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. Listen to this article: A series of new ads seeks to change that. The new campaign was mentioned during a...
UCSF Fresno Doctor: ‘Remdesivir Should Be Given to Anyone’ to Fight COVID
"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 Public Health last week when discussing treatment options for COVID patients. Remdesivir, a novel antiviral drug, was originally...
COVID-19 Triggers Strokes in Otherwise Healthy People
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
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 working with colleagues around the globe to study ECMO's usefulness in a trial. Extra Oxygen Into the Blood The ECMO machine is...
UCSF-Fresno Doctor Uses 'Promising' Drug on Covid-19 Patients
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 to four patients, and the hospital has only had it in stock for a...
Doing His 'Part', UCSF-Fresno Doctor Battles COVID-19 in New York
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 Morning William Chiang, M.D., left...
UCSF Fresno Announces Newest Medical Residents, And They Are PRIME
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 medical residency programs in California. Normally the "Match Day" announcements are in-person celebrations, but this year they had to...
Gov. Newsom Targets Fresno Needs With Big Bucks in Budget
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 — investments that local officials said Friday are highly welcome and will be put to good use. Listen to...
These Sunnyside Students All Get College Bids — and Some Go on to Medical School
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 soda pop. Their formulas...
UCSF Fresno's Remarkable 'Dr. Hutch' Wins National Award
By Barbara Anderson UCSF Fresno UCSF Clinical Professor of Neurology Harrol T. (Terry) Hutchison, MD, PhD, says humility is something physicians need to learn, and he has taught it, by example, by emphasizing respectful and responsive patient care as he teaches medical residents and students at UCSF Fresno. Dr. Hutchison,...