Introducing the WATCHMAN Device to the Valley

posted on July 27, 2018

The WATCHMAN device is now offered by Dr. Chandrasekar Palaniswamy, who is board certified in both Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and is an Associate Clinical Professor with UCSF Fresno. The WATCHMAN device was approved by the FDA in 2015, and Dr. Palaniswamy became certified in the procedure and…

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Picking the Best Sunscreen

posted on July 20, 2018

Dr. Greg Simpson of University Dermatology Associates and Medical Director of Dermatology at UCSF Fresno explains how to pick the best sunscreen.

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Doctors Urge Special Precaution During Extended Heat Wave

posted on July 18, 2018

Dale Yurong Abc30 Action News talked to UCSF Fresno’s Lori Weichenthal, M.D., on avoiding heat illness during extreme temperatures this week.

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Birth threatened mom’s life, but ‘she’s my little miracle. She made it. We made it alive.’

posted on July 16, 2018

Dr. Christopher Downer of University Obstetrics & Gynecology Center was part of the team that successfully delivered a baby girl after discovering and planning for her mother’s rare and dangerous condition, placenta accreta.

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Summer Water Safety

posted on July 11, 2018

Dr. Christine Nelson of the UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program Pediatrics Department gives critical water safety advice for the hot summer.

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Heavy Rains Forecasted Complicate Rescue Effort for Thai Boys Trapped in Cave

posted on July 9, 2018

Roger Mortimer, MD, UCSF Fresno Family & Community Medicine Department faculty physician with expertise in wilderness medicine and cave rescues, joins a KQED panel discussing challenges associated with efforts to extract the boys and their soccer coach trapped in a cave in Thailand.

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Heat Precautions

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Dr. Jessica Mason talks about how to stay safe during the hot summer.

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Sleep Apnea

posted on July 5, 2018

Dr. Rafael Zuzuárregui, Sleep Disorder Specialist of University Sleep and Pulmonary Associates, lists the medical issues that can be affected by sleep apnea and gives the range of treatments available.

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Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Center

posted on July 2, 2018

Dr. John Moua, Pediatric Pulmonologist at University Pediatric Specialists, talks about the need the Community Regional Medical Center Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Center fills as the only Cystic Fibrosis treatment center of its kind in the Central Valley that treats both adults and children.

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Brain Cancer Awareness

posted on June 29, 2018

Dr. Nicholas Levine, Neurosurgeon of University Neurosciences Institute, details the impact a brain tumor can have on an individual’s quality of life.

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