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Five months old. That’s the age of my nephew, who now faces the first major challenge of his short life. You see, Ryland was recently diagnosed with a rare immune deficiency disorder called Wiskott Aldrich syndrome (WAS).

Gilroy resident Dianne Scarbrough is hoping for another miracle this New Year – or, at least – to get her own “Miracle” back.

Dozens of community-based and local nonprofit organizations stand to gain from a recent $1 million federal grant awarded to the Santa Clara County Public Health Department by the Centers for Disease Control.

A few years ago a days-old Gilroy infant, cold and gasping, was rushed to a San Jose emergency room. The ailment turned out to be a congenital heart defect that could easily have been diagnosed at birth.

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is launching the public process to create a new health element for the General Plan, beginning with three Healthy Communities Workshops April 12, 26 and 30, to seek ideas from the public.

Deficiencies characterized as “serious” and “critical” by a federal official range from management oversight, to contracted staff competency, to medical staff responsibilities to problems with a dialysis provider are detailed in a 16-page report conducted three months ago during an in-person complaint investigation launched by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, known as CMS.

Gavilan College trustee and Morgan Hill resident Mike Davenport, 46, remains in the hospital after he fell off the roof of his RV Monday.

For nearly 25 years, the Gilroy Veterinary Hospital has followed one simple rule: Do what's right for the animals and their owners.

Santa Clara County paramedics soon will use a new, "life-saving" treatment that features a special cooling method to reduce brain damage in victims of heart attacks, according to the Santa Clara County Public Health Department.