3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (155+ words) Sharon Bull, center, said there are few affordable options for those looking for day programs for loved ones suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia. Toni Winter, right, is a member of a caregivers support group who said the loss of an…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (112+ words) bakersfield.com Year after year Californians watch their health bills increase faster than their wages — for some, to the point where care becomes unaffordable Four years ago, the state created an office to curb that trend Now, the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (203+ words) Bakersfield.com Linda Elieff of Bakersfield is a caregiver for caregivers supporting Kern OASIS and is a retired speech pathologist with the Kern High School District. As the caregiver of a spouse with irreversible dementia, I neglected to fully understand…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (116+ words) In December, locally based health-care nonprofit Clinica Sierra Vista paid Chevron U.S.A. Inc. $15.7 million for this two-story, 99,368-square-foot office building built in 2002 at 9525 Camino Media. Some four dozen people join in on a ribbon-cutting at Clinica Sierra Vista’s new Westpoint Community…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (801+ words) Carlos A. grew up in a family on Medicaid, which made healthcare an afterthought since the public insurance is free for low-income enrollees. But when he received a raise two years ago, he found himself earning too much to qualify for…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (192+ words) This is a close-up of an Aedes aegypti mosquito sucking blood from a human. Only Aedes mosquitoes are capable of transmitting dengue fever, zika virus and other illnesses to humans — but only if the mosquito has been infected. Curtis Skidgel,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (81+ words) Bakersfield.com Print & Digital Access Active Subs w/ emails Print & Digital Access Gift A 32-year-old Bakersfield man died June 24 from environmental exposure, the Kern County coroner’s office reported Thursday. It said Dion Anthony Adams was brought to Mercy Hospital from…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (133+ words) Bakersfield.com A 59-year-old California City man died July 22 from environmental heat exposure, the Kern County coroner’s office reported Thursday. It said Joseph Raymond Johnson fell ill at 3:18 p.m. July 7 in the 9000 block of Tamarack Avenue. He died…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (126+ words) Bakersfield.com A 32-year-old Bakersfield man died June 24 from environmenta… Martina Armas, a food service worker, greets a student as he receives a free breakfast at Rosa Parks Elementary School in San Diego on June 14, 2024. San Diego Unified School District…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (475+ words) First responders see many extremely stressful situations and trauma on the front lines of public safety throughout their careers. The cumulative stress can show up in their work and personal lives, through sleep disturbances, drug and alcohol use, self-isolation and…...