Where the Heart Is
Adventist Health Home Care delivers personalized care to patients in their own environment by Ken Smith After losing her Paradise home to the Camp Fire in 2017, Sandra Townsend’s son Darrin helped her rebuild the […]
Health
Prevention Key to Kids’ Health
Feather River Health Center’s pediatrics clinic provides wellness exams, vaccinations and more for kids on the Ridge In the immediate aftermath of the 2018 Camp Fire, there were very few people still residing in Paradise. […]
Skin in the Game
Longtime dermatology PA provides easy tips for sun protection by Howard Hardee Much has evolved regarding how people understand the risk factors for skin conditions since Renee Christenson started working in dermatology nearly 25 years ago. When […]
Working Out Safely
Long-time physical therapist offers tips to prevent exercise injury Establishing a healthy exercise regime is a cornerstone of living a healthy lifestyle. However, jumping into physical activity without taking proper care and precautions can lead […]
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California Market Match program would be casualty in proposed state budget
By Sarah Portnoy (for CalMatters) Sarah Portnoy is a USC professor of Latinx food studies. She is also an executive producer, author, documentary filmmaker, curator and activist. This story was produced by CalMatters, an independent […]
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Ill Harvest: Plan B
By David Bacon This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, as part of its Ill Harvest series, and co-published here with permission. For Maria Zavala’s family, there are no easy years. But last year brought […]
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Ill Harvest: Troubles in the fields
By Pilar Marrero This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, as part of its Ill Harvest series, and co-published here with permission. After interviewing hundreds of farmworkers in three states for a study of the impact […]
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Ill Harvest: Treatment on their terms
By David Bacon This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, as part of its Ill Harvest series, and co-published here with permission. Gloria Merino came to the Salinas Valley from the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, […]
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Ill Harvest: Falling through the cracks
By Pilar Marrero This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, as part of its Ill Harvest series, and co-published here with permission. Luis Lopez, 50, who has worked the strawberry fields in Santa Maria for […]
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Ill Harvest: Picking their poison
By David Bacon This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, as part of its Ill Harvest series, and co-published here with permission. In the summer of 2008, Andres Cruz got a call from a crew […]
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Ill Harvest: Medical access — grassroots up
By David Bacon This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, as part of its Ill Harvest series, and co-published here with permission. Carmen Hernandez lives in a small home on Chateau Fresno Avenue, […]
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Abortion pills available on California campuses
By Mallika Seshadri CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. As California’s efforts to enshrine abortion access continue, the University of California and California State […]
COVID-19
COVID vaccine arrives
Showing no reaction other than self-proclaimed excitement, Dr. James Moore received the first COVID-19 vaccination from the initial batch of vaccine Enloe Medical Center received today (Dec. 17). Moore, an emergency room physician, took a […]