health care

The California Department of Health Care Services has rolled out a new program to help some low-income residents eliminate asthma triggers in their homes. Five months later, families in the San Joaquin Valley are struggling to get these services.

California's new budget includes funding for the extension of full-scope Medi-Cal to low-income undocumented residents ages 50 and older.

A recent study by the Pew Research Center found that among Black Americans, only 42% intend to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Many have suggested that the…

Depending on a county’s status in California’s reopening blueprint, most of the state’s gyms are allowed to operate either exclusively outdoors or indoors…

A San Joaquin Valley legislator is seeking answers from the Medical Board of California as to why the oversight agency allowed a Bakersfield doctor to…

After announcing that a data snafu had resulted in an undercount of thousands of new COVID-19 cases, state health officials said this week the problem’s…

The San Joaquin Valley’s first four-year medical school has finally opened in Fresno County. And, despite virtual learning at many universities during the…

Following a string of patient injuries and deaths, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Bakersfield has been placed on probation.Dr. Arthur Park has been…

As coronavirus cases are surging, so are reports of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. But even as mental health professionals are needed more than…

Tulare County has one of the highest COVID-19 death rates in California due in part to outbreaks in nursing homes - and the county just voted to reopen…