Bay Area Elected Officials Hail Supreme Court Ruling On Affordable Care Act
Bay Area elected officials are responding enthusiastically to Thursday's historic Supreme Court ruling upholding most of the federal Affordable Care Act.
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Bay Area elected officials are responding enthusiastically to Thursday's historic Supreme Court ruling upholding most of the federal Affordable Care Act.
The decision, health and insurance officials say, perfectly positions California to add 6 million residents to the ranks of the insured by a 2014 deadline.
Californians are divided over Thursday's Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act according to a new poll conducted for CBS 5.
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld virtually all of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul, including the hotly debated core requirement that nearly every American have health insurance.
A doctor accused of prescribing pain killers to three young men who died, including a college student from the Bay Area, was ordered Tuesday to stand trial for second-degree murder in the overdose deaths.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is rolling out a pilot program to offer HIV tests at neighborhood pharmacies, including one in East Oakland.
A closely-watched effort to impose a new tax on tobacco to pay for cancer research in the nation's most populous state has failed by six tenths of a percentage point.
The revised budget agreement between legislative Democrats and Governor Brown calls for the phasing out of California's successful Healthy Families program, which provides state-sponsored, low-cost insurance for children, teens and pregnant mothers.
A group of scientists are keeping a close eye at the health of sea otters off the California coast. They may be cute and furry, but California sea otters are facing a mystery threat.
Known for its artisan pastries and sandwiches, San Francisco-based La Boulange is under the microscope as employees claim that the company has violated the city's ordinance mandating health coverage.
A San Francisco State project that aims to improve acceptance for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth has created a new handbook to help reconcile the teachings of the Mormon Church with the needs of an LGBT child.
According to the class action lawsuit, Blue Shield is forcing customers to either pay higher premiums or switch to a worse policy.
If you've spent your life treading lightly on the environment, you'll probably want to give some thought to the impact of your death. Many Californians are going with burials - with a twist - so they can remain green to the grave.
The American Red Cross is especially looking for four blood types: O+, O-, A- and B-, all of which are at critically low levels.
About 4,400 registered nurses at 10 hospitals in the Bay Area managed by Sutter Health are planning a one-day strike on Wednesday to protest concessions that they say management is demanding.
