Stanford: Severe Shortage Of Type O Blood Prompts Plea For Donations
Saying supplies of Type O blood and blood products are critically low, officials at the Stanford Blood Center are appealing for donations of both O Positive and O Negative.
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Saying supplies of Type O blood and blood products are critically low, officials at the Stanford Blood Center are appealing for donations of both O Positive and O Negative.
The 4,000 members of the NUHW could walk out as early as June if they are unable to reach a contract agreement with Kaiser, union leaders said.
It is the stuff of science fiction and Hollywood movies. The promise: upon your death, your body is frozen until some future medical breakthrough restores you to full health.
Workers at the University of California's five medical centers will stage a one-day strike Thursday to protest what they say is the university's move to outsource union jobs to private sector companies.
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants California to become the first state to offer subsidies of about $100 a month to help people who earn as much as 600% of the federal poverty level pay for their insurance plans.
There are people who will do just about anything to try and live a longer, healthier life. The latest trend may be banking their stem cells.
The San Mateo County Health Department said all four of the county's recent measles cases are tied to San Francisco International Airport.
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Breast milk may be best for babies but new mothers have a healthy alternative in "Bobbie," a formula created with grass-fed dairy, no artificial ingredients, GMOs, corn syrup or soy.
The high school senior who went to court after he was barred from playing basketball because he wasn't vaccinated against chickenpox has come down with the illness, his lawyer said Tuesday.
At several Bay Area schools, rates of vaccination among last year's kindergartners is quite low, owing in part to medical exemptions.
A British gym is promising instant results with no sweat involved. The trainers at FaceGym are targeting cheekbones instead of biceps to help clients face their goals head on.
Health experts say using cannabis could actually motivate someone to get to the gym.
In the late 70's and early 80's, a small boy with a rare genetic disease was known as "David, the Bubble Boy." Now, there is cautious optimism that UCSF doctors may have found a safe cure for patients just like David.
Pinole Police Chief Neil Gang has announced plans to provide an app providing mental health resources via smartphone to his officers.
