Calif. State Senate Gets Bill Regulating Health Insurance Rates
A key Senate committee has approved a bill to give state regulators the power to reject proposed health insurance rate increases, but it faces a stiff fight on the Senate floor.
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A key Senate committee has approved a bill to give state regulators the power to reject proposed health insurance rate increases, but it faces a stiff fight on the Senate floor.
Medical check-ups for young children in the Bay Area sometimes include something extra for young patients. One such clinic in Vallejo is a perfect example of that.
A Santa Clara County neighborhood will get a fogging treatment early next week following the findings.
Lawmakers are requesting a review of the government's security standards for wireless medical devices after a diabetic discovered how to remotely reprogram his and other people's insulin pumps.
Officials from Kids of Courage said the trip allows children with life-threatening or chronic illnesses and conditions to forget about the constant medical attention they require and have fun.
24-year-old Sam Fox of Berkeley is preparing to embark on a journey few have ever completed. He will trek the entire Pacific Crest Trail, which stretches from Canada to Mexico in two months.
A spike in radioactive sulfur from an earthquake-damaged Japanese nuclear plant was detected in California in late March, but researchers have determined that it posed no threat to health.
A new study suggests that nearly 20 percent of children who have an autistic older brother or sister will develop the disorder too. That's a rate much higher than previously thought.
A federal appeal court in California said a former state lawmaker and a legal foundation have no standing to challenge President Barack Obama's health care plan.
The Bay Area is doing its part to shape the National Plan on Alzheimer's, a law signed by President Barack Obama in January mandating the country create a strategic plan to address the rapidly escalating disease.
Harvard researchers have found a strong association between eating red meat and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
Chemicals commonly found in furniture, clothing, carpets and other household items in California could be a health risk for pregnant women.
What are you serving for dinner tonight? If it's meat, some public health experts hope to change your menu at the start of the workweek.
A new study suggests sacked lunches are breeding grounds for bacteria that cause vomiting, diarrhea, or even death in some children.
Ask Bruce Bochy if he has a dip and San Francisco's skipper offers up a standard response: "I don't do that anymore."
