The San Joaquin Valley’s first four-year medical school has finally opened in Fresno County. And, despite virtual learning at many universities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, classes are being held in person. The class of 2024 is now on campus at California Health Sciences University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine in …
Read More »Deaths Of Mothers, Infants During Childbirth Prompt Calls To Revoke Bakersfield Doctor’s License
Following a string of patient injuries and deaths, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Bakersfield has been placed on probation. Dr. Arthur Park has been treating women and delivering babies in Bakersfield since 1988. In that time, he’s also been the defendant in at least 10 lawsuits alleging negligence, medical malpractice, or wrongful …
Read More »HeaL: A Clinic To Help Doctors Better Serve The LGBTQ+ Community
In early July, a downtown Fresno non-profit called Common Space teamed up with local health organizations to run a mobile clinic designed specifically for LGBTQ+ individuals – a community that’s at elevated risk for HIV, mental health problems and suicide. Patients could gain access to specialized care such as hormone …
Read More »By Forgiving Doctors’ Student Loans, State To Improve Access To Care For Valley Residents
Earlier this month, the state of California announced it’ll forgive student loans for hundreds of medical providers. The move should benefit underserved patients in the San Joaquin Valley. Michael Galvez is a pediatric hand surgeon and plastic surgeon at Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera. Between a bachelor’s degree, medical school, …
Read More »Will this bring more doctors to Merced County?
Assemblymember Adam Gray, D-Merced, recently introduced three pieces of legislation that could help bring more doctors to the Central Valley and make healthcare more accessible in Merced County. One of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County needs more doctors. Is this part of the solution to that problem?
Merced County’s doctor shortage is well known. It’s also widely known that there isn’t a quick fix to the issue that health officials say may be contributing local residents dying … Click to Continue »
Read More »Wearing spooky contacts for Halloween? Here’s why eye doctors say you shouldn’t
If one of the accessories this year to your Halloween costume are spooky contact lenses, optometrist in Merced say the potential eye damage is not worth the Instagram photos. Non … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police: Missing Visalia man was driving to Bay Area to kill his doctors
A Visalia man who was reported missing last week was arrested in a murder plot against three Bay Area doctors who treated him. The Palo Alto Police Department said Yue … Click to Continue »
Read More »Changes in Medicare affect which doctors seniors have access to
For seniors ages 65 and up, there will be changes in Medicare health insurance plans this year. Seniors will have to decide between choosing a plan that restricts the doctors … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County may draw more doctors with loan-relief bill
Merced County and other regions in need of health practitioners could see the arrival of more doctors – thanks, in part, to a bill authored by Assemblyman Adam Gray. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Huge Need for Valley Alzheimer’s Treatment, Doctors say
County Health Status Profile reports released last week show Fresno County’s progress and struggles in treating a number of diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease. The fifth leading cause of death in the state, we have one local family’s search for a cure in the face of the devastating disease.
Read More »Eyewitnesses Describe Terror Inside Doctor’s Office During Murder-Suicide
Two people are dead in what Fresno police are investigating as a murder-suicide. Police suspect Neng Moua, 43, of entering Sang Pediatrics and shooting his estranged partner, a 34-year-old mother of seven. Police and the Fresno County Coroner’s Office have not yet released her identity. Dozens of police cars swarmed downtown Fresno, …
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