Health

As the cold weather brings more gatherings indoors, health experts say there are now four viruses people should be wary of, with norovirus joining flu, COVID and RSV.

The first lady of the United States, Jill Biden, will visit the Bay Area on Monday to be a keynote speaker at a health care industry conference later in the week, according to the White House.

California leaders and public health officials on Friday are expected to address the state’s response to the bird flu.

The three big respiratory viruses that surge during this time of the year are mostly low in California and nationwide.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Health and Human Services Department on Thursday has shaken the healthcare community.

In a landmark moment for DACA recipients on Friday, the so-called Dreamers for the first time were able to sign up for health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

Starting Friday, workers and visitors at health care facilities in parts of the Bay Area will be required to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID and other infectious diseases.

A new study from UCSF shows evidence of how unhealthy it is for children to be locked on their phones, tablets and computers for extended periods of time.

The CDC has issued an alert to doctors to watch for signs of the highly contagious parvovirus. Cases are rising in the U.S. including in the Bay Area.

The American Red Cross is dealing with an emergency blood shortage and calling on healthy individuals to roll up a sleeve to donate.

As parents and kids go through that last-minute back-to-school to-do list, health officials recommend they add vaccinations.

The Bay Area is facing a COVID vaccine shortage amid a summer surge in cases. One major health care provider and two retail pharmacies say the shortage stems from a limited supply.

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new colon cancer screening method developed by a Bay Area company that makes it as easy as taking a blood test.