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Mabie centers to retain funding

Skilled-nursing facilities operated by Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital are no longer in danger of closely after a reversal from the state on reducing MediCal payments.

LULAC hosts first health fair

The League of United Latin American Citizens will host a health fair Aug. 24 at the former of Monterey and Fourth Streets, in downtown Hollister, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Updated: Dispensary owner seeks voter approval of medical marijuana

The owner of a medical marijuana dispensary that has been operating on Highway 25 in San Benito County has plans to circulate countywide initiatives in regards to the legalization and taxation of medical marijuana, to potentially appear on a statewide ballot in June 2014.

Updated: After dog located, 12-year-old can forego rabies protocol

Michele Cameron and her family had a rough weekend as they awaited recommendations from medical professionals on whether to treat the Camerons’ 12-year-old daughter for rabies after she had been bitten Thursday by a dog whose vaccination had expired in March.

Family seeks owner after daughter’s dog bite

Michele Cameron, the mother of a 12-year-old daughter bit by a dog at Ridgemark Thursday evening, is pleading with the owner of the dog to come forward so that her daughter will not have to undergo a painful series of rabies vaccinations on Monday.

Anthem Blue Cross to cover SBC Medi-Cal patients

As San Benito County prepares to move Medi-Cal patients to a managed care program by Sept.1, the state Department of Health Care Services has contracted with a consultant to help with enrollment and education of patients.

Health alliance votes no on SBC expansion

A week after San Benito County supervisors approved a letter stating their intent to join the Central California Alliance for Health as its managed care Medi-Cal provider – a state requirement to change to a managed care system goes into effect on Sept. 1 – the board of directors of the Central California Alliance for Health voted against expanding into San Benito.

Police agencies to host ‘Drug Take Back’ event

The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office and the Hollister Police Department are partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration to host a Drug Take Back event April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to a statement from police.

An uphill health battle for baby nephew

Five months old. That’s the age of my nephew, who now faces the first major challenge of his short life. You see, Ryland was recently diagnosed with a rare immune deficiency disorder called Wiskott Aldrich syndrome (WAS).

Flu cases on the rise in California

San Benito County Public Health's flu clinic Tuesday came just days before the California Department of Public Health announced an increase in flu activity in California.

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