Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he has activated the California National Guard to support local communities with additional testing facilities and capacity amid the national surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant. “California has led the country’s fight against COVID-19, implementing first-in-the-nation public health measures that have helped save tens of thousands […]
San Andreas, CA…Blood donations are currently at a critical level and all blood types are needed! Vitalant (formerly Blood Source) is hosting the Calaveras Community Blood Drive on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 from 1:30 – 5:30PM. Location: San Andreas Town Hall, 24 Church Hill Road, San Andreas, CA. This event is sponsored by Calaveras Community […]
Silver Spring, MD…Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Pfizer’s Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets, co-packaged for oral use) for the treatment of mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40 kilograms or about 88 pounds) with positive […]
San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center Lights of Love Tree Lighting 2021
Cleveland, OH…..A new Cleveland Clinic-led study has identified sildenafil – an FDA-approved therapy for erectile dysfunction (Viagra) and pulmonary hypertension (Revatio) – as a promising drug candidate to help prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease. According to findings published in Nature Aging, the research team, led by Feixiong Cheng, Ph.D., of Cleveland Clinic’s Genomic Medicine Institute, used computational methodology to […]
San Andreas, CA…Blood donations are currently at a critical level and all blood types are needed! Vitalant (formerly Blood Source) is hosting the Calaveras Community Blood Drive on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from 1:00-6:00 PM. Location: San Andreas Town Hall, 24 Church Hill Road, San Andreas, CA. This event is sponsored by Calaveras Community Foundation […]
San Andreas, CA…Give Thanks for Humankindness.
San Andreas, CA…We are sorry to report 3 additional COVID deaths on our COVID-19 dashboard this afternoon; one female in her 80s, one male in his 70s, and one male in his 50s. This tragic outcome is hard to experience and with the holidays upon us, I do pray as a community we find a […]
San Andreas, CA…Give Thanks for Humankindness.
San Andreas, CA…Blood donations are currently at a critical level and all blood types are needed! Vitalant (formerly Blood Source) is hosting the Calaveras Community Blood Drive on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from 1:00-6:00 PM. Location: San Andreas Town Hall, 24 Church Hill Road, San Andreas, CA. This event is sponsored by Calaveras Community Foundation […]
San Andreas, CA…Give Thanks for Humankindness.
Washington, DC…From OSHA Today…”On November 12, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to stay OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard, published on November 5, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 61402) (“ETS”). The court ordered that OSHA “take no steps to implement or enforce” the ETS “until further […]
Jackson, CA…Hospice of Amador & Calaveras has been awarded a $2,500 grant from the Calaveras Community Foundation to fund the agency’s respite care program for Calaveras County patients and families. The announcement was made that Hospice of Amador & Calaveras would be one of 17 recipients to receive a portion of the $110,854 awarded in […]
San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center announces the addition of pain management expert Dr. Donald Greco to the Medical Staff. MTMC President and CEO Doug Archer notes, “Dr. Greco’s expertise will draw patients from the Tri-County area, which has lacked pain management services for several years. He will see patients at all of our MTMC […]
New York, NY… Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced its investigational novel COVID-19 oral antiviral candidate,PAXLOVID™, significantly reduced hospitalization and death, based on an interim analysis of the Phase 2/3 EPIC-HR (Evaluation of Protease Inhibition for COVID-19 in High-Risk Patients) randomized, double-blind study of non-hospitalized adult patients with COVID-19, who are at high risk of progressing to severe illness. The […]
San Andreas, CA…The fourth annual drive-thru flu clinic takes place Saturday, November 6, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at Calaveras High School. The flu clinic is a collaboration between Calaveras Public Health and Dignity Health, Mark Twain Medical Center. The flu vaccine is provided to anyone age 10 and up at no-cost. Nasal […]
Atlanta, GA…CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that children 5 to 11 years old be vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric vaccine. CDC now expands vaccine recommendations to about 28 million children in the United States in this age group and allows providers […]
Sacramento, CA…The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup last night completed its review of the federal process and has unanimously concluded that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is safe and effective for youth 5 to 11 years of age. The Workgroup provided its confirmation to the Governors of California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington this morning. On Friday, […]
Amador County, CA…Amador County Public Health (ACPH) reports 78 more individuals with COVID-19 since last Tuesday (76% unvaccinated). Cases include 10 children under 18 years, 43 age 18-49, 14 age 50- 64, and 11 age 65 and above. Confirmed cases in 2021 total 2,359. There are currently 61 active cases in isolation. Investigation confirmed two […]
San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center announces the addition of pain management expert Dr. Donald Greco to the Medical Staff. MTMC President and CEO Doug Archer notes, “Dr. Greco’s expertise will draw patients from the Tri-County area, which has lacked pain management services for several years. He will see patients at all of our MTMC […]
San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) is now providing minimally-invasive treatment for one of the most common conditions affecting females – stress urinary incontinence (SUI). For the first time in Calaveras County, the laparoscopic Burch Procedure is available through MTMC Gynecologist Ali Parsa, M.D. MTMC President and CEO Doug Archer notes, “Advanced treatments such […]
Silver Spring, MD….Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include children 5 through 11 years of age. The authorization was based on the FDA’s thorough and transparent evaluation of the data that included input from independent advisory committee experts who […]
San Andreas, CA…The fourth annual drive-thru flu clinic takes place Saturday, November 6, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at Calaveras High School. The flu clinic is a collaboration between Calaveras Public Health and Dignity Health, Mark Twain Medical Center. The flu vaccine is provided to anyone age 10 and up at no-cost. Nasal […]
San Andreas, CA…The Doctor Is In with Dr. Randy Smart on Your Cold Weather Maladies & Health!
Copperopolis, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC) held an outdoor dedication in Copper Valley at the new Copperopolis Family Medical Center yesterday. The new Copperopolis Family Medical Center is located at 430 Sawmill Road Copperopolis Ca. Copper Valley/Town Square. This was a great milestone for the Copperopolis area and Calaveras County. Quality local, rural healthcare makes […]
San Andreas, CA…Mark Twain Medical Center announces the addition of pain management expert Dr. Donald Greco to the Medical Staff. MTMC President and CEO Doug Archer notes, “Dr. Greco’s expertise will draw patients from the Tri-County area, which has lacked pain management services for several years. He will see patients at all of our MTMC […]
Arnold, CA…If you’d like to get vaccinated or tested for Covid-19, Calaveras County’s mobile clinic will be at the Arnold Library this Saturday, October 9. The County’s Health Department is sponsoring the mobile clinic from 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Vaccination: Appointments available but walk-ins are welcome. Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are available – at […]
Arnold, CA…If you’d like to get vaccinated or tested for Covid-19, Calaveras County’s mobile clinic will be at the Arnold Library this Saturday, October 9. The County’s Health Department is sponsoring the mobile clinic from 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Vaccination: Appointments available but walk-ins are welcome. Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are available – at […]
San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Public Health Division is sad to report that today we will be adding two COVID deaths, a male and a female in their 50’s, to our data dashboard. We at HHSA, Public Health Division send our condolences to each individual’s family, friends and neighbors. Cori L. Allen, MPA Health and […]
Copperopolis, CA…Hometown health care is now state-of-the-art with completion of the Copperopolis Family Medical Center. The new facility is part of Mark Twain Medical Center’s network of clinics and specialty centers in Calaveras County communities. The clinic offers residents of Copperopolis and neighboring communities the opportunity to establish local health care relationships with primary care […]
