Enter to win two bikes and Fitbits during the OCTA’s Bike Month
Celebrate Bike Month With OCTA Improve your health, help the environment and cut the costs of driving by hopping on a bicycle to celebrate Bike Month with the Orange County…
Rally to save ObamaCare set for 2/25 in DTSA
Our Revolution: 46th District Healthcare Action Rally “We must stop Republicans from repealing Obamacare. But we can’t just play defense. We need to guarantee health care to all as a…
The first influenza-related death this year in Orange County has been reported
County of Orange Reports First Influenza-Reported Death of Season The County of Orange Health Care Agency has confirmed Orange County's first influenza-related death in a person under 65 this season.…
Infectious syphilis cases have more than quadrupled in Orange County
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ80ZgGaw8k&feature=youtu.be[/embed] Orange County Health Care Agency Infectious Syphilis Cases More than Quadruple in OC in Last 5 years; other STDs increase as well Increases in STDs have been reported in…
Santa Ana doctor placed on probation for 8 years for prescribing opiates without medical reasons
Dr. Kent Lehman, a Santa Ana doctor, has been placed on probation for eight years by the California Medical Board and has been restricted in what medications he can prescribe,…
Free dental, vision, and medical care clinic set for Oct. 29-30 in Garden Grove
[embed]https://youtu.be/sbdydTOQeXA[/embed] Free dental, vision, and medical care will be provided at the upcoming RAM of California Clinic from October 29 – October 30, 2016 at Concorde Career College, located at 12951 Euclid Street, #101,…
New O.C. study finds that prenatal care is declining while mental health issues are rising
Supervisor Andrew Do: Rising Mental Health Hospitalizations, Declining Prenatal Care Demand County Solutions Orange County Children’s Partnership Publishes 2016 Report on “Conditions of Children in Orange County" (Santa Ana, California)…
Free Celebrating Your Health with Family event at Latino Health Access on 10/29
REGAL MEDICAL GROUP, ADOC MEDICAL GROUP AND LATINO HEALTH ACCESS ARE “CELEBRATING YOUR HEALTH WITH FAMILY” Santa Ana, Calif. - Regal Medical Group (RMG), ADOC Medical Group and Latino Health…
The Civic Center Needle Exchange program is exposing residents and visitors to used needles
Starting in February 2016, a group of UCI Med Students started operating a Needle Exchange in the Santa Ana Civic Center. Over the past few months, there have been numerous…
The West Nile Virus is popping up all over Orange County
City of Santa Ana Advisory: West Nile virus Update from the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District The number of adult mosquitoes that have tested positive for West Nile…
Two cases of Zika-related birth defects reported in California
CDPH Reports Two Cases of Zika-Related Birth Defects in California Date: 8/4/2016, Number: 16-47 Contact: Ali Bay - (916) 440-7259 The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reported today that two…
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The West Nile Virus is back – but don’t panic!
The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District issued a panicky press release today as they have confirmed the first mosquito samples infected with West Nile virus (WNV) in the City…
F*** Cancer author Robert Flores to speak at the S.A. Library on June 23
City of Santa Ana Community Alert: Santa Ana Public Library Welcomes Author Robert Flores On June 23, 2016 in celebration of Men’s Health Month, the Santa Ana Public Library welcomes…
Patient Appreciation Day set for 6/18 at Super Clinik, a Santa Ana marijuana dispensary
Super Clinik, a licensed Santa Ana medical marijuana dispensary, is hosting a Patient Appreciation Day on June 18, 2016, from 12 noon to 7 p.m., at 2525 S. Birch Street, in Santa…
Parks are more important to our well-being than most of us realize
I’d like to start this off with an exercise, if you’ll allow it. Think of the last time you were at a park -- national, neighborhood, or otherwise. And if…
