Low-cost clinics to offer students whooping cough immunizations
Placer County health officials have scheduled low-cost clinics during August to immunize students against pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough.
4 clinics to provide free whooping cough shots
Free vaccinations against whooping cough will be available at four separate clinics this August, according to a news release from the Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services.
Peer counseling gives UC Davis cancer patients one-on-one support
They could be two old friends getting together in Joan McCarty’s Loomis home to chat on a sunny morning – but even though they’ve spoken many times by phone, this is the first time McCarty and Rona Katz have met in person.
Cancer survivor Ron…
Mexican Consulate hosts health exams today
The Mexican Consulate is offering free medical screenings and advice today at its health window, or ventanilla de salud.
Computer-aided mammography raises false-positive rates, study finds
A UC Davis study released Wednesday found that a computer program used to help radiologists read mammogram results in higher false-positive rates and increases the chances of a woman being called back for further testing.
Mobile app can find nearest Kaiser site
Oakland-based Kaiser Permanente on Tuesday launched its first mobile application, KP Locator, which is designed to help users easily locate Kaiser health care facilities.
Large anti-abortion group gathers near Arden Arcade clinic
More than 100 anti-abortion demonstrators gathered Saturday on the sidewalk across from the Women’s Health Specialists clinic at 1750 Wright St. in the Arden Arcade area.
Middle-aged Sacramentans join ranks of unpaid caregivers for elderly relatives
Jeris Baker lives with her 91-year-old father in his Land Park home and takes care of him. She and many of the other 62 million family caregivers in the United States couldn’t pay for the quality of care they give their loved ones.
Jeris Baker lea…
W. Nile spraying conducted in Wilton, Citrus Heights
West Nile virus activity has been detected in Sacramento County, and ground spraying has been conducted this week in the Wilton area and at C-Bar-C Park in Citrus Heights, according to the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District.
UC Davis researchers find genetic mutation that may cause male infertility
As many as one in every four men has a genetic mutation that makes it harder for sperm to reach female eggs, researchers at the University of California, Davis, found in a study released Wednesday.