The physical and emotional toll of treating COVID-19 patients is driving many nurses to leave the profession, and it’s raising alarms about the state’s capacity to educate their replacements. To learn more about why nursing programs are so impacted, and how to fix them, Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Announces the Release of the Replace Big Oak Flat Welcome Center Complex Environmental Assessment
Yosemite National Park announces the release of the Replace Big Oak Flat Welcome Center Complex Environmental Assessment (EA). The public comment period for the EA is open until December 20, 2018. The EA describes and analyzes one action alternative to improve visitor experience, address deferred maintenance, improve safety, and increase …
Read More »Could Robots Replace Farmworkers In Valley Fields? Silicon Valley Hopes So
Let’s face it farmers are usually slow to change their practices for a couple reasons. Change usually comes with a high price tag – a new tractor can cost a half million dollars. And farmers want to minimize risk by only investing in things that have been successfully tested and …
Read More »Drug to Replace Statins May Soon be Approved
In a month, a new drug may be available for people who suffer from high cholesterol if the Food and Drug Association approves it. Doctors and patients in the Central Valley are watching this closely. It’s a drug that could be more effective, and carry fewer side effects than statins. …
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