FDA considers plans to split doses of monkeypox vaccine
A local infectious disease expert on Monday said she supports the FDA's idea of splitting doses of the monkeypox vaccine to get the shots to more people.
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A local infectious disease expert on Monday said she supports the FDA's idea of splitting doses of the monkeypox vaccine to get the shots to more people.
Olivia Newton-John is being remembered as an outspoken supporter of cancer research, education and early detection of the disease that claimed her life.
California wildlife officials made an announcement on July 15 that sent shivers through the animal care community: there is a bird flu outbreak.
Pfizer will spend about $5.4 billion to buy Global Blood Therapeutics as the pharmaceutical giant continues to invest some of the cash influx reaped during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2022 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival featured the popular Grass Lands "curated cannabis experience" for a fourth year.
Activists in San Francisco are calling on local health authorities for more testing, treatment and vaccines amid the monkeypox outbreak in a rally planned on Monday.
The federal government declared monkeypox a public health emergency late this week, a move Dr. Peter Chin-Hong from UCSF calls "better late than never."
While many San Francisco residents have struggled to get the monkeypox vaccine this week. health officials shared good news early Friday evening.
The first invasive mosquito species has been found in Contra Costa County, according to the Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District.
The changes could include deemphasizing the "test to stay" strategy, in which students exposed to COVID-19 take regular tests to stay in the classroom.
Northern California registered nurses and health care workers on Friday demanded that Sutter Health correct payroll errors that they say began last month.
Giving back to others should be a priority for all of us. It is for Jennifer Juarez Yoc, who looks to faith and family as inspiration to serve others.
State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, was appointed chair of the California Legislature's new Senate Select Committee on Monkeypox, he announced Wednesday.
The declaration could help the federal government respond as the number of cases grows and demand for the vaccine far exceeds supply around the country.
The city of San Francisco announced Thursday that it's suing the federal government over its decision to cut off funding to Laguna Honda Hospital and the order forcing the nursing home to transfer all patients out of the facility by Sept. 13.
