Sewage Bacteria Levels Reveal Which Cities Have Weight Problems

The community of microbes that live in a person's gut, known as the microbiome, is intricately tied to that person's health. The microbiome can influence, and be influenced by, a range of characteristics such as weight, disease, diet, exercise, mood and much more. But it can be difficult to draw large-scale conclusions about what constitutes a "healthy gut" because of the financial and privacy implications of sampling large enough numbers of people.

• Mar 9, 2015

Patrons At 2 Berkeley Public Library Branches Potentially Exposed To Measles

A person with a possible case of measles was at two Berkeley library branches last week and could have exposed library patrons to the highly contagious disease.

• Mar 7, 2015

SF Surgeons Complete 12 Surgeries In 6-Way Kidney Transplant Chain

Three surgeries carried out Thursday and three on Friday at California Pacific Medical Center represent the largest kidney donation chain in the 44-year history of the hospital's transplant center.

• Mar 6, 2015

Tax Forms For 4,500 Covered California Enrollees Still Missing, Weeks Before Deadline

Last month, KPIX 5 reported on the problems Covered California has had issuing tax forms to people who bought insurance on the state-run exchange. Now, tax forms for thousands of customers are still missing.

• Mar 6, 2015

First Set Of Complicated Kidney Swaps Completed At California Pacific Medical Center In San Francisco

Surgeons at San Francisco's California Pacific Medical Center have completed the first three kidney transplants of a series of kidney swaps started by a woman who wanted to help save a life.

• Mar 5, 2015

UC Davis Researchers Develop Molecule That Could Make Some Brain Cancer Cells Self-Destruct

Researchers at the University of California, Davis said they have developed a molecule that could be effective in fighting a typically fatal type of brain cancer, by causing the cancer cells to self-destruct.

• Mar 4, 2015

Sunnyvale Cancer Drug Maker Pharmacyclics To Be Acquired By AbbVie For $21 Billion

Biopharmaceutical giant AbbVie will purchase Sunnyvale-based cancer drug maker Pharmacyclics for $21 billion, the two companies announced Wednesday.

• Mar 4, 2015

'Superbug' Infects Patients From 2nd Los Angeles Hospital

A second hospital in Los Angeles says several patients have been infected with a "superbug" tied to a medical scope similar to a recent outbreak at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

• Mar 4, 2015

12 Patients Preparing For Rare 6-Way Kidney Transplant Operations At San Francisco Hospital

This will be the largest single center kidney paired donation chain conducted on the West Coast.

• Mar 4, 2015

Cryotherapy At 200 Degrees Below Zero Becomes Latest Northern California Health Craze

At first glance, it's a machine looks straight out of a sci-fi movie. But this Cryosauna, as it's called, has been called a health miracle for some and it's addictive.

• Mar 4, 2015

$7,000 Prosthetic Leg Found Leaning Against Tree In San Francisco

Police in San Francisco are searching for the owner of a prosthetic leg worth several thousand dollars that was found on the street after they failed to step forward and claim it.

• Mar 3, 2015

Silicon Valley Startup Could Redefine Dental Care With New Toothpaste

A Silicon Valley startup wants you to think differently about the way you care for your mouth.

• Mar 3, 2015

Jahi McMath's Family Sues Oakland Hospital Over Surgery That Left Her Brain-Dead

The family of an Oakland teenager who was declared brain-dead plans to file a lawsuit Tuesday against UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland with new details about the allegedly botched surgery.

• Mar 3, 2015

iPhone Explodes In Man's Pocket Leaving Him With 3rd Degree Burns

A Long Island man claims he cannot work after he suffered burns from his iPhone when it burst into flames.

• Mar 2, 2015

Hundreds Of Berkeley Diners Possibly Exposed To Measles

A person infected with measles who ate at a Berkeley restaurant may have exposed hundreds of fellow diners to the virus.

• Feb 27, 2015

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