From the March 28, 2025 Edition
By Daniel Schwarz, TME
On March 21, 2025, members of Kern Health Systems (KHS) met with community members at the Frazier Park Library as part of an outreach event to discuss behavioral health needs of …
From the February 21, 2025 Edition
By Sean Ridgway, TME
The last thing anyone wants to worry about when calling 9-1-1 is the cost associated with emergency ambulance transportation. Unfortunately, not all insurance plans will cover the cost of a Hall …
From the October 21, 2022 Edition
By Kaylin Paschall, TME
Naloxone, more commonly known by the brand-name Narcan, will be offered for distribution at all Kern County Library locations, including Frazier Park Library.
Naloxone is a critical medication given to those …
From the March 25, 2022 Edition
By Marcy Axness, TME
Kern County’s covid-19 case rate has dropped to 4.1 per 100,000 people (7-day average). In fact, beginning mid-December 2021, Kern’s case numbers have been more encouraging than those of California in …
From the February 18, 2022 Edition
By Dr. Jamarai Damanpreet, Senior Medical Director, UnitedHealthcare
February is American Heart Month, a time to focus on heart health.
Although heart disease is often assumed to be more of a men’s health issue, it …
From the February 18, 2022 Edition
By Marcy Axness, TME
Case rates of covid-19 have continued to decline in Kern County over the past three weeks, as they have in most of the United States. One caveat: health officials recognize that …
From the February 11, 2022 Edition
By Marcy Axness, TME
The recent sharp rise in covid cases has been putting such severe stress on Kern County’s hospital and emergency services systems that strike teams were called in for backup support.
Kern …
From the January 28, 2022 Edition
By Marcy Axness with reporting by Gary Meyer, TME
The record-breaking covid-19 surge in Kern County led El Tejon Unified School District (ETUSD) officials to cancel classes at all district schools Thursday and Friday, Jan. …
From the January 21, 2022 Edition
By Marcy Axness, TME
On January 14, Kern County’s 7-day-average covid case rate hit a pandemic high of 155 per 100,000. That day, an urgent “Joint Community Message” went out from the office of Kern …
From the January 21, 2022 Edition
The open enrollment deadline for securing medical insurance through Covered California is January 31. This is the state marketplace serving low- and middle-income citizens who need coverage. In 2022, new and expanded financial help is …