How a Video Visit Appointment Led to Melanoma Diagnosis

How a Video Visit Appointment Led to Melanoma Diagnosis

Arleen Beviacqua-Enriquez noticed two things about her body in the fall of 2019. First, an irregular mole, which the 65-year-old had already developed a trained eye to spot. Its irregular edges told a familiar tale. Moles are a hereditary condition passed down for...
Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19: What to Know and How to Prepare

Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19: What to Know and How to Prepare

SAN FRANCISCO – For people who experienced breathing and respiratory problems brought on by previous years’ wildfire smoke, a San Francisco health expert cautions that these individuals should be extra vigilant with their health while COVID-19 is among us. In an...
Doctor Warns Delaying Care Is Not Without Risk

Doctor Warns Delaying Care Is Not Without Risk

OAKLAND, Calif. –A Bay Area physician is warning people that delaying critical or preventive care because of fears of COVID-19 could have detrimental effects on their health. Junaid Khan, MD In an interview with KPIX 5’s CBSN, Junaid Khan, M.D., a cardiothoracic...
Here’s What We’ve Learned Treating COVID Patients

Here’s What We’ve Learned Treating COVID Patients

The novel coronavirus has been with us since January 2020—and California is still in a continuation of the first wave. As the pandemic drags on, the medical community has acted as a sponge, absorbing knowledge of how the infection is best treated from each new case....