The Fresno County Board of Supervisors voted on Aug. 19 to stop funding a space for Fresno’s Whole Person Harm Reduction Program in the County Department of Public Health building on Fulton [...] Continue Reading
Science & Health
Más de 3 millones de residentes de California podrían perder cobertura de Medi-Cal
(Nota del Editor: se reproduce esta nota con autorización de www.hispanicla.com) Los cambios en las políticas federales y estatales están generando cambios en Medi-Cal, que atiende a más de 14 [...] Continue Reading
No More Broken Promises
For decades, rural communities in California have carried the burden of toxic pesticides sprayed near their homes, schools and workplaces. Among the worst is 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D), a [...] Continue Reading
Looming Healthcare Cuts
(Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Fresnoland, a nonprofit news organization.) For Lorenza Cortez and her husband, Eleuterio Mexicano, Medi-Cal is nothing short of a [...] Continue Reading
Aumento de la Fiebre del Valle en el Valle
Agosto es el Mes de Concientización sobre la Fiebre del Valle, y muchos residentes del Valle desean saber qué la causa, cómo proteger a sus familias, cuáles son los síntomas y las medidas [...] Continue Reading
Valley Fever Surges in the Valley
August is Valley Fever Awareness Month, and many Valley residents want to know what causes Valley fever, how to protect their families and what the symptoms are, as well as preventive measures. The [...] Continue Reading
Recortes a Medicaid devastadores para California
Los líderes estatales están en alerta máxima ante la amenaza de los recortes federales que podrían acabar con la cobertura de Medicaid para millones de personas en todo el país. California se [...] Continue Reading
Medicaid Cuts Devastating for California
State leaders are on high alert as federal cuts threaten to end Medicaid coverage for millions across the country. California is among the states that strive to provide equitable healthcare for their [...] Continue Reading
County Oral Health Improvement Plan
In January 2019, a collaborative process including community members, local community-based organizations and other stakeholders united with the intent to improve Fresno County’s oral health [...] Continue Reading
Un Legado que se Desvanece
El edificio en la esquina de Oak y Willis en Visalia está en silencio. La reja metálica está encadenada. Un letrero descolorido por el sol aún dice Clínica Gratuita Santa Misericordia. Las ventanas [...] Continue Reading
Cuban Doctors the Pride of the Nation
For many decades, Cuba has been sending thousands of medical professionals overseas to work in countries that needed doctors for a variety of reasons—post-colonial countries such as Algeria, Zimbabwe, [...] Continue Reading
Costa Fighting to Save Medicaid
On April 8, Rep. Jim Costa (D‒Fresno) held a “Medicaid Matters” telephone town hall for a discussion with his constituents about Donald Trump and House Republicans’ budget proposal to cut Medicaid by [...] Continue Reading