More people now use GLP-1s to lose weight than for other health issues
Growing usage of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss is reshaping how consumers shop for food and clothes, according to consulting firm EY-Parthenon.
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Growing usage of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss is reshaping how consumers shop for food and clothes, according to consulting firm EY-Parthenon.
While the disease remains more common among women over 50, diagnoses among younger women are increasing, prompting cancer specialists to encourage earlier conversations about individual risk.
Starting in January 2027, more California cancer patients will have access to scalp-cooling treatments designed to reduce hair loss during chemotherapy, with insurance coverage required under a new state law.
As California marks Clean Air Day, an annual event that promotes efforts to reduce pollution, a new study is putting Sacramento's air quality back in the spotlight.
Experts say they are tracking significant flu activity nationwide, while an early spike in California has health officials on high alert.
This month, UC Davis is holding free mammogram screenings that can help visualize breast cancer early on.
A Russian plague lab worker died of "pneumonia of unknown origin," officials say, in response to initial reports that she was exposed to the deadly bacteria during a lab accident.
Randy Edwards has Alport syndrome, a genetic condition that has severely affected his kidneys. He has been on the kidney transplant waiting list for about two years and is now home on medical leave.
Placer County has reported its first human case of West Nile virus this season as mosquito activity continues across the region and cases statewide have climbed to more than three times the number reported at this point last year.
The CDPH said an unvaccinated passenger who later was hospitalized with measles traveled around the country by train and bus, eventually moving through at least six California counties before heading to Denver, Colorado.
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, the largest affiliate in the country, launched a new lineup of services more than six months ago in Sacramento that they say is helping fill a critical funding gap: aesthetics.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
For children facing cancer and other serious medical conditions, a hospital stay can be especially difficult. But at hospitals across Northern California, one familiar superhero is helping bring some joy to kids who need it most.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Yolo County has reported its first death from West Nile virus this year as health officials say mosquito activity increases across the county and throughout California.
