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Software issues that forced the cancellations of hundreds of appointments at city-run COVID test sites in San Francisco over the last two days have been fixed, returning the facilities to full capacity, officials said.
According to University of California researchers, an estimated 371,000 Californians rely on drinking water that may contain high levels of toxic chemicals such as arsenic, nitrate or hexavalent chromium.
Hospitals in the Bay Area and across California are postponing or waiting to schedule non-urgent elective surgeries amid the record-breaking surge of COVID-19 cases.
As emergency departments are being flooded with Omicron patients, hospitals in the Bay Area are making a plea to the public not to come in for COVID-19 testing.
Democrats in the California legislature began debating a bill creating an in-state universal health care system Tuesday – a move to fulfill the party's campaign promises.
Citing a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant in Sonoma County, health officials announced restrictions on some large gatherings and urged people to travel only when necessary for the next month.
The fast-spreading Omicron variant has forced agencies from the Centers for Disease Control to the California Health Department to pivot and change course on some of their COVID-19 guidelines.
California lawmakers on Tuesday will start debating whether to create the nation's first universal health care system, a key measure of whether the proposal has the support to pass this year.
Schools across the Bay Area were scrambling to keep classrooms open on Monday, with different districts handling the COVID-19 surge in different ways. Despite their efforts, many students still opted to stay home.
California health authorities announced over the weekend that hospital staff members who test positive but are symptom-free can continue working.
The Milpitas Unified School District will remain open Monday for in-person learning after initially planning on a weeklong quarantine.
As COVID-19 infection rates soar in the Bay Area, some small businesses are making big changes to handle the omicron surge.
A blood shortage exacerbated by the COVID pandemic is adding support to an effort to change the FDA's longstanding ban on donations by sexually active gay men.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to present a proposed $2.7 billion COVID-19 emergency response package Monday in Sacramento as part of his proposed 2022 state budget.
People stopped by the San Mateo County event center all day Saturday to get tested for COVID-19 as part of a new operation run by Virus Geeks.
