Washington, DC…Good morning. Thanks for joining us. I’m Bob Fenton, the White House Monkeypox Response Coordinator. Today, I’m joined by Dr. Fauci, Dr. Walensky, and Dr. Daskalakis. Before I turn to my colleagues, I want to provide an update on the important progress we’re making in combatting monkeypox. We continue to leverage every capability at […]
San Andreas, CA…Join us at the Health & Community Resources Festival on September 17, featuring: No Cost Flu Shots, $45 Blood Panel, Classic Vehicles, Carmen’s Cafe Breakfast, Music, Shuttle Service, Public Service Agencies, Community Organizations, Health & Wellbeing Resources, Locally Made Products. Make plans to attend or call 209.754.2564 for more information. Event occurs on […]
San Jose, CA…Alongside state and local leaders and Californians impacted by mental illness, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed legislation enacting CARE Court, a paradigm shift that will provide individuals with severe mental health and substance use disorders the care and services they need to get healthy. Governor Newsom signs CARE Court into law alongside state […]
San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras Community Blood Drive on September 27 will be hosted by Vitalant (formerly Blood Source). The ongoing partnership between CCF and Vitalant makes these bi-monthly blood drives possible. CCF and Vitalant are dedicated to saving lives by making sure that live saving blood is available for Calaveras County patients when it is […]
Washington, DC…This week, we begin a new phase in our COVID-19 response. We are launching a new vaccine – our first in almost two years – with a new approach. For most Americans, that means one COVID-19 shot, once a year, each fall. Starting this week, at tens of thousands of convenient pharmacies, doctor’s offices, […]
San Andreas, CA…Prior Stanford Faculty & Specializing in Shoulders, Sports Medicine and Total Joints. Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) is pleased to announce the arrival of Faisal M Mirza, MD, FRCSC, fAAOS, fAOSSM Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon. Dr. Mirza is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon and was prior Faculty at Stanford University and VA Palo […]
Arnold, CA…EPFD and Cal Fire responded to a patient in the Stanislaus River Canyon that had a fractured leg. Due to the remote location, Cal Fire’s Blackhawk helicopter 404 was able to winch/hoist the patient and EPFD paramedic out of the canyon. H404 then flew to rendezvous with the air ambulance in Hathaway Pines. Source […]
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San Andreas, CA…The Health & Community Resources Festival is September 17! Make Plans Today!
Washington, DC…For millions of Americans, hearing aids and the doctor’s visit to get them prescribed are too expensive. In the executive order I issued last year to increase competition in key industries and lower costs, I called on the FDA to finally make hearing aids available over the counter. Today, the FDA is doing just […]
San Andreas, CA…Calaveras Public Health Opens Monkeypox Vaccination Site after California Proclaims State of Emergency. Over 1,100 cases of Monkeypox have been reported in California as the Governor declared a state of emergency beginning August 2nd. The emergency declaration allows local health departments across the state to utilize resources for testing, vaccination, and case investigation […]
San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center, (MTMC) through its affiliation with Dignity Health, has announced the opening period for the 2022 Dignity Health Community Grants Program. $36,000 will be awarded to the successful recipients in January 2023. Grant period will open August 15, and close October 7th Along with working in some capacity with MTMC, […]
Washington, DC…To view the letter from the Physician to the President, Click Below…
Washington, DC…Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. This morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19. He is fully vaccinated and twice boosted and experiencing very mild symptoms. He has begun taking Paxlovid. Consistent with CDC guidelines, he will isolate at the White House and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during […]
Valley Springs, CA…The Palo Alto VA Mobile Medical Outreach and VA Vet Center will be in Calaveras County from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on the following dates: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at the Old School House, 66 Jones Street, Murphys, CA Join us at 11:30 for Veterans Only Lunch. Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at […]
Oxford, United Kingdom….Scientists modelling the cancer-suppressing p53 gene identify how the 20 different molecules unique to elephants get activated for increased sensitivity and response against carcinogenic conditions – with implications for cancer treatments in humans. Scientists from seven research institutions including the University of Oxford and the University of Edinburgh have used pioneering bioinformatic modelling […]
Washington, DC…By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. Nearly 50 years ago, Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), articulated the United States Constitution’s protection of women’s fundamental right to make reproductive healthcare […]
Valley Springs, CA…The Palo Alto VA Mobile Medical Outreach and VA Vet Center will be in Calaveras County from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on the following dates: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at the Old School House, 66 Jones Street, Murphys, CA Join us at 11:30 for Veterans Only Lunch. Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at […]
San Andreas, CA…San Andreas, Calif. — On July 5, 2022, Calaveras County Health Officer and Calaveras County Air Pollution Control District issued a joint air quality advisory to notify the public of the potential for poor air quality conditions primarily due to smoke from the Electra Fire in Calaveras and Amador County in the Mokelumne […]
San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) is pleased to share with the community that they have successfully recruited another Licensed Clinical Social Worker to their outpatient counseling services in Copperopolis. Dean White, LCSW, ACM will be seeing patients at the MTMC Copperopolis Family Medical Center. Dean has a Masters of Social Work, from California […]
San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) is pleased to announce the addition of Joanie Novacek, Nurse Practitioner to the care team at their Arnold Family Medical Center. “Joanie is a welcomed addition to our organization, remarked Doug Archer, CEO and President of MTMC, “We have been in great need of an additional provider in […]
Washington, DC…Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued marketing denial orders (MDOs) to JUUL Labs Inc. for all of their products currently marketed in the United States. As a result, the company must stop selling and distributing these products. In addition, those currently on the U.S. market must be removed, or risk enforcement action. […]
New York, NY…Breakthrough findings were presented at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting and published in The New England Journal of Medicine today by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) confirming a clinical complete response in all 14 patients who received the immunotherapy treatment dostarlimab as a first-line treatment for mismatch repair-deficient (MMRd) locally advanced rectal cancer. This […]
Copperopolis, CA…We are happy to announce the addition of Pennie Khong, FNP and Polly Dodds, FNP. Experts in Patient Care and Kindness. Pennie Khong, FNP Pennie obtained her Doctor of Nursing Practice at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. She is currently practicing at the Copperoplis Family Medical Center. Polly Dodds, FNP Family Medicine Polly […]
Atlanta, GA…On May 18, 2022, a U.S. resident tested positive for monkeypox after returning to the U.S. from Canada. As of May 18, 2022, no additional monkeypox cases have been identified in the U.S. Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are collaborating with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to investigate […]
San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) recently honored fourteen nurses that were nominated for The DAISY® Award. This award is for Extraordinary Nurses. All of the nominations were submitted by patients recognizing the super-human efforts Nurses perform every day from the November 2021 through April 2022 time period. Pictured left to right: Kara Evans, […]
Amador County, CA… This Friday, May 20, 2022, the COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be held during the health fair at First 5 Amador, located at 975 Broadway in Jackson, from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Next week, The Health and Services Building (HHS) COVID-19 vaccine clinics will resume as scheduled on Tuesday mornings from 8:30 […]
San Andreas, CA…Providing humankindness® in everything we do is only possible because you are here, delivering it every step of the way. This Nurses Week, we want to take a moment to thank you for your dedication to making a difference in the lives of our patients every day. Happy Nurses Week! Hello humankindness®
San Andreas, CA…Providing humankindness® in everything we do is only possible because you are here, delivering it every step of the way. This Nurses Week, we want to take a moment to thank you for your dedication to making a difference in the lives of our patients every day. Happy Nurses Week! Hello humankindness®
Guildford, UK…Findings from a seven-year research project suggest that there could be a new approach to treating one of the most common and devastating forms of brain cancer in adults – Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM). In a peer-reviewed study published by BMC Cancer, scientists from the University of Surrey show that a short chain of amino […]
