News Author Ann Constantino
Yoga & Frailty
Photo by Junseong Lee A new digest of studies published by Harvard earlier this year indicates that yoga has a positive influence on two standard predictors of frailty: walking speed and ability to get up from a chair. Frailty is a…
Listen to the children
Photo by Tracy Le Blanc. You bump into an old buddy you haven’t seen for a while and your catch-up conversation sounds like this: Person 1: “I just got back from visiting family in L.A.” Person 2: “Like. I just…
Kickin’ It
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio. You’re relaxing at the end of the day in your favorite easy chair when suddenly you are overcome by the urge to move your legs, or maybe also your arms, or even your whole body. You…
Say what?
Photo by Mark Paton on Unsplash Approximately 15% of Americans over the age of 18 experience some degree of hearing loss during their lifetime. According to a 2020 study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, looking at…
The Short End of the Stick
Photo by Oles kanebckuu. If you get your primary care locally and you are healthy, you may not have noticed that much of the healthcare system is experiencing a severe workforce shortage. Thanks to good management and careful planning Southern…
Good News, for a Change
Photo by Count Chris on Unsplash. Are you ready for some positive news? After a long hard winter made even harder by the sadness of so much loss in our tight-knit community, it can be a struggle to remember there…
The career of Lorraine Carolan – Part 2
This is part 2 of 3 looking back at the 50-year career of Lorraine Carolan, longtime community healthcare activist, Licensed Midwife and Physician’s Assistant. Redwoods Rural Health Center opened in 1976. The center was founded by a group of new settlers…
AI in Healthcare
Photo by cottonbro studio. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing computer application that simulates the problem-solving abilities of the human brain. Computers can be trained to think the way we do, by taking in and analyzing data and using…
The Little Pharmacy that Could
Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya. Did you know that SoHum Health and Redwoods Rural Health Center are both 340B program participants? If you are suddenly grimacing and turning away at the thought of more medical alphabet soup on top of three…
Changing Your Mind
Photo by Alexis Baydoun on Unsplash When popular food and environmental author Michael Pollan published his 2018 book “How to Change Your Mind“, a few cracks opened and began to shed new mainstream light onto the long-shuttered subject of the use…