State Hospital Infection Rate Drops, Many Valley Hospitals Above Average
California hospitals experienced a 10 percent drop in the number of serious infections over the past year, but a number of San Joaquin Valley hospitals are still above the state average, when compared...
View ArticleFresno County Reports First West Nile Death of 2012
An elderly Fresno County woman is dead today after contracting West Nile virus. Her death is the second in California associated with the virus this year. She had been hospitalized prior to her...
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Plague Found in Animals in California's Mountain Regions
California health officials are alerting people to protect themselves from plague after animals in Northern and Southern California tested positive for bacteria that cause the disease.El Dorado County...
View ArticleNew Data Show A Decline In Reported Cases of Valley Fever
California’s tally of valley fever cases dropped by more than 1,000 last year and some counties have also seen fewer cases in the early months of 2013.But public health officials say it’s too early to...
View ArticleDepartment of Public Health to Distribute Unspent Clean Water Money
The California Department of Public Health released its plan today on how it intends to use some $455 million in unspent federal funds that are supposed to go to pay to clean drinking water...
View ArticleYellow Fever Mosquitoes Discovered in Fresno, Fowler
The Fresno County Public Health Department has announced that yellow fever mosquitoes have been found two more valley cities. The mosquitoes, which are not native to California, were discovered...
View ArticleNew Bill Would Make Dining With Dogs Legal In California
It’s becomes common to see dogs sitting next to their owners on restaurant patios. But, as Katie Orr reports from Sacramento, dining with a dog that is not a service animal is actually against...
View ArticleState Approves Expansion of Kettleman Hills Toxic Waste Facility
After 6 years, the state of California has approved the expansion of a toxic waste landfill near Kettleman City. The decision will allow the landfill to expand by 50%, or 5 million cubic yards, which...
View ArticleFresno Among Worst California Counties For Whooping Cough Rates
Some California counties are showing substantially higher rates of whooping cough than the state average. And as Health Care Reporter Pauline Bartolone in Sacramento was told, the epidemic this year...
View ArticleHealth Department Confirms Measles Case In Fresno County, Possible Exposure
Fresno County health officials say a man with measles recently visited a local hospital and other places including the Fashion Fair Mall, possibly exposing residents to the virus.The man, who is from...
View ArticleState Hospital Infection Rate Drops, Many Valley Hospitals Above Average
California hospitals experienced a 10 percent drop in the number of serious infections over the past year, but a number of San Joaquin Valley hospitals are still above the state average, when compared...
View ArticleFresno County Reports First West Nile Death of 2012
An elderly Fresno County woman is dead today after contracting West Nile virus. Her death is the second in California associated with the virus this year. She had been hospitalized prior to her death....
View ArticleCDC: As Many as 10,000 Yosemite Visitors At Risk of Hantavirus
The hantavirus outbreak in Yosemite National Park that has sickened six and killed two could grow much larger, according to the Centers For Disease Control. On Friday the CDC issued a health advisory ,...
View ArticlePlague Found in Animals in California's Mountain Regions
California health officials are alerting people to protect themselves from plague after animals in Northern and Southern California tested positive for bacteria that cause the disease. El Dorado County...
View ArticleThe Face of HIV in California is Among Young People of Color
December 1 st is World AIDS Day. Here in California, health officials say the face of the disease is getting younger. More than 110,000 Californians are currently living with an HIV or AIDS diagnosis,...
View ArticleNew Data Show A Decline In Reported Cases of Valley Fever
California’s tally of valley fever cases dropped by more than 1,000 last year and some counties have also seen fewer cases in the early months of 2013. But public health officials say it’s too early to...
View ArticleDepartment of Public Health to Distribute Unspent Clean Water Money
The California Department of Public Health released its plan today on how it intends to use some $455 million in unspent federal funds that are supposed to go to pay to clean drinking water programs....
View ArticleYellow Fever Mosquitoes Discovered in Fresno, Fowler
The Fresno County Public Health Department has announced that yellow fever mosquitoes have been found two more valley cities. The mosquitoes, which are not native to California, were discovered earlier...
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