As the COVID-19 caseload climbs, it’s becoming clear that some groups are more at risk than others. Early research out of the Fresno region shows one family of diseases may make Hispanics particularly vulnerable. The family is liver diseases. Dr. Marina Roytman, a liver specialist at UCSF Fresno and Community …
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Preliminary state data suggest nearly 8,700 Californians were diagnosed with valley fever in 2019, which would be a record high. The state’s highest case rate is consistently reported in Kern County where, this past weekend, one rural town held its first race to raise disease awareness. Around 50 or so …
Read More »Disease wastes South Florida’s corals, despite end of bleaching
A mysterious epidemic continues to sweep South Florida’s reefs, transforming corals into lifeless skeletons and threatening undersea structures that support tourism, provide hurricane protection and serve as homes to a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Insects, disease ravage trees in Southern California. Who’s going to stop them?
Insects and disease are killing an unprecedented number of Southern California’s urban trees, but each day on his way to work, Los Angeles County plant pathologist Jerrold Turney sees opportunity … Click to Continue »
Read More »Disease takes ‘catastrophic’ toll on Wisconsin bats
A deadly bat disease continues to spread across Wisconsin, exacting what a Department of Natural Resources official described as a “catastrophic” toll on the state’s cave-dwelling bats. White-nose syndrome was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Heart disease, the leading killer in Merced County, seen as preventable
The leading cause of death in Merced County is one that health officials and medical physicians say could be greatly reduced through seeking preventive care, consistent daily exercise and healthy … Click to Continue »
Read More »Eradication of ‘sudden oak death’ disease no longer possible in California
Over the last two decades, California and the federal government have faced harsh criticism for failing to take stronger actions to stop a highly contagious disease that has killed millions of trees along coastal regions from Big Sur to portions of Oregon. … Click to Continue »
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