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Consuming some caffeine is typically harmless for adults, but having too much can be dangerous. Here's what to know about potential health effects.
On this World AIDS Day, Wilson Walker shows us how a group of people in San Francisco are honoring the millions of people killed by the disease. (12-1-23)
An alternative California mental health court has received more than 100 petitions after seven counties began the program in October.
CDC investigating fruit from HMC Farms after one person died and 10 are hospitalized following a listeria outbreak.
U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children.
Michael J. Fox also talked about facing the condition and how his wife, Tracy Pollan, is his biggest champion.
Almost every major city in the United States generally allows drivers to turn right at red lights, but that could be changing.
What authorities describe as an off-duty pilot's attempt to shut down the engines of a Horizon Air flight has renewed attention on the mental fitness of those allowed in the cockpit.
Hospitals and health care systems are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to help summarize doctors' notes and analyze health records.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed two major pieces of legislation to transform the state's mental health system and to address the state's worsening homelessness crisis.
More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers are walking picket lines at hundreds of hospitals and medical centers across the U.S.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law protecting doctors and pharmacists who mail abortion pills to patients in other states.
Health issues are leading Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band to reschedule 2023 tour dates in 2024, including two December dates at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
COVID-19 hospitalizations are increasing as respiratory virus season is picking up. CBS News Bay Area anchor Ryan Yamamoto speaks to an infectious disease doctor at Stanford health care, Dr. Aruna Subramanian, about how well these new shots protect against newer variants.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sued an anti-abortion group and a chain of anti-abortion counseling centers, saying the organizations misled women when they offered them unproven treatments to reverse medication abortions.
A poker player who said he had terminal cancer and accepted thousands of dollars in donations so he could play in a World Series of Poker tournament in Las Vegas now admits it was all a lie.
A bill that would decriminalize the use of magic mushrooms and other natural psychedelics is on Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk after a measure passed the state legislature. Dr. Trisha Suppes, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford, discusses the potential benefits and pitfalls of psychedelic use.
Oregon has taken an unprecedented step in offering psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms, to the public.
Mikhail Rubin, a San Francisco man living with a deadly form of blood cancer, enrolled in a clinical trial of an innovative treatment and needed a donation of stem cells to help save his life. Kenny Choi reports. (9-9-23)
In San Francisco, the "One Chip Challenge" gave one family quite a scare after their 6th grader ate the chip and went into a near seizure-like state.
Two new studies from the Stanford University School of Medicine revealed significant differences between races in rates of birth complications caused by high blood pressure and anemia during pregnancy.
A summer rise in COVID-19 cases has led to an increase in hospitalizations and deaths from the disease nationwide. As Elaine Quijano reports -- health officials are suggesting Americans "mask up" this Labor Day weekend.
A new clinical trial is underway for a drug doctors say could revolutionize the treatment they can offer people suffering from strokes. Max Darrow reports (9-1-23)
On International Overdose Awareness Day KPIX heard from a Marin County mom who lost her son to fentanyl poisoning. She's turning her pain into action. Jocelyn Moran reports. (8-31-23)
On National Overdose Awareness Day KPIX reports delved into personal stories of recovery. Len Ramirez and Anne Makovec report. (8-31-23)
