Finding an ally in the doctor’s office can be difficult, especially for those who are transgender, non-gender-binary or who otherwise belong to the LGBT+ community. To combat disparities that can develop in the health care realm, a Fresno organization is hosting a free medical clinic for LGBT+ individuals on Saturday, …
Read More »Report On Substance Use Finds Alcohol Use Is The Most Common
When it comes to addictive substances, opioids like heroin and fentanyl have in recent years been dominating headlines around the country. And rightly so: Nationally, the number of opioid overdose deaths more than quadrupled from 2000 to 2016. But as concerning and dangerous as opioids are, we shouldn’t forget about …
Read More »For Health Care Employees, Workplace Violence Is More Common Than You Might Think
Over the course of three months in 2017, over two thousand incidents of workplace violence in health care were reported in California, which comes out to about an incident happening every other week. Some experts would say that number is probably low, because they suspect the issue is underreported, for …
Read More »Do They Bite, Or Don’t They? Common Myths And Misconceptions About “Debug Fresno”
Debug Fresno is a pilot project aimed at developing a technique to control a nasty species of invasive mosquito known as Aedes aegypti. It involves releasing millions of mosquitoes infected with wolbachia, a naturally occurring bacteria, in three test areas in Fresno and Clovis. It may seem like a paradox, …
Read More »Special Merced Sun-Star Report: A look at Common Core Math
In this special Merced Sun-Star section, education reporter Nan Austin takes an inside look at Common Core math – the ins and outs. It’s a way to help parents and students understand the approach. … Click to Continue »
Read More »County Pulse: Financial, domestic problems common among regular pot smokers, study says
Long-term study followed people from birth to adulthood Heavy users have difficulties with personal finances, work, relationships Authors discuss whether alcohol use is more harmful than cannabis … Click to Continue »
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