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Vaccines do not cause autism
Photo by Frank Meriño. A common aphorism posits that it requires an order of magnitude more energy to refute misinformation than it does to propagate it. I’ll do my best though: Vaccines do not cause autism. I can say this…
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…
SoHum Health and Healy Senior Center receive $575,000 grant for community outreach and health services in Southern Humboldt
Photo Left to Right: Adela Yanez, SoHum Health Chief Nursing Officer / Josiah Phillips, Meals on Wheels Coordinator / Wendi Leader, Healy Board Vice President / Rich Thompson, Healy Board Member / Matt Rees, SoHum Health CEO / James Dement,…
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…
You Deserve A Nap
Photo by Kate Stone Matheson on Unsplash If we were going strictly by the numbers, sleep is by far the favored pastime of our species. We spend nearly a third of our life in a sort of maintenance mode, where…
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…
SoHum Health Fitness Classes
SoHum Health is pleased to offer online fitness classes by local ACE certified Personal Trainer Ann Constantino. Classes are geared toward the aging population with an emphasis on bone building and strength training along with balance and mobility, however, all ages…