Editor’s note: This story clarifies and corrects information that was published on Page 2A of Monday’s Merced Sun-Star. Seniors insured under Medicare have until Dec. 7 to change or create … Click to Continue »
Read More »Clovis mental health hospital plan is being scrapped for now
Plans for a controversial behavioral health hospital in Clovis have been scrapped, at least for now, by the company that wanted to build it. The company’s lawyer confirmed Tuesday that … Click to Continue »
Read More »Rural Health Clinic to move to more roomy Los Banos site
Los Banos-area residents soon will have better access to health care options with the move of the Rural Health Clinic to a larger facility that will be able to treat … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced residents can start enrolling for health coverage this week
The start of 2017 is about two months away, and residents under Covered California health insurance can start enrolling now to make sure they’re covered by New Year’s Day. Open … Click to Continue »
Read More »Golden Valley Health Centers rallies support for tobacco tax
Advocates for Proposition 56 showed up on Tuesday at Golden Valley Health Center to urge residents to vote “yes” and inform them of what will happen if the proposition is … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC gains approval for health center, new engineering doctoral degree
UC Merced announced two accreditations this week, one for its mechanical engineering graduate school and the other for its campus health center. UC Merced’s H. Rajender Reddy Health Center and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Weekend air quality raises health concerns
Winds expected this weekend in the Valley will raise the risk of poor air quality, according to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, “Residents should be aware that … Click to Continue »
Read More »Location, health insurance and new provisions make for medical provider shortages
Cierra Shelton has been on the hunt for primary care physicians for the last several years. She said she has been trying to make doctor appointments for herself, her fiance … Click to Continue »
Read More »Golden Valley Health Centers ends kids’ summer vacation with a block party
Nine-year-old Amna Chughta said she was loving her Friday night at the Golden Valley Health Centers block party. She had a snow cone, some popcorn and was able to leave … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County seeks community input for five-year plan to improve public health
A new community health assessment for Merced County paints a bleak picture: Two out of three children live in poverty; one out of four children are obese; about one-third of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Lead levels near California battery plant were far beyond health limits
LOS ANGELES – Homes, schools and a day care center near a closed battery recycler in nearby Vernon are contaminated with higher levels of brain-damaging lead than previously disclosed, with soil samples at one property as much as 100 times above California’s health standard, state and county records show. … …
Read More »With help of the community, Merced can end the stigma on mental health
More than half of mental health patients don’t receive help or treatment, statistics show Stigma behind mental illness can contribute to patients not seeking treatment Mental illness can affect all ages … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mental health made easier: County to create ‘one-stop shop’
Project will consolidate all county mental health services in one location New Behavioral Health Center to spring from renovation of old county hospital Facility has been vacant since 2010 and ravaged by copper wire thieves … Click to Continue »
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