Bid to create legal drug injection sites in San Francisco, Oakland advances
The full Assembly will now consider allowing test programs in Los Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco, more than a year after the proposal narrowly passed the state Senate.
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The full Assembly will now consider allowing test programs in Los Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco, more than a year after the proposal narrowly passed the state Senate.
With smoke from a wildfire continuing to fill Napa Valley's skies, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) announced Wednesday that it's extended its air quality advisory through Thursday.
The Bay Area's current sixth COVID-19 surge is still going strong, according to latest case counts, but may crest in the coming weeks, experts said.
Three COVID-19 testing sites in San Joaquin County will allow eligible patients who test positive for the virus to receive same-day medication and treatment through a new program launched by the county's Public Health Services last week.
A San Jose woman who is battling ALS has come up with a creative way to bring much-needed attention to the disease.
Organic strawberries linked to hepatitis A outbreak were sold at HEB, Trader Joe's and other food stores.
Three third-grade students at a Northern California elementary school were hospitalized after inadvertently eating cannabis gummies, authorities said.
Health officials warned the Bay Area will likely see a bump in the already higher COVID cases because of holiday weekend gatherings.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, a day after a high-profile meeting in San Francisco with the visiting prime minister of New Zealand.
Sacramento County public health officials said on Friday they are now looking a second suspected case of monkeypox in the area.
The declawing of cats for anything other than health reasons could be outlawed in California soon after a bill that halts what animal rights activists say is a painful procedure used primarily to prevent torn furniture and scratched skin passed the assembly Thursday.
Health officials in Contra Costa County announced Wednesday the opening of four COVID-19 testing sites this week that will also make prescription medication available for those who test positive.
Abbott Nutrition and U.K.-based Kendal Nutricare plan to ship more than 2 million cans of formula.
Contra Costa County health officials told the county Board of Supervisors Tuesday that COVID-19 numbers are on the rise.
Sacramento County public health officials say they are investigating a probable travel-related case of the monkeypox virus.
