In California, a person’s disability must begin before age 18 to qualify for regional center services. Parent advocates say that leaves behind people whose disability started in early adult years, when their brains were still developing.

Officials are encouraging cities to join the regulation effort in light of an unauthorized biolab found in Las Vegas with ties to Reedley.

Health care leaders across the central San Joaquin Valley fear that federal cuts to Medicaid and state reductions in Medi-Cal benefits represent a “tsunami” of changes that jeopardize the financial stability of hospitals and clinics, and threaten residents’ access to care in the region.

Blue Shield spokesperson Mark Seelig said the company insures a “meaningful” number of people in Fresno County and a small portion of Madera County.

Family members and attorneys for patients hospitalized after being detained by federal immigration officials said they are facing extreme difficulty trying to locate patients, get information about their well-being, and provide them emotional and legal support.

The competency exam was a condition of probation for Dr. Hans Yu, who was accused of negligence in his care for three patients.

Kaweah Health is getting nursing staff through a new partnership.

The hospital will continue to recommend 17 vaccines for all children, rather than the 11 now universally recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under new guidelines.

Some are concerned the ongoing political controversy in Congress over the expiration of Obamacare tax credits is causing people to sit on the sidelines and take no action to enroll or renew.

California spent hundreds of millions on prison and hospital healthcare staff, auditors found, but vacancy rates rose since 2019, exceeding 30% at three facilities despite bonuses and pay raises, with inadequate oversight and planning.