Vibrating gloves could be game-changer for Parkinson's patients
Stanford doctors are testing a new treatment that may have the ability to slow or reverse some symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
Protesters, outraged over SCOTUS draft opinion, take to Bay Area streets to rally for abortion rights
Demonstrators took to Bay Area streets one day after a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion was leaked. It indicated the court could strike down abortion rights.
Anti-abortion force are happy but cautious
Though pro-abortion rights supporters are shocked and angered by the leaked Supreme Court draft decision, millions of Americans are realizing that a half-century-old dream, is finally coming true.
Hundreds of US urban areas will become rural with new criteria
More than 1,300 urban areas will now be designated rural.
Nurses at Stanford Health, Packard Children's reach tentative contract
The union representing nurses at Stanford and Packard Children's Hospital reached a tentative agreement for a new contact on Friday.
Thousands of Sutter Health nurses ready to strike Monday across Bay Area
Thousands of nurses and healthcare workers across the Bay Area are planning to walk off the job on Monday at a dozen Sutter Health facilities. In anticipation of the strike, Sutter Health says it’s planning to bring in replacement contract workers for the day.
San Francisco's Laguna Honda Hospital imperiled by loss of federal funds
Federal officials have cut off funding to San Francisco's Laguna Honda Hospital, leaving the facility in limbo for at least a month. The hospital now has 30 days to reapply for Medicare and Medicaid funding.
Obama returns to White House to tout health care law, calls it 'high point' of tenure
President Barack Obama returned to the White House to celebrate the 12th anniversary of his signature Affordable Care Act, which President Joe Biden is looking to extend.
Ukraine children's hospital is place of care, survival and tragedy
Doctors and nurses are tirelessly working to care for the wounded in the war at Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv, the largest children's hospital in Ukraine.
Biden stresses need to lower prescription drug costs in fight against US inflation
President Biden visited Culpeper, Va., to call attention to the “unacceptable” cost of medications on the heels of a dire U.S. inflation report.
Universal health care bill fails to pass in California
California Democrats on Monday failed to gather enough support to advance a government-funded universal health care system, succumbing to intense pressure from business groups and the insurance industry in an election year.
Single-payer health care set for floor vote in California Assembly
The latest effort to bring single-payer health care to California faces its next challenge on Monday. There is still a long way to go, but the state Assembly is set to hold a floor vote on AB1400, the framework for a government-funded and run, universal healthcare system.
Calls for FDA to drop rule on blood donations by gay people amid blood shortage
As the State of California, and the nation, continue to face a dire blood shortage, there are new calls on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to end restrictions on blood donations by gay men. Among those involved in the renewed effort, health experts, LGBTQ organizations, and state leaders.
Proposed bill to allow teens to get vaccine without parental consent gains momentum
If very young Californians want to get a COVID vaccination without their parents' approvals, should they be able to get them? The answer to that is likely to be yes and soon
San Francisco linkage center for homeless, substance abuse services opens
Last month, San Francisco's mayor issued an emergency order to help tackle some major issues, like homelessness and open-air drug use and dealing, that are an ongoing problem in the city's Tenderloin District.
Increasing COVID-19 outbreaks among California nursing home workers
With the rapid spread of the omicron variant, data shows 10,000 California nursing home workers are infected right now, with roughly 800 new cases of COVID-19 tallied each day. The state is allowing health care workers who test positive and are asymptomatic to continue coming to work.
Biden: US to make 1 billion at-home COVID-19 tests free for Americans
President Joe Biden directed his team to double its procurement of at-home COVID-19 tests to be delivered for free to Americans, along with N95 masks.
Universal health care bill advances in California Assembly
California Democrats on Tuesday took their first step toward abolishing the private health insurance market in the nation's most populous state and replacing it with a government-run plan that they promised would never deny anyone the care they need.
COVID vaccine mandate: Supreme Court weighs rules for businesses, health care
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments about the vaccine-or-testing requirement for large employers and a separate mandate for health care workers.
Bay Area residents struggle to find OTC COVID test kits and testing sites
Omicron has created a situation where finding test sites that can accommodate you, or even finding do-it-yourself tests, can be a challenge, though not an impossible one. There are hit-or-miss situations folks are facing as they seek confirmation of their COVID status.