Propellants in regularly prescribed inhalers are accelerating global warming
New reports reveal the most commonly prescribed inhaler in the U.S. may actually be contributing to climate change.
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New reports reveal the most commonly prescribed inhaler in the U.S. may actually be contributing to climate change.
Reports reveal the most commonly prescribed inhaler in the U.S. may be contributing to climate change. Molly McCrea and Juliette Goodrich report. (9-29-24)
Australia, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom were ranked the highest overall, according to the Commonwealth Fund report.
A pilot program launched in San Francisco earlier this year is providing outreach to help fentanyl users on the city's streets.
Thanks to vaccinations, measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. But measles cases are now back; one reason is that more families have exempted their children from routine immunizations than ever before.
Uncertainty surrounds the future of the San Jose Regional Medical Center which, for heart attack and stroke patients, has been a lifesaver. Amanda Hari reports. (9-13-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco
Artificial intelligence is already making its way into hospitals, where doctors say it could be a game changer impacting everything from diagnostics to treatment to research.
Experts, law enforcement and children's advocates say companies like Snap, TikTok and Meta are not doing enough to keep children safe.
Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday introduced new emergency regulations that will restrict the sale of intoxicating hemp products that are being sold outside of dispensaries with no age restrictions due to loopholes in California law.
Asian American and Pacific Islander women once had a relatively low rate of breast cancer diagnoses. Now, researchers are scrambling to understand what's changed.
Deadly listeria outbreak linked to recalled Boar's Head deli meat is the largest in the U.S. in more than a decade.
The CDC says this is the largest listeriosis outbreak since 2011.
Wilson Walker takes an in-depth look at how the city of Vancouver in British Columbia has taken a more open-minded approach to the opioid crisis.
Health officials around the world are keeping a close eye on an outbreak of mpox, formerly called monkeypox, in Africa. Max Darrow reports. (8-17-24)
Ashley Sharp reports.
A Bay Area Uber driver was reunited with a woman he credits with saving his life after he suffered a medical emergency behind the wheel. Juliette Goodrich reports. (7-26-24)
A warning of a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak affecting 12 states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, was issued by the CDC Friday afternoon linking infections to sliced meat at deli counters.
AI bots like Google AI have given incorrect information, with the results ranging from humorous to potentially dangerous.
A visitor to Death Valley National Park died Sunday from heat exposure and another person was hospitalized as the temperature reached 128 degrees.
The anti-sunscreen movement is spreading misinformation online, and some younger adults are questioning sun safety.
With an mpox (aka monkeypox) outbreak ongoing in Africa, global health experts warn people at higher risk to take precautions. Max Darrow reports. (6-29-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
National data shows the number of hospice patients in the U.S. is growing so fast that there aren't enough chaplains to provide patients with the spiritual care they're looking for at the end of their lives.
The advisory issued by Dr. Vivek Murthy came as the U.S. grappled with another summer weekend marked by deadly mass shootings.
Young men are chomping on "mastic" gum in hopes of getting a chiseled jawline. Here's what dentists have to say.
A new study estimates tens of thousands of people in California died premature deaths due to wildfire smoke from 2008 to 2018. Kevin Ko reports. (6-21-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
