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California State Assembly members Mia Bonta, D-Oakland, left, and Esmeralda Soria, D-Fresno, address questions from reporters on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, following a roundtable discussion with health-care professionals about fallout from the Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by Congress in July and other federal actions. Credit: Tim Sheehan / CVJC

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ fallout could be ‘devastating’ to Valley health care, Assembly members say

by Tim Sheehan November 14, 2025November 14, 2025

Nurses at Modesto’s Doctors and two other Valley hospitals on one-day strike

by Tim Sheehan October 28, 2025October 30, 2025

Latinos in the San Joaquin Valley face higher obesity rates than non-Latinos. That carries broad health implications

by Tim Sheehan October 23, 2025October 23, 2025

Doctors Medical Center was among among 20 hospitals in the region in annual ratings issued this month by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Credit: CVJC Photo

Valley hospitals receive mixed scores in federal rating system. See how your hospital fared

by Tim Sheehan August 24, 2025August 24, 2025

Almost 4,400 grocers and other retailers across the eight-county San Joaquin Valley region, including this Save Mart supermarket in northwest Fresno, accept electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards for customers who receive aid through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as CalFresh in California. Photo: Tim Sheehan / Central Valley Journalism Collaborative

22% of Valley residents are on CalFresh. Here’s how food stamp cuts will affect them

by Tim Sheehan August 14, 2025August 18, 2025

Memorial Medical Center in Modesto is one of three San Joaquin Valley hospitals to earn a ranking by US News as one of the best regional hospitals in the nation. Photo: Sutter Health / Memorial Medical Center

This Modesto hospital is ranked among nation’s best regional hospitals, says U.S. News

by Tim Sheehan July 31, 2025August 8, 2025

Agricultural workers harvest onions in a California field in this Library of Congress photo. Immigrants in the state face a dual threat from cuts to federal Medicaid and state Medi-Cal health coverage, as well as federal enforcement actions and deportation threats for undocumented immigrants. Photo: Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress.

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Valley’s undocumented concerned over potential health benefits cuts, amid deportation fears

by Tim Sheehan July 25, 2025August 1, 2025

Golden Valley Health Center's Modesto office is shown.

Valley health clinics brace for impact to services from Medicaid provisions of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

by Tim Sheehan July 15, 2025August 8, 2025

A crisis counselor with the Central Valley Suicide Prevention Hotline call center in Fresno takes notes on a computer as she talks with a caller.

Suicide is among the leading causes of Valley deaths. What’s being done about it?

by Tim Sheehan June 24, 2025August 7, 2025

An assortment of beers are displayed in a grocery store’s refrigerated case. Photo: David Shankbone via Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license

Liquor licenses abound in Modesto and the Valley. How many is too many?

by Tim Sheehan June 15, 2025August 4, 2025

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