Riverside County still in ‘planning stage of vaccinating homeless population
Natalia Gurevich
Every day, Mark McGowan pulls a handful of names from a list of about 230 homeless people living at the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission and around its campus. The supervisor has to receive word from the shelter s in-house medical provider SAC Health System that there are available vaccines
before he springs into action.
Once he does, he and a staff member pile into a van along with chosen clients and drive to the nearby Loma Linda University Children’s Health in Indio, where the vaccines are administered to some of the Coachella Valley’s most vulnerable individuals. Thirty days later, they’ll get the second dose.
A pediatric urologist s journey in medicine By Sheann Brandon - March 31, 2021
Dr. David Chamberlin, who has worked as a pediatric urologist at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital since 2008, was joined by his son, Dr. Joshua Chamberlin, in 2019.
If one were to go into the office of the chief of pediatric urology at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, they would see a photo of Jesus standing behind a surgeon in the operating room, guiding his hands. David Chamberlin, MD, MS, FAAP, FACS, says this photo that was given to him when he first began at Children’s Hospital is representative of his journey in medicine.
Here’s what to know about Von Willebrand Disease in kids By Sheann Brandon - March 11, 2021
Von Willebrand disease is extremely common and underdiagnosed, according to Dr. Akshat Jain.
March is Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month, and Loma Linda University Children’s Health wants to help educate the community about von Willebrand disease (VWD) cited by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as the most common bleeding disorder in the United States. The CDC says approximately 3.2 million people in the U.S. are currently living with VWD.
Akshat Jain, MD, MPH, section head for pediatric hematology specializing in hematologic disorders at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, says VWD is extremely common and underdiagnosed.
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