San Jose Medical Facility Tests Bionic Legs
A San Jose hospital is one of ten across the country testing a new technology that could help paralyzed patients walk.
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A San Jose hospital is one of ten across the country testing a new technology that could help paralyzed patients walk.
San Francisco is suing three insurance companies on claims that they underpaid San Francisco General Hospital for emergency services given to policyholders.
New safety guidelines have been issued for eating fish caught in San Francisco Bay, the first such update in 17 years.
Doctors in the Bay Area are taking fat where you don't want it and putting it where you do.
The union for registered nurses at five University of California campuses says a tentative contract agreement has been reached that would offer better pay and workplace safety measures.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning the public against feeding SimplyThick to premature infants, health officials said.
Among Americans 55 years and older, cases of sexually transmitted disease are on the rise. In fact, Medicare may soon add STD screenings as a covered benefit.
The state is trying to rush a new plan for dealing with invasive insects that will hurt farmers and could prevent Californians from blocking any kind of pesticide spraying in the future, according to a coalition of environmental and health leaders.
A mother claiming to be from San Francisco who said that she injected her 8-year-old daughter with Botox is now reportedly saying that she made up the story for money.
In a time of need, an ambulance can save your life. But if an ambulance arrives, and you're not injured, the bill can leave a lasting pain.
Some Palo Alto parents want the school district to take immediate action to address academic stress among high school students. The group is called "We Can Do Better Palo Alto," and was formed after four Gunn High School students committed suicide in 2009.
A new study says Silicon Valley has the highest level of well-being in America, while depressed parts of the San Joaquin Valley have the lowest. The "Portrait of California," constructed by the American Human Development Project, measures well-being and access to opportunity, based on level of education, income and life expectancy.
Asian and Pacific Islander women had the highest rate of increase for HIV infection in the U.S., that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In a strange twist, the number of police officer layoffs in San Jose may be reduced because of revenue generated by medical marijuana dispensaries.
A 45-year-old man now living in the Bay Area may be the first person ever cured of the deadly disease AIDS, the result of the discovery of an apparent HIV immunity gene.
