Rapid-detection DNA test for valley fever clears FDA, but procedure could be...
Researchers say a new test for valley fever can return nearly 100 percent accurate results in under two hours. It’s a breakthrough for the orphan disease.
View ArticleSalas introduces 'most robust' valley fever legislation in state's history
California Assemblyman Rudy Salas' introduced a new package of four bills on Monday that aim to boost valley fever awareness and treatment.
View ArticleDisease experts split on benefits of valley fever bills introduced this week
Advocates for valley fever research give California Assemblyman Rudy Salas an “A” for effort for the "most robust" legislative effort to address the disease in state history. But public health...
View ArticleUnprecedented six bills introduced within days of each other to address...
Assemblyman Vince Fong, R-Bakersfield, will introduce two bills Wednesday aimed at combating valley fever, the orphan disease which infected Californians at epidemic levels last year.
View ArticleBakersfield legislators ask state for $3M in fight against valley fever
Bakersfield lawmakers requested $3 million in the state budget last week to research treatments and conduct outreach for valley fever.
View ArticleOne year after federal health officials launch first-of-its-kind valley fever...
Just 48 people have signed up across California and Arizona for a new clinical trial of Fluconazole, an antifungal drug used to treat valley fever. That's far fewer than officials had expected.
View ArticleAssemblymen ask state for $7 million in fight against valley fever to fuel...
Bakersfield Assemblymen Vince Fong and Rudy Salas submitted a $7 million budget proposal that, if approved, would be the largest amount of money California has ever designated to research and raise...
View ArticleThree valley fever bills sail through committee, one pulled by sponsor
Facing pushback from the medical community, California Assemblyman Vince Fong withdrew a bill late last month that would have required doctors to order specific types of lab tests when they suspect...
View ArticleCalifornia budget boosts funding for valley fever
The budget includes $8 million for research and outreach into the disease, caused by inhaling spores that grow in arid soil.
View ArticleFor valley fever survivors, a growing need: wigs
The antifungal drugs used to treat valley fever can cause hair loss. With the number of valley fever cases on the rise, a wig shop in Bakersfield, Calif., is helping women feel better about themselves.
View ArticleLegislation caps momentous year in battle against valley fever
This week capped a big legislative year for efforts to combat a regional disease long overlooked by lawmakers.
View ArticleValley fever medication poses added risk for pregnant women
Research suggests an alarming link between a common drug used for valley fever and birth defects. The disease also tends to be more severe in pregnant women.
View Article‘Eureka moment’ in valley fever case paves way for new research, treatment...
UCLA's Dr. Manish Butte still remembers the day almost two years ago when he met a young boy who could barely walk or talk and needed a feeding tube to eat. He was suffering from a life-threatening...
View ArticleIn 2018, Governor Jerry Brown Allocated $8 million to Cocci Research And...
In his final 2018-2019 budget former California Gov. Jerry Brown allocated $8 million in state funding toward combating valley fever, split evenly between the University of California system and the...
View ArticleA Fever in the Dust
Although still unknown outside of the American west, valley fever is a severe fungal infection — and its territory may expand as the climate warms.
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