Friends of the Milpitas Library hold mini book sale

Mini book sale

The Friends of the Milpitas Library are holding a Mini Two-Day Book Sale on Aug. 24-25. It’s not a sale of tiny tomes but a pared-down version of the Friends’ regular four-day sales to help fund library acquisitions and programs. The sale, held at the library, features a curated mix of books of all genres plus comics.

For more information, visit www.friendsofthemilpitaslibrary.org.

Chronic fatigue hearing

Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian, chair of the Health and Hospital Committee, is convening a special hearing on chronic fatigue syndrome and its links to long COVID on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2-4:30 p.m., held in the Board of Supervisors Chambers at County Government Center, 70 W. Hedding St., San Jose.

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a long-term condition that that keeps people from doing their usual activities. It causes severe fatigue not improved by rest, problems thinking and sleeping, dizziness, pain and many other symptoms. There’s currently no cure.

Simitian  will moderate the discussion along with and Supervisor Otto Lee, Health and Hospital Committee vice chair.

Panelists include Bela Chheda, MD, physician at the Center for Complex Diseases; John Chia, MD, founder of EVMED Research; Melanie Hoppers, MD, physician at Bateman Horne Center; Supriya Narasimhan, MD, chief of the Infectious Diseases Division at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center; and Angela Suarez, MD, medical director of primary care at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.

The hearing also be streamed live on the SCCgov chambers YouTube channel, and a video of the hearing will be posted at supervisorsimitian.org.