Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson is taking a strong stand against the building of a coal terminal in Oakland. “The health of our children, families,...
By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News Stung by losses under the federal health law, major insurers are seeking to sharply limit how policies are sold...
By Shefali Luthra , KHN News While the incidence of autism spectrum disorder has increased in recent years, what’s behind it remains relatively mysterious and...
Registered nurses and Marin community members held a candlelight vigil at Marin General Hospital Wednesday to highlight growing concerns over unsafe staffing levels and reductions in...
By Melinda Myers Add some homegrown flavor to your winter meals. From microgreens to tomatoes, it is possible to grow produce indoors. Microgreens are...
By Casey Tolan, Fusion While the state government mobilizes a massive response to the water crisis in Flint, handing out bottled water and filters to...
African American churches from around the state from joined forces with Covered California over MLK Jr. Day weekend to reach the African American community with a...
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), and Children Now have announced legislation aimed at improving the mental health of children who have experienced...
By Ben Allen For decades, if someone on Medicaid wanted to get treatment for drug or alcohol addiction, they almost always had to rely solely...
By Arthur Delaney, Huffington Post Days after Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) apologized for toxic tap water in the city of Flint and accepted the...
By Margaret Gordon and Brian Beveridge Local businessmen Phil Tagami, Omar Benjamin and Jerry Bridges are on the wrong side of history as they pursue...
A newly formed group of local pastors made a powerful appearance before the Oakland City Council Tuesday evening, Dec. 8, to speak out in favor of...
Community members and faith leaders are continuing to raise awareness about what they consider to be the dangers of coal to the health of residents of...
By Ned McKay Communing with nature can boost your resistance to diseases, according to an article referenced in the January issue of Consumer Reports. ...
Mayor Ed Lee, the San Francisco Human Services Agency (HSA) and the San Francisco Interfaith Council have announced the schedule for the Emergency Winter Shelter Program...
By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News People with hepatitis C who sought prescriptions for highly effective but pricey new drugs were significantly more likely to...
By Laura Kurtzman, UCSF News The Atlantic Philanthropies is awarding UC San Francisco and Trinity College Dublin and the University of Dublin, $177 million to...
By Pete Farley, UCSF News A chemical that could potentially be used in eye drops to reverse cataracts, the leading cause of blindness, has been...
By Lauren Silverman, KERA Oviea Akpotaire and Jeffrey Okonye put in long days working with patients at the veterans’ hospital in south Dallas as fourth-year...
By Beatrice Sanchez It’s been three years since I lost the most important person in my life. My mother passed away from congestive...
By Barbara Feder Ostrov, KHN News Covered California still faces major challenges in enrolling African-Americans and Latinos as the state’s health insurance exchange launches its...
By Ina Jaffe, NPR News As Dean Cole’s dementia worsened, he began wandering at night. He’d even forgotten how to drink water. His wife, Virginia,...
By Anna Gorman , Kaiser Health News Soon after moving to Utah this summer, Rainbow Sky Buck ended up at the hospital with a painful...
The California Nurses Association (CNA) has endorsed former East Bay Assemblymember Sandré Swanson for State Senate. The CNA’s support follows recent endorsements by East Bay...
By Gerard A. Turner If research has taught us anything in recent years, it is the ever-evolving relationship between the mind and body. Now...
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