Health

This Saturday, El Camino Health is hosting a free Men’s Health Fair—a community event where attendees can connect directly with leading medical experts, gain valuable insights into men’s health issues, and enjoy a morning focused on proactive wellness. For over 15 years, El Camino Health’s...

Cheers rang out from a group of young women at the sparkling fitness studio in northern Los Gatos, May 25. One of them, 36-year-old Cibele Menezes, had just received word from the SPENGA head office in Chicago they’d officially certified her to teach at their...

Dr. Sara Cody has announced her retirement from her position as Santa Clara County’s health officer. She served the County for more than 25 years (12 of those in this current role, and also as director of the County’s health department since 2015). Cody rose to...

The criminal case against a man who ran an artisianal bakery in Los Gatos and is accused of several child sex offenses has been paused as the court decides if he’s mentally fit to stand trial. Ali Asghar Shemirani has been charged with three felonies...

OneOncology, a physician-led national platform supporting independent oncology practices, and its Monterey-based partner, Pacific Cancer Care, announced July 1 they’d inked a deal to acquire the radiation oncology clinic in Los Gatos from Good Samaritan Hospital. The parties anticipate that Pacific Cancer Care will begin...

Blended with the soft guitar plucks wafting through the large courtyard of the low-rise Los Gatos building near the border with Campbell, there was plenty of optimism Saturday morning, as El Camino Health unveiled its new intensive outpatient clinic. As Mayor Mary Badame joined health...

On April 22, El Camino Health broke ground on the El Camino Health Rehabilitation Hospital, an inpatient rehabilitation center in Sunnyvale, CA. Officials with the health system said it will offer a “safe and therapeutic environment” for individuals facing serious challenges. “The El Camino Health...

Californians infected with Covid-19 may go about their lives without isolating or testing negative as long as their symptoms are improving, according to new and significantly loosened guidelines from the California Department of Public Health.  California’s top public health official, Dr. Tomás Aragón, last week...

Despite the Planning Commission’s 7-0 push for the denial of Covia Communities’ Los Gatos Meadows senior living project, the developer’s initial reluctance to heed calls to include affordable units and Town staff’s own recommendation that Council reject the proposal, elected officials nearly approved it,...

Niku Sedarat, who is just starting her senior year of high school at De Anza College, has been building a mental health organization called Unité over the past year that’s helping West Valley youth who are going through tough times. While the 17-year-old knows she...