Health Leaders Discuss Lessons Learned From Asiana Crash Response
The American College of Surgeons met on Tuesday in San Francisco's Mission Bay, where health leaders discussed the lessons learned from the Asiana Airlines emergency response.
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The American College of Surgeons met on Tuesday in San Francisco's Mission Bay, where health leaders discussed the lessons learned from the Asiana Airlines emergency response.
More flu deaths were reported throughout the Bay Area Tuesday, with 18 residents fatally contracting the virus so far this winter season, according to health officials.
The number of flu-related deaths in the Bay Area increased again on Monday, with four more deaths reported, according to health officials.
This season's H1N1 influenza strain is challenging and is affecting young adults and children, said Dr. Gil Chavez, the state's epidemiologist and deputy director of its Center for Infectious Diseases.
Bay Area County health officials are predicting that many people will try to get a flu shot in the days ahead, as news spreads about growing number of flu-related deaths.
Two more Bay Area counties reported their first flu-related deaths of the season on Thursday -- San Mateo County and Sonoma County.
Two recent deaths in Marin County have been linked to the flu and another two in Santa Cruz County are suspected of being flu-related, public health officials said Wednesday. Meanwhile, a San Jose hospital has taken extra precautions to deal with a spike in cases.
While Jahi McMath's family achieved its goal to move her to a long-term care facility, the case of a Texas hospital refusing to take a pregnant woman declared brain dead off a ventilator may soon be decided in court.
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is taking issue with recently implemented health insurance premium increases involving tens of thousands of Blue Shield customers.
A woman in Contra Costa County has died from the H1N1 influenza virus, a health official told KPIX 5 on Tuesday.
Red Cross officials report that severe weather across much of the country is expected to create a blood shortage.
Cancer research at Stanford University received a major boost in the form of a multi-million dollar grant that will be used to study the recurrence of the disease.
Jahi McMath was taken by a critical care team and released to the coroner. The coroner then released her into the custody of her mother, Nailah Winkfield.
Covered California says on its website that health coverage will continue to take effect on Jan. 1 but the payment deadline has been extended to prevent consumers from feeling rushed to pay recently received invoices.
The Alameda County Coroner issued a death certificate Friday for Jahi McMath, a 13 year old teen left brain dead after a tonsillectomy on December 9th, despite the family's efforts to keep her on a ventilator and move her to a care facility out of state. A doctor has also been found to perform the necessary procedures before moving her.
