Insight With Vicki GonzalezDifference Between The Flu And COVID-19April 30, 2020Distinguishing between the flu and COVID-19, and why it matters. The State Superintendent also joins us on the possibility of an early start to the school year. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareWith Burning Man Canceled, Attendees Lend Trailers To Sacramento Health Workers In IsolationApril 28, 2020 | Sammy CaiolaSacramento-area attendees of Burning Man, the annual arts festival in the Nevada desert, are lending their RV’s and trailers to nurses who are temporarily isolating from their families to protect them from COVID-19. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareCoronavirus Could Force Private Practices To Close Or Sell — Raising CostsApril 25, 2020Faced with empty clinics and a cash crunch, independent physicians are worried about closing their doors or selling their private practices — a prospect that could lead to higher patient costs.
Health CareAs California Hospitals Return To Normal, Patients Wonder When They Can Seek CareApril 23, 2020 | Sammy CaiolaGov. Gavin Newsom announced this week he wants to loosen medical care restrictions as part of the exit strategy from stay-at-home. But providers are still figuring out how to safely return to normal, while patients anxiously wait for a green light. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCounty And State COVID-19 TestingApril 23, 2020The conversation around testing and when to reopen continues across the country. We check in with the Solano County Public Health Director. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezA Closer Look At Coronavirus Antibody TestingApril 22, 2020Results from antibody testing studies for the coronavirus are starting to paint a picture of the scope of the disease it causes. We take a closer look. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareEarliest U.S. Coronavirus Death Occurred In California In FebruaryApril 21, 2020 | Sammy Caiola | Chris HaganA person who died in Santa Clara County Feb. 6 is now the first known COVID-19 death in the United States, moving the timeline of when health officials thought the disease first entered the state.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPublic Safety And Reopening States And CountiesApril 21, 2020Protests against stay-at-home orders continue on, but many are still itching to get outside, no more so than in California with a landscape inviting people into the outdoors. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCoronavirus Weekend Updates, Local County TestingApril 20, 2020We discuss COVID-19 developments from over the weekend, including county testing capacity and Gov. Newsom’s update on housing the state’s at-risk homeless people. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareHere’s What You’ll Experience At Sacramento’s Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Site At Cal ExpoApril 16, 2020 | Bob MoffittUp to 10% of the 2,700 who have been tested at the location have tested positive for the virus.
