California’s flu activity is rising, and a new strain (H3N2) is causing severe symptoms. Currently, COVID-19, flu, and RSV rates are low, but RSV cases are climbing. With holiday gatherings and more time indoors during winter, cases are likely to grow as the...
Closed windows, crowded public spaces, and large holiday gatherings increase the spread of winter illnesses. Many of these illnesses take time to recover from, but doctors have medications and tips for managing the most troublesome symptoms. Handwashing, maintaining...
Every time you get behind the wheel, you’re at risk. Even as the best driver there is, accidents occur each year. In 2020, there were: 1,349 serious injuries or fatalities caused by lane departures. 847 serious injuries or fatalities caused by aggressive driving and...
Imagine this. You wake up Saturday morning, and your eye is stuck together with a yellow-green discharge. You’ve had pink eye before, and this feels like it. Unfortunately, it’s a long weekend due to a holiday, and your doctor’s office isn’t open until Tuesday. You...
Medicare data finds that the average wait in Fresno’s Community Regional Medical Center is just under 4 ½ hours. The hospital’s emergency department treats more than 60,000 patients annually. That’s just one area hospital with long wait times. Others in the Fresno...
Fresno’s proximity to the Sierra Nevada draws people outdoors. Exploring three of California’s best national parks – Kings Canyon, Sequoia, and Yosemite – is fun, but in dry weather, dehydration is a risk. Dehydration is more than being thirsty. When you’re...
