Healthcare

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Fresno Hospitals Will Begin On-Site COVID-19 Testing in a Week

April 6, 2020

COVID-19 testing in the Central Valley is about to ramp up. Saint Agnes Medical Center and Community Medical Centers will do on-site testing starting next week. Cepheid GenXpert Analyzer Saint Agnes already has equipment on-site and will soon receive the ...

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Fresno County Health Official Says Cloth Masks ‘About 10%-15% Efficient’

Jim Jakobs

April 6, 2020

The CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain. "So, they probably are about 10% to 15% efficient at best, and sometimes e...

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Pre Coronavirus: A Quiz on the 1918 Flu Pandemic

InsideSources.com

April 5, 2020

By Jeffrey Sikkenga We’re living through history. There has been much speculation about what the coronavirus means for America and for our future as a country. While none of us has lived throu...

Want to Help in COVID-19 Fight? This Is What Local Hospitals Need.

Jim Jakobs

April 2, 2020

The team at Community Medical Centers says it is overwhelmed by the outpouring of donations and support during this unique and challenging time of COVID-19. Can't Accept Homemade Food Items "Some of the items brought to Community's donation center from gener...

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Six Patients in Visalia Nursing Facility Have Virus, County Says. Two Staff Also Infected.

Jim Jakobs

April 1, 2020

The Redwood Springs Healthcare Center in Visalia reported six of its patients and two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. "The healthcare staff experienced the onset of symptoms while caring for...

UC Davis Uses Antiviral Drug Remdesivir on ‘Very Grave’ COVID-19 Patient. She’s Home Now.

Jim Jakobs

April 1, 2020

UC Davis Medical Center received the first case of community transmission of COVID-19 in the U.S. on Feb. 26. Within 24 hours of admission, the female patient's respiratory status deteriorated. Because of th...

Fresno’s Doctor Shortage Just Cost the County 100 Coronavirus Emergency Hospital Beds

CalMatters

April 1, 2020

Fresno County has to give away 100 emergency field hospital beds intended to treat coronavirus patients because the Valley’s long-standing shortage of doctors means there aren’t enough medical professionals to monitor the patients. About 250 beds will be de...

COVID-19 Fight: Red Cross Collecting Plasma to Help Patients

Jim Jakobs

April 1, 2020

Following a new initiative from the FDA, the American Red Cross is searching for eligible candidates to help with an effort to use plasma to treat patients with serious or immediately life-threatening COVID-19 ...

Coronavirus Shows State Push for Public Transit is Hazardous to our Health

gvwire

March 31, 2020

On March 11, 2020, the Legislative Analyst’s Office published a handout, which included a passage on the climate benefits of mass transit over private vehicles. Within days, a spreading virus made the case that...

Valley Stores Add ‘Sneeze Guards’ to Combat COVID-19 at Checkout

Jim Jakobs

March 31, 2020

There's a little more separation between you and your checker at some Fresno area grocery stores. If you shop at Save Mart, you've likely seen the new "sneeze guards" installed over the past few days. "We have installed new sneeze guards in our checkout ...

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Fresno Hospitals Will Begin On-Site COVID-19 Testing in a Week

Fresno County Health Official Says Cloth Masks ‘About 10%-15% Efficient’

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Fresno Hospitals Will Begin On-Site COVID-19 Testing in a Week

Fresno County Health Official Says Cloth Masks ‘About 10%-15% Efficient’

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Fresno Hospitals Will Begin On-Site COVID-19 Testing in a Week

Fresno County Health Official Says Cloth Masks ‘About 10%-15% Efficient’

Pre Coronavirus: A Quiz on the 1918 Flu Pandemic

Want to Help in COVID-19 Fight? This Is What Local Hospitals Need.

Six Patients in Visalia Nursing Facility Have Virus, County Says. Two Staff Also Infected.

UC Davis Uses Antiviral Drug Remdesivir on ‘Very Grave’ COVID-19 Patient. She’s Home Now.

Fresno’s Doctor Shortage Just Cost the County 100 Coronavirus Emergency Hospital Beds

COVID-19 Fight: Red Cross Collecting Plasma to Help Patients

Coronavirus Shows State Push for Public Transit is Hazardous to our Health

Valley Stores Add ‘Sneeze Guards’ to Combat COVID-19 at Checkout