The Sonoma Valley Collaborative, a project of the Sonoma Ecology Center, has released its Housing Affordability Roadmap, its collection of ideas on ways to preserve existing affordable housing and to create more. As they describe it: "The Roadmap reflects the collective expertise and collaboration of... Continue
Self-injection with medications has become common, as drugs like Ozempic and insulin are used by the public. Such injections require changing needles before each use, and discarding used needles is in the medical "bio-hazard" category and needs to be done properly. Now Adobe Drugs is... Continue
California Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that CalRx® biosimilar insulin glargine pens will be available to consumers in California beginning January 1, 2026. This launch marks a significant step in the state’s ongoing effort to lower prescription drug prices and improve medication access statewide. Through... Continue
Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for 75 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2026. On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by about $56 per month starting in January. Over the last decade the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase has... Continue
A new McGill study reveals that specific online brain training can upregulate key brain chemistry, reversing age-related decline and offering fresh hope for dementia prevention Continue
Lead Physical Therapist of SV Hospital's Hand and Physical Therapy Clinic, Marek Grzybowski, cut the ribbon with a giant pair of scissors to open the clinic's expanded wing. SVH Foundation Executive Director Leslie Antonelli Petersen welcomed the guests, therapists hospital staff and doctors to the... Continue
Many senior citizens on Medicare saved time and travel expenses by booking video visits with their healthcare providers, but Medicare is not currently paying for such appointments anymore. Medicare did not permanently stop paying for video visits, but temporary waivers enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic... Continue
Rain beginning Friday night and continuing intermittently through Monday should be light to moderate, in the range of one-half inch. The atmospheric river feeding the storm system is currently forecast to primarily affect the northwest coast. Nonetheless, it's a good time to clear your gutters... Continue