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Non-Profit Aims To Enhance Senior Healthcare In Santa Clarita

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Getting affordable medical care has always been a challenge for majority of American seniors, and according to a recent poll, 7.5 million seniors are unable to pay for medication prescribed by their doctor. Moreover, over 90 percent of older adults believe that healthcare costs will get more expensive over time. Rising healthcare costs can have a negative impact on a senior’s quality ...

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Santa Clarita Mother Of Three Shares Breast Cancer Journey

When Jennifer Macias felt pain above her right breast, she decided it was time to visit her doctor. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. During an appointment with her OBGYN, the doctor confirmed she had a lump on her breast, but that her pain was being caused by a cyst. Macias’ doctor ...

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Community Invited To Kisses For Kaden 5K This Saturday

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Runners, walkers or strollers can still sign up for Kisses for Kaden on Saturday, a 5K fundraiser to support Kaden Schanfarber, who was 2 when when he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in September. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The 5K will be held at the Paseo Club in ...

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Friends Host Fundraiser For Santa Clarita Toddler With Leukemia

Friends and family of a 2-year-old Santa Clarita boy isolated in Children’s Hospital battling leukemia are holding a fundraiser Oct. 8

Family and friends of a 2-year-old Santa Clarita boy isolated in Children’s Hospital battling leukemia are hosting a fundraiser for the toddler next month. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Kaden Schanfarber, who turns 3 in November, enjoys an odd affinity that amuses his family — a love of garbage trucks — as well ...

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Akbar Hasan Infusion Center At Henry Mayo Doubles Treatment

By Stephen K. Peeples The new 2,000 square-foot Akbar Hasan Infusion Center opened in February at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Valencia. Since then, the center’s staff has seen around 250 mostly Santa Clarita Valley patients per month, for blood transfusions, chemotherapy, antibiotics or other intravenous treatment. “So far we haven’t had to turn people away like we used ...

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Henry Mayo Hospital Opens Updated Infusion Center

The newly expanded Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Infusion Center has opened its doors at its new location in the 23929 building of the Henry Mayo campus. A 40% growth in infusion patients at Henry Mayo in 2012 demonstrated the need for an expanded facility. Improvements include a new 2,000-square-foot space equipped with eight new infusion chairs and staffed by ...

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