Starting today, every home in the U.S. can order four, free, at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests. The tests are completely free and there are no shipping costs. It's easy, too. Simply click the link, https://www.covidtests.gov/ fill in your shipping information,...
Today we remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most inspirational and important civil rights figures in history. Dr. Martin Luther King's example of self-sacrifice, dedication, and conviction in the face of enormous injustice reminds us...
Balboa United has been named one of the top-five, 2021 Top Workplaces for Mid-size Companies by The San Diego Union Tribune for a third year. Our Balboa United & Balboa Nephrology staff, advanced practitioners & physicians are the reason we have been named...
Dr. Marquis Hart, a board-certified transplant surgeon at Sharp Memorial Hospital, and Dr. Bijal Patel, both Providers with Balboa Nephrology discuss the importance of living donation in this wonderful video created by Sharp Healthcare. "Kidney donation is possible...
Dr. Bijal Patel has been recognized as one of 2021 San Diego’s Top Doctors in the annual San Diego Magazine “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” survey! The award is a collaborative effort between San Diego County Medical Society and San Diego Magazine and...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave final approval Friday to start administering Covid-19 booster shots to Pfizer and Moderna vaccine recipients hours after a key panel unanimously voted to endorse third doses for immunocompromised Americans. The...
In order to address the rising COVID-19 cases in San Diego, the County is opening more sites where San Diegans can get tested. COVID-19 testing location information can be found on the San Diego CountyNewsCenter.com website:...
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized third doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's and Moderna's coronavirus vaccines for some people with weakened immune systems. The authorization was announced late on Thursday, August 12th and applies to people who received solid...
The Food and Drug Administration is expected as soon as today to authorize extra doses of coronavirus vaccines for patients with weakened immune systems, a move that could mean additional shots will be available for the vulnerable population as soon as this...
As the Delta variant surges, the FDA continues to work on a COVID Vaccine Booster Plan and is now speeding up efforts to authorize extra doses. September may be a target date for the FDA to have a plan on who would receive booster shots among those Americans with...
