Healthcare

Fresno County Data in Facebook’s New COVID-19 Symptoms Interactive Map

April 20, 2020

No, Facebook doesn't track your health, the social media behemoth says. No, Facebook doesn't store your data, it says. But, Facebook now aggregates data from an opt-in survey they're running with researchers at Carnegie Mellon. Today, Facebook released t...

How Many People Have Recovered from COVID-19 in World, US, and CA?

Jim Jakobs

April 20, 2020

GV Wire took a deeper look into the numbers to determine how many people have recovered from COVID-19 worldwide, in the United States, and in California. (GV Wire/Alexis DeSha) Worldwide COVID-19...

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Health Officer: ‘I Think We Will Be on Track’ for Fresno Reopening May 7

Jim Jakobs

April 20, 2020

The city of Fresno's shelter-in-place order goes until the first Wednesday in May. "It would make me comfortable to say we have 1,000 negative tests every day." — Dr. Rais Vohra, interim Fresno County health...

Drug Pushed by Trump ‘Controversial’ as COVID-19 Treatment: UCSF-Fresno Doctor

Jim Jakobs

April 18, 2020

Many people hadn't even heard the word until about a month ago. Now, "hydroxychloroquine" rolls off the tongue like a sharp-toothed barb to some and a possible "game-changer" to others. "We are approaching this in a scientific way. We are randomizing patien...

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Forecast Model: California Can Relax Social Distancing in Mid-May

Jim Jakobs

April 17, 2020

Californians can circle May 18th, but use a pencil. The University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics says some states may be able to relax some aspects of social distancing measures so long as “ro...

UCSF-Fresno Doctor Uses ‘Promising’ Drug on Covid-19 Patients

Jim Jakobs

April 17, 2020

It's a four-syllable drug we may need to all learn by next month: "remdesivir." GV Wire spoke with the UCSF-Fresno doctor leading a local study on the drug. Dr. Eyad Almasri says he's already given the drug ...

Is First FDA-Approved Saliva Test for COVID-19 Headed to California?

Jim Jakobs

April 16, 2020

Testing for COVID-19 is now as easy as spitting into a tube. Rutgers University researchers have received U.S. government clearance for the first saliva test to help diagnose COVID-19. The new saliva collection method, which the Rutgers University Cell a...

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New Video Shows COVID-19 Droplets Greatly Contained by Masks

Jim Jakobs

April 16, 2020

Talking emits droplets from your mouth. Loud talking generates even more droplets. These droplets can harbor infectious virus particles. The National Institutes of Health published a letter with video and vi...

COVID-19 Vaccine Participant: Expect a Lot of Data in 4 Weeks

Jim Jakobs

April 15, 2020

Data is forthcoming, says one of the initial participants in a vaccine trial for COVID-19. Neal Browning just received his second, and final, vaccine shot. On March 16, 2020, Kaiser Permanente Washington ...

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What’s It Like Treating NYC COVID-19 Patients? Fresno Doctor Explains.

Jim Jakobs

April 14, 2020

"As nice as Fresno has treated me, New York has always been my home," says UCSF-Fresno Dr. William Chiang. Chiang spoke to GV Wire after a shift helping treat COVID-19 patients Monday night in New York. We caught up with him via Zoom a couple of hours be...

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Fresno County Data in Facebook’s New COVID-19 Symptoms Interactive Map

How Many People Have Recovered from COVID-19 in World, US, and CA?

Health Officer: ‘I Think We Will Be on Track’ for Fresno Reopening May 7

Drug Pushed by Trump ‘Controversial’ as COVID-19 Treatment: UCSF-Fresno Doctor

Forecast Model: California Can Relax Social Distancing in Mid-May

UCSF-Fresno Doctor Uses ‘Promising’ Drug on Covid-19 Patients

Is First FDA-Approved Saliva Test for COVID-19 Headed to California?

New Video Shows COVID-19 Droplets Greatly Contained by Masks

COVID-19 Vaccine Participant: Expect a Lot of Data in 4 Weeks

What’s It Like Treating NYC COVID-19 Patients? Fresno Doctor Explains.