UCSF Fresno Archives

27 New COVID-19 Deaths in Fresno County, Officials Warn Against Labor Day Gatherings

September 1, 2020

Fresno County reported 27 new deaths related to COVID-19 since Friday. Dr. Rais Vohra, Interim Fresno County Health Officer says it's a sobering reality of where we are in the pandemic. Vohra says many of these recent deaths are people that have been hospit...

You Won’t Be Able to Keep Your Distance From Fresno County COVID-19 Ad Campaign

Jim Jakobs

July 28, 2020

Social distancing. Check. Face covering or mask. Check. Even though you might have gotten the message, Fresno County leaders don't believe it has reached enough people to contain the coronavirus. L...

Image of the capping of investigational remdesivir vials

UCSF Fresno Doctor: ‘Remdesivir Should Be Given to Anyone’ to Fight COVID

Jim Jakobs

May 19, 2020

"In a perfect world, remdesivir should be given to anyone," says Dr. Eyad Almasri of UCSF Fresno. Dr. Almasri made the comments during a teleconference with reporters and the Fresno County Department of Publ...

COVID-19 Triggers Strokes in Otherwise Healthy People

gvwire

May 15, 2020

May is upon us, and it is not an exaggeration to say that nearly all of us have spent much of this spring transfixed by the escalating number of COVID-19 cases, as well as keeping a vigilant watch for any possible sign of infection: a new cough, a sore throat,...

UCSF-Fresno Uses Experimental Treatment on COVID-19 Patient

Jim Jakobs

April 21, 2020

ECMO stands for "extracorporeal membrane oxygenation." But that's not important right now. What is important: There's anecdotal evidence it's helping patients beat COVID-19. UCSF-Fresno Dr. Mohamed Fayed is ...

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 ...

Composite of Fresno doctor Michael Chiang who is going to New York to help out with coronavirus patients

Doing His ‘Part’, UCSF-Fresno Doctor Battles COVID-19 in New York

Jim Jakobs

April 13, 2020

You might call it the ultimate "house" visit. One doctor from UCSF-Fresno just wanted to help his home state in the battle against coronavirus. “Please come help us in New York now,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at the end of March. Doctor Leaves Fresno Sunday M...

UCSF Fresno Announces Newest Medical Residents, And They Are PRIME

Nancy Price

March 23, 2020

Eight medical school graduates from the Central Valley, including two who got undergraduate degrees at Fresno State and Fresno Pacific, learned by simultaneous emails Friday that they have been chosen for medic...

Gov. Newsom Targets Fresno Needs With Big Bucks in Budget

Nancy Price

January 10, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed $222 billion budget for 2020-21 includes tens of millions of dollars to improve efforts to boost economic development and medical education efforts in Fresno and the Valley — invest...

These Sunnyside Students All Get College Bids — and Some Go on to Medical School

Nancy Price

November 26, 2019

The Doctors Academy freshmen cluster around tables in a Sunnyside High School science classroom, adding spoonfuls of sugar to a cup of water. Their assignment: Figure out just how much sugar they need to add to make the liquid taste as sweet as 20 ounces of so...

California Jobless Rate Dips as Jobs Added Despite Pandemic

California County Hopes Free Home Test Kits Will Beat Back COVID Surge

‘Bizarro Beach’ or State Park? Living Next to Off-Roading Mecca Oceano Dunes

Military Teams Unavailable to Help with New COVID Surge, Local Health Officials Warn

'I'm Done With This BS System,' Owner Says as County Faces COVID Backslide

Fresno Homeless Efforts Lack ‘Clear Strategic Plan’ says Grand Jury

Newest ALDI Store in Fresno Gets Final Touches, Eyes Opening

Fresno Woman Prepares to Cast Electoral College Ballots for President, VP

The 'Mozart of Rock Guitar' Eddie Van Halen Dies of Cancer at 65.

Ken Jennings Will Be First Interim ‘Jeopardy!’ Host

Bruce, the Last ‘Jaws’ Shark, Docks at the Academy Museum

Derek Carr Is the King of the Audacious Audibles in 2020

How Risky Was That Napa Party Gavin Newsom Attended?

‘Bizarro Beach’ or State Park? Living Next to Off-Roading Mecca Oceano Dunes

Change in Food Bank Distribution Service Sets off Alarm Bells

Poll Confirms Californians’ Sour Mood on Higher Taxes

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Trump Defectors Help Biden Build Leads in Wisconsin and Michigan

Georgia Secretary of State Certifies Election for Joe Biden

Biden Adds Obama Administration Veterans to Top Staff

State: Too Late for Detroit-Area County to Yank Election OK

27 New COVID-19 Deaths in Fresno County, Officials Warn Against Labor Day Gatherings

You Won’t Be Able to Keep Your Distance From Fresno County COVID-19 Ad Campaign

UCSF Fresno Doctor: ‘Remdesivir Should Be Given to Anyone’ to Fight COVID

COVID-19 Triggers Strokes in Otherwise Healthy People

UCSF-Fresno Uses Experimental Treatment on COVID-19 Patient

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

Doing His ‘Part’, UCSF-Fresno Doctor Battles COVID-19 in New York

UCSF Fresno Announces Newest Medical Residents, And They Are PRIME

Gov. Newsom Targets Fresno Needs With Big Bucks in Budget

These Sunnyside Students All Get College Bids — and Some Go on to Medical School

Tagged UCSF Fresno