LGBTQ+ activists demand better response to monkeypox outbreak
The number of monkeypox cases is increasing in the Bay Area and nationwide prompting a call for action from members of the gay community.
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The number of monkeypox cases is increasing in the Bay Area and nationwide prompting a call for action from members of the gay community.
Hundreds of health care and support workers at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City are striking Monday morning, calling for better working conditions and a new contract.
Health officials ordered nearly 7 million doses but most of those are not expected to arrive for months.
The BA.5 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is surging at a time when BART has relaxed temporary masking requirements.
Sunday was the annual AIDS Walk San Francisco but monkeypox was also on the minds of many of the estimated 1,500 who marched in Golden Gate Park.
There is much frustration around getting the monkeypox vaccine in the Bay Area with too-great demand and too-little supply.
On July 16, call centers in California and the rest of the nation will start taking calls from 988, the new number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. But some outside observers worry the easier-to-remember number will lead to an increase in calls that will overwhelm states that aren't prepared.
The Bay Area is in the midst of another COVID-19 surge. But since most people are testing at home and don't report results, a case count may no longer be the best way to measure how much of the virus is in the community anymore.
The U.S. has tallied at least 1,470 cases in the monkeypox outbreak so far.
Bay Area health leaders said Thursday they share the frustration of people who waited in line for hours trying to get doses of the monkeypox vaccine.
As the number of monkeypox cases in the Bay Area grows and as people wait for vaccines, calls are growing urgent for a more aggressive response to the outbreak.
A Half Moon Bay woman has found new strength in life, thanks to help from new bionic technology that was invented here in the Bay Area.
Boat and water safety is critical year round, but especially during summer as more people take to local waterways to cool down.
San Francisco public health officials said Wednesday they are running out of monkeypox vaccines and are urgently requesting additional ones from the federal government.
The first case of monkeypox was confirmed in Contra Costa County Tuesday, and COVID-19 transmission is back on the rise countywide, health officials said.
