No Codeine For Kids, Pediatricians Say
For decades, codeine has been used for pain relief, but a new report is warning about some potentially deadly dangers for children.
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For decades, codeine has been used for pain relief, but a new report is warning about some potentially deadly dangers for children.
A Stanford doctor is helping her patients write a last letter to loved ones as a way of healing emotional pain and minimizing regret at the end of life in what's known as the Stanford Friends and Family Letter project.
Toxic algae has shown up in more than 40 state lakes and waterways from Los Angeles to the northern reaches of California, the highest count in state history.
Construction workers putting up a new building at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland are playing a life-sized game of Where's Waldo? with the young patients next door.
A growing, but lonely segment of Americans is being called 'elder orphans.'
Researchers report Wednesday that an antibiotic gel coated the animals' eardrums and slowly seeped inside to clear up infection.
Confidential medical data of gold medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles, seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and other female U.S. Olympians was hacked from a World Anti-Doping Agency database and posted online Tuesday.
The sugar industry began funding research that cast doubt on sugar's role in heart disease - in part by pointing the finger at fat - as early as the 1960s.
Hillary Clinton is staying home to rest on Monday after appearing to faint while getting into her car.
A Bay Area startup is hoping to help smokers kick the habit using technology.
The Stand Up to Cancer telethon raised significant money to fund scientific dream teams so they can bring innovative treatments more quickly to cancer patients, including a Bay Area man whose hope has been renewed.
Lake Cunningham and Almaden Lake were closed because of elevated levels of cyanobacteria, a toxic blue-green algae.
The FDA has banned a controversial chemical found in antibacterial soap, but it turns out that ingredient is still legal in toothpaste.
Kids may get more of a sting from flu vaccination this fall: Doctors are gearing up to give shots only, because U.S. health officials say the easy-to-use nasal spray version of the vaccine isn't working as well as a jab.
The federal government Friday banned more than a dozen chemicals long-used in antibacterial soaps, saying manufacturers failed to show they are safe and kill germs.
