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Pink slime is the meat filler made from slaughterhouse scraps that is treated with ammonia. The filler, treated with ammonium hydroxide gas, is used to destroy bacteria in raw meat.
This is no laughing matter - the Medical Clown Project of San Francisco is a nonprofit organization providing laughter - and some say healing - at California Pacific Medical Center's (CPMC) Davies and St. Luke's campuses.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is hoping Thursday's murder-suicide involving an Iraq War vet does not discourage vets with PTSD to seek treatment.
A women's health forum held Thursday at San Francisco State University focused on the timely topic of access to contraceptives. Advocates equated the recent debates on the issue to watching a battle won 50 years ago being waged again.
GoodRx, allows consumers to find their prescription by simply entering the name of the drug and their zip code.
A San Francisco physician who oversaw the city's efforts to prevent HIV infections has been named as director of the Office of National AIDS Policy.
Living with Type 1 Diabetes can be challenging -- checking blood sugars, calculating insulin dosages – but Danielle Foreman doesn't let it keep her down.
Americans consume almost a tenth of their calories by drinking beverages packed with sugar. But a new study reports that men who drink soda or other sugary substances greatly increase their risk of a heart attack.
A Monterey-area middle school sent 113 students home after a suspected norovirus outbreak, and county health officials are investigating the cause.
Few things are more frightening for the parents of a toddler than a breath-holding spell.
From cochlear implants to pacemakers, implantable medical devices are becoming smaller and smaller. Researchers are working on a class of medical devices that are so small they can travel through the bloodstream.
A study from the University of California, Berkeley said a nearly 4-year-old ban on drivers using hand-held cellphones is saving lives.
The California Emissions Estimator Model was developed by air districts to give a better estimation of air quality impacts for proposed development projects.
Dozens of people without medical insurance received free surgeries from volunteer doctors and nurses as part of Operation Access.
