Health for Life - Winter 2017

in pictures

Fighting

On Oct. 13 Kern Medical celebrated its partnership with the National Insti- tutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to initiate a clinical trial to improve the recognition and management of Valley Fever, one of only six trial sites in Califor- nia and Arizona. the Fever

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Pictured clockwise from top left: A) Attendees take a photo at the Kern Medical event to mark the beginning of a clinical trial to impove Valley Fever treatment. B) Dr. Glenn Goldis, CMO at Kern Medical; and Dr. Everardo Cobos, Chair of the Department of Medicine at Kern Medical. C) Russell Judd, Kern Medical CEO. D) Renee Villanueva, VP of ambula- tory care at Kern Medical, and Congressman Kevin McCarthy, chairman of the Congressional Valley Fever Task Force. E) Dr. Royce H. Johnson, chief of Infectious Disease at Kern Medical; Dr. Arash Heidari, Infectious Disease, Principal Investigator Fleet at Kern Medical; and Jeff Jolliff, PharmD.

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