September 25, 2020
Doctors Say Young People Can Control This Pandemic
Commentary: We’re doctors with a message for young people. You can control this pandemic and lead. By JEANNETTE L. ALDOUS , CHRISTIAN B. RAMERS Dear teens and twentysomethings of San Diego County, Let us first take the opportunity to recognize you for all that you have done recently to move this country forward on social …
September 23, 2020
Answering Your Questions On Reopening In San Diego
Answering Your Questions On Reopening In San Diego By John Carroll and Tarryn Mento KPBS Midday Edition Segment – click to listen San Diego County this week narrowly avoided more business closures and school reopening delays. Many establishments are already limited on how many customers they can serve indoors, and the region’s case rate …
September 21, 2020
County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, medical experts encourage San Diegans to battle COVID-19
County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, medical experts encourage San Diegans to battle COVID-19 County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said now is the time to battle COVID-19, not each other. By CBS News 8 Team SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Medical professionals, scientists, community leaders and County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher held a conference Monday to address the battle against COVID-19. …
September 17, 2020
Why wildfire smoke may increase the risk of COVID-19
Why wildfire smoke may increase the risk of COVID-19 Air pollution linked to increase in COVID deaths By Derek Staahl for KGTV As wildfires continue to burn in California, researchers say they may be adding fuel to another emergency: the pandemic. Parts of the Golden State have been buried in a blanket of smoke for …
August 31, 2020
MTS Frequently Overrules Doctors’ Orders on Reduced Fares for the Disabled
MTS Frequently Overrules Doctors’ Orders on Reduced Fares for the Disabled MTS is required to provide discounted fares for certain disabled riders, but doctors, service providers, advocates and others say the process is burdensome and confusing. Data shows MTS rejected or deemed incomplete thousands of applications in recent years. By Lisa Halverstadt For years, San …
August 28, 2020
Your COVID-19 Questions Answered
By Brooke Ruth, Tarryn Mento Nearly six months into the pandemic, there are still many questions about the novel coronavirus — including from our audience. We gathered inquiries from readers, listeners and viewers and put them to Dr. Christian Ramers, the chief of population health at Family Health Centers of San Diego. Ramers has fought against HIV, STIs …
August 24, 2020
A daughter’s choice: Her mom didn’t have covid-19. But isolation seemed to be killing her.
FHCSD’s Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) offers inpatient home care services which include personal care and light housekeeping. For families whose lives changed when they moved their parent from a nursing home back into their home to become the primary caregiver, PACE may be an option for you. For more information, please …
August 13, 2020
San Diego Union Tribune Commentary: Christian B. Ramers, M.D.
By CHRISTIAN B. RAMERS More than five months after San Diego county’s first reported case of COVID-19, much has been learned about the novel coronavirus that causes the disease, the global pandemic, and the complex social and political forces at play in our often-unsuccessful efforts to control its spread. It’s been challenging to make sense …
August 11, 2020
“If I Could Change One Thing” Podcast
FHCSD’s infectious disease expert, Dr. Christian B. Ramers M.D., MPH, AAHIVS, was invited to speak on the SDSU School of Public Health’s Podcast “If I Could Change One Thing,” which focuses on health policy. As part of the border region, San Diegans know that heath care does not stop at artificial borders. The situation in …
August 4, 2020
Community Clinic Sees High Rate Of Positive Coronavirus Tests
By TARRYN MENTO San Diego County’s rate of positive coronavirus tests is slowly coming back down after a prolonged surge in new daily cases. A local community clinic that serves vulnerable populations, however, reports its positivity rate is consistently higher than the countywide figure. The nonprofit Family Health Centers of San Diego serves patients, many of …
July 30, 2020
Infectious disease specialist discusses COVID-19 in California
Via KTVU Dr. Christian Ramers, infectious diseases specialist with Family Health Centers of San Diego, discusses the current situation in California, the difference between NorCal and SoCal, disproportionate impact on Latino and border, vaccine candidates, masks, and the latest youtube “doctor” video to be taken down from social .
July 5, 2020
More than 30% of COVID-19 fatalities involved South Bay residents
COVID-19 deaths by ZIP code spotlight longstanding health disparities, South Bay doctors say More than 30 percent of the county’s COVID-19 fatalities have involved residents from South Bay communities By LYNDSAY WINKLEY, LAURYN SCHROEDER South Bay communities, particularly those that are low-income and with large Latino populations, continue to be the hardest hit by the …
