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'I may have cancer, but cancer doesn't have me:' Survivors celebrate victories at annual brunch

BY STEVEN MAYER smayer@bakersfield.com
Jun 5, 2026

Joy and inspiration are sometimes mixed with tears and emotion at the Adventist Health AIS Cancer Center’s Cancer Survivor’s Day Brunch held e…

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Community Voices: California needs more nurses. We should expand the pathways that work

By SCOTT THYGERSON
Jun 2, 2026

As CEO of Kern Medical, a teaching hospital and safety-net health system serving Kern County and the Central Valley, I see every day how diffi…

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VALERIE SCHULTZ: All aboard the joy train

BY VALERIE SCHULTZ For The Californian
May 30, 2026

In 2013, not long after Pope Francis became Pope Francis, he gave us the encyclical “Evangelii Gaudium,” or “The Joy of the Gospel.” Pope Fran…

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'It's not a goodbye': Dr. Ravi Patel looks toward new partnership with Dignity Health

BY STEVEN MAYER smayer@bakersfield.com
May 26, 2026

It’s been nearly four decades since Dr. Ravi Patel founded Comprehensive Blood & Cancer Center, a small, 1,200-square-foot facility with o…

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Officials celebrate fentanyl task force even as funding runs dry

By PETER SEGALL psegall@bakersfield.com
May 26, 2026

Officials gathered to celebrate the successes of the county’s fentanyl task force Tuesday even as state funding to continue supporting the pro…

Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District discusses uses for new, old buildings

By PATRICK JOHNSTON pjohnston@tehachapinews.com
May 20, 2026

Among some other topics at a regular meeting Tuesday, the Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Board of Directors discussed the future of its new and old office buildings, the latter of which will soon be in use by Adventist Health.

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CESAREO GARASA: Guitarist pays tribute to his mother

BY CESAREO GARASA For The Californian
May 20, 2026

The Spanish word "sendero" has multiple meanings and definitions.

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FROMA HARROP: FDA has spoken on the abortion pill. Case closed.

By FROMA HARROP
May 9, 2026

The Supreme Court has just restored a woman's ability to obtain the abortion pill by mail without first seeing a medical provider, at least fo…

Valerie Schultz

VALERIE SCHULTZ: The theory of 'black cat, golden retriever'

BY VALERIE SCHULTZ For The Californian
May 9, 2026

"And you know, it ain't fiction

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Neurotech spinoff Kordata aims to bring clinical trials to Kern

BY JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com
May 4, 2026

A neurotechnology startup launched in the UK has spun off a Bakersfield company it says will attract clinical trials to hospitals in Kern County.

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'I may have cancer, but cancer doesn't have me:' Survivors celebrate victories at annual brunch

Community Voices: California needs more nurses. We should expand the pathways that work

VALERIE SCHULTZ: All aboard the joy train

'It's not a goodbye': Dr. Ravi Patel looks toward new partnership with Dignity Health

Officials celebrate fentanyl task force even as funding runs dry

Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District discusses uses for new, old buildings

CESAREO GARASA: Guitarist pays tribute to his mother

FROMA HARROP: FDA has spoken on the abortion pill. Case closed.

VALERIE SCHULTZ: The theory of 'black cat, golden retriever'

Neurotech spinoff Kordata aims to bring clinical trials to Kern

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