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Startup of the Month: Biosense
Innovative test strips measure glucose and other substances from saliva
Founded in 2020, Biosense is based on technology with development
led by Luis Bojorquez, founder and CSO. Bojorquez specializes in
combining tiny natural substances (e.g. proteins) with inorganic
materials to develop novel biosensing technologies.
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DIGNITY HEALTH
THROUGH COMPASSION AND DEDICATION, KIRSTEN HANSEN LEADS THE WAY
“I love what I do,” says Kirsten Hansen. “Nursing enables me to use my critical thinking skills while caring for people at the most core level and critical times.”
![Neighborhood resource coordinators Gustavo, center and Jawid Sharifi, right, keep track of unhoused residents at a homeless encampment on W Street and Alhambra Boulevard in Sacramento on April 11, 2023. (Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/04112023-homeless-encampment-enforcement-rl-04-cm.jpeg?1688132674)
Newsom Is Proposing a Boost in Mental Health Funding. Why Children’s Advocates Are Worried
Newsom announced his intent in March to divert nearly one-third of the state’s Mental Health Services Act money — roughly $1 billion — to housing homeless individuals with severe mental illness or drug addiction.
![Protestors rally for recognition of Juneteenth at a Black Lives Matter protest in Sacramento in 2020. Juneteenth is now a federal holiday, but investment in Black mental health is still patchwork. (Photo by Stephan Telm, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/dsc_1325_juneteenth_sacramento_ca_50023985257.png?1687961332)
Community Care
Capital Region nonprofits help Black communities access mental health care
The nonprofit Sacramento Juneteenth promotes health and wellness through educational programs at local schools. One of its current focuses is mental health care, especially for the Capital Region’s Black community. It’s one of several local nonprofits picking up the slack for Black mental health care.
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75 Years of UC Davis Veterinary Graduates
Providing Exceptional Care and Innovation for California
When the first class of DVM students arrived at the School of
Veterinary Medicine in 1948, they launched a new era of
health
for California.
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Acorn Hills Animal Center
CUTTING-EDGE VETERINARY SERVICE DELIVERED WITH COMPASSIONATE CARE
Acorn Hills Animal Center, in the heart of Amador County between the communities of Sutter Creek and Jackson, represents many things to the area - the clinic is a stalwart example of a suburban medical practice with hands-on customer care and compassion, accompanied by expertise and state-of-theart technology within the veterinary field.
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SHRINERS CHILDREN’S NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
A CENTURY OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE FOR CHILDREN
We’re a reflection of a century of groundbreaking philanthropy and caring for kids,” says Alan Anderson, director of development for Shriners Children’s Northern California.
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MEALS ON WHEELS
MEETING AN INCREASED NEED IN SERVING OUR SENIORS
Meals on Wheels (MoW) improves and enhances the dignity and quality of life for Sacramento County seniors, helping them stay in their homes and communities by providing nutritious meals, social contact and community resources.
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Speaking Up About Autism
Opinion: Dr. Lorerky Ramirez-Moya shares her experience as the mother of an autistic teen
To mark World Autism Month, Dr. Lorerky Ramirez-Moya of MindPath Health in Roseville offers a guest contribution reflecting on her experience as the mother of a teenage autistic son.
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Sacramento and Solano Counties Square Off With California Over Mental Health Duties
Sacramento and Solano counties are in a standoff with the state over mental health coverage for a portion of Medicaid patients in those counties — a dispute that threatens to disrupt care for nearly 50,000 low-income residents receiving treatment for severe mental illness.