34 results for "Jennifer Garza"
Q&A: Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on health care reform
Monday, May 14, 2012 at 12:00 AMSince he took office early last year, state Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has made health care reform his top priority.
Despite hard work, single mother fails medical school test
Friday, May 4, 2012 at 12:00 AMResults of the medical boards are in. Brittany Lewis, a UC Davis third-year medical student and the single parent of a 5-year-old boy, checked her results. She did not pass.
Sick in Sacramento? It could be the flu or allergies -- or both
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 12:00 AMThe wind is blowing, flowers are blooming and pollen is falling everywhere. Spring in Sacramento. Must be allergies, right?
Son's delivery puts doctor at odds with his own Folsom hospital
Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 12:00 AMSix days old, Ivan Cooper slept peacefully in his mother's arms last week, unaware of the turmoil surrounding his birth.
Amid Komen group controversy, registration drops for Sacramento's Race for the Cure
Friday, April 27, 2012 at 12:00 AMWith her pink ribbons and can-do attitude, Sonia Susac raised $40,000 last year to become one of the leading fundraisers for the annual Komen Race for the Cure in the Sacramento Valley.
Hit-run victim grapples with loss of friend, his own physical and financial pain
Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 12:00 AMThe two men didn't hear the truck coming. They didn't see the white Ford turn the corner and head toward them onto Winding Way. Bill Collins didn't even have time to look up.
Medical students face grueling, expensive road to practice
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 12:00 AMFor months, Brittany Lewis awoke early, padded into her kitchen and started each day the same way. Cereal. Juice. A medical book by her side. While her 5-year-old son slept in the next room, Lewis fixed her gaze on her computer screen and prepar...
Nonprofit founded by TV's Dr. Oz seeks to get city's youths off couches, into fitness
Monday, April 9, 2012 at 12:00 AMMichelle Bouchard and HealthCorps are part of a movement to push back the rising tide of childhood obesity.
Aetna mistakenly tells 8,000 customers their doctors were dropped from coverage
Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 12:00 AMThousands of Aetna customers across the state, including many in the Sacramento region, were mistakenly sent letters this week telling them that their health care provider is no longer covered in the network and that they need to find new doctor...
Survey finds poor diet, lack of exercise are greatest health risks to California children
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 12:00 AMUnhealthy eating habits and a lack of physical activity are the biggest health risks facing children today, according to a new survey of California voters. Nearly half of voters responding to a Field Poll, 48 percent, said bad eating habits an...
