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
Science & Health
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
Impacto del Precio del Huevo en las Panaderías
La gripe aviar provocó la infección o el sacrificio de más de 111 millones de aves entre febrero de 2022 y enero de 2025. La pérdida de millones de gallinas ponedoras provocó una disminución en la [...] Continue Reading
U.S. Threats Against Cuban International Medical Program
For many years, Cuba has been providing both disaster-related and not-quite-routine medical care to many countries in the world, almost all in the Global South. This is often focused on post-colonial [...] Continue Reading
“Yanking the Hook”: Modern-Day Gambling
It’s something “worth celebrating”—at least according to a December 2024 cover story in The Economist. The development that’s making the magazine so enthusiastic: a recent explosion of gambling [...] Continue Reading
Rally Against Pesticide 1,3-D in Visalia
Farmworkers, community leaders and environmental advocates gathered in Visalia to protest the use of the pesticide 1,3-Dichloropropene (1,3-D or Telone) and demand stronger regulatory protections from [...] Continue Reading
Manifestación Contra el Pesticida 1,3-D en Visalia
Trabajadores agrícolas, líderes comunitarios y defensores del medio ambiente se reunieron en Visalia para protestar contra el uso del pesticida 1,3-dicloropropeno (1,3-D o Telone) y exigir [...] Continue Reading
El Gobernador de California Declara Estado de Emergencia por Gripe Aviar
El gobernador del estado de California, Gavin Newsom, emitió el 18 de diciembre por la tarde un estado de emergencia para acelerar la respuesta del estado a la gripe aviar, también conocida como gripe [...] Continue Reading
Public Hearings for Pesticide Control
On Nov. 15, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) issued a draft regulation of cancer-causing pesticide 1,3-dichloropropene (aka 1,3-D, brand name Telone) that will create a two-tier [...] Continue Reading
Community Groups Say CHS Mismanaged Funds
Two advocacy organizations dedicated to protecting the health and well-being of underserved populations in Fresno are suing the Community Health System (CHS), the nonprofit that operates the two major [...] Continue Reading
Lawsuit Wants to Know Why Fresno Hospital “Lost” $1 Billion
On Aug. 7, Cultiva La Salud and Fresno Building Healthy Communities filed a lawsuit against the Community Health System (CHS) for the misuse of $1 billion in public funds. CHS operates both the [...] Continue Reading