Health

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.

Elevated COVID-19 activity has been detected across California and the Bay Area, according to wastewater data.

As the weather warms up and travel increases so are new COVID-19 cases.

The emergence of a new set of coronavirus variants known as FLiRT is sparking concerns about a potential summer uptick in COVID-19 cases.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and on Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom will visit San Mateo County to update his effort to transform California’s mental health system.

The skyrocketing popularity of weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro is making it nearly impossible for some diabetes patients to access their prescriptions, according to one of the drug manufacturers and local endocrinologists.

It’s that time of year again when there are a lot of sniffles, sneezes and coughs going around, and it could be one of a few things: a common cold, the flu or the new COVID-19 variant.

Some Bay Area counties starting this week have required masks again in certain indoor settings due to the resurgence of respiratory illnesses such as COVID, flu and RSV.

Could a drug used to treat asthma also prevent allergic reactions? It’s promising new research from Stanford. NBC Bay Area’s Jessica Aguirre spoke to Dr. Tina Sindher, a professor at Stanford Medicine and a researcher on this study, about how it works.

Thousands of Kaiser workers in the Bay Area were back on the picket lines Friday for day three of what has been called the largest health care workers strike in U.S. history.

People are joining a new trend for the month. It’s called Sober October, and it means abstaining from alcohol consumption for the entire month.