and rhymes with a…

Photo by cottonbro studio. Up to twelve percent of Americans suffer from chronic insomnia disorder, and as many as thirty percent of us report short-term difficulties getting enough zzz’s, classified as acute insomnia.  Chronic vs. acute insomnia To be considered…

Photo by Eric Prouzet on Unsplash. Last time we learned that mold is a type of fungus and that its presence in your house can cause health issues from mild to severe in sensitive individuals who breathe in the spores…

Photo by Rodion Kutsaiev. Two guys walk into a bar. One suddenly breaks out into a sneezing fit, followed by coughing, watery eyes, and a general feeling of being unwell. The other looks at his friend as if he were…

Photo by Kampus Production. The term “mouth breather” has unfortunately been an insulting slur since early in the 20th century, when medical science was just beginning to figure out that chronic breathing through the mouth, technically labeled “chronic oral ventilation,”…

Image by freepik Chances are you snacked your way through December, indulging in the sweet and savory tastes of the season. During a time when the weather outside is frightful, the scale may have ticked up a bit and your…

The Southern Humboldt Family Resource Center (FRC) hosted an exceptionally robust Winter Supply Distribution on Friday, December 19th at Redway Elementary School.

The California Wellness Foundation has awarded a $150,000 grant to the Southern Humboldt Community Clinic in Garberville. The grant will fund core operating support to provide primary health care services to low-income and uninsured residents of Southern Humboldt, Northern Mendocino,…

Photo by astrosystem. Remember learning about the “alimentary canal” in grade school? Starting at the mouth, food comes in, and finishing at the anus, waste goes out. Between those two portals, food goes through many changes as it is broken down…

Photo by Riccardo. According to studies carried out by US research and analytics company Gallup, rates of depression have been rising steadily and steeply since 2015. As of September 2025, 47.5 million Americans are reported to be suffering from depression. That…

Photo by Gül Işık. With the tsunami of political news we are exposed to every day, sometimes recent healthcare scoops evade our awareness. Here are a few nuggets of info that may be relevant to you and yours. Focusing on…

Record-Breaking Support for Southern Humboldt’s New Hospital at 2025 Benbow Wine Auction Community members, vintners, and supporters from across Humboldt County and Northern California came together for a night to remember. The 2025 Benbow Wine Auction raised a record-breaking $152,000…

Photo by cottonbro studio. According to a study released in January of this year, co-authored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), New York University Langone, and Johns Hopkins University researchers, the risk of dementia in the US is estimated to…

Photo by Frank Cone. Studies published over the past few years by the Yale School of Public Health, the journal Nature, and the journal Science all point to a growing number of premature deaths in Americans exposed to wildfire smoke. The…

Photo by SHVETS production. Although the word “empathy” has roots going all the way back to ancient Greek, it was not until the early 20th century that it made its way into English via the German “Einfuhlung”. In all three…

Benbow Wine Auction, Saturday, November 8th at Benbow Historic Inn Save the date for the upcoming Benbow Wine Auction, Saturday, November 8th from 2-6PM at Benbow Historic Inn. SoHum Health Foundation and Benbow Historic Inn invite the community near and far…

Photo by Ketut Subiyanto. Usually associated with female anatomy and the effects of childbirth and aging, a dysfunctional or weak pelvic floor can have debilitating effects on men as well. In women, organ prolapse, or the protrusion of pelvic organs…

Photo by Centre for Ageing Better. If you are an aging person or someone you love is an aging person you are probably aware of the difficult decisions that lie ahead regarding how to maintain quality of life, or “healthspan”,…

Photo by SHVETS production. Are you weary of the daily barrage of doom and gloom in your news feed? Would you be interested in knowing there is some positive news in the world of health and medicine? Here is a…

Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya. The word crepitus comes from the Latin for “creak” and shares its root with the word “decrepit”. Its modern medical usage is an umbrella term for the various sounds made by a moving joint, which can…

Photo by Tristan Perrier. About 56 million years ago, primates began a complicated evolutionary process moving away from having claws at the end of their digits to having what they have today: nails. Made from a protein called keratin, claws…

Photo by Pixabay. In case you were wondering, your metatarsophalangeal joint (MTP), is the joint at the base of your big toe. If a weakness at that joint runs in your family, you might be susceptible to forming a bunion (hallux…

Frozen shoulder, technically known as adhesive capsulitis, affects up to 300,000 Americans each year. Often starting with no obvious cause, the condition can be painful and debilitating, affecting quality of life by making everyday tasks impossible, interfering with sleep, and…