Health

November is Prematurity Awareness Month. It’s a time to highlight preterm birth and the journey many families go through. Miryam Villarreal reports.

San Mateo County health officials said on Saturday they have reported the first known case of clade I mpox in California and the United States. Nathalie Vera has the details.

Rising temperatures are responsible for nearly a fifth of the world’s dengue burden, according to the new findings — a share that’s expected to keep rising.

San Mateo County health officials said on Saturday they have reported the first known case of clade I mpox in California and the United States.

San Mateo County health officials said on Saturday they have reported the first known case of clade I mpox in California and the United States.

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.

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. Gia Vang reports.

Shares of Moderna, Novavax, Pfizer, BioNTech and GSK closed lower on Thursday.

Health officials said there no longer appears to be a food safety concern, and McDonald’s has resumed selling Quarter Pounders with slivered onions at the affected locations

In 2023, Sydney Towle, then 23, developed a bump on her abdomen that she could feel. When she exercised, she experienced a stinging in her stomach. Worried that she developed a hernia, Towle visited an urgent care clinic. 

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis sits down with Instagram’s favorite holistic chef, Shayna Therese Taylor, and leading gut-health specialist, Dr. Daryl Gioffre, for a masterclass on the microbiome. The two entrepreneurs teamed up to create ‘Inner Alchemy,’ an essential guide to optimizing gut health after both suffering from chronic health issues.

Savencia Cheese USA is recalling several of its soft ripened cheeses after finding that processing equipment at its Lena, Illinois, facility may have been contaminated with listeria, a type of bacteria.

Dentists say fluoridated water was one of the most significant public health advances in recent memory. The incoming administration may not see it that way.

The FDA said the proposed order is not final yet, which means companies can still market over-the-counter drugs containing oral phenylephrine for now.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends that people ages 65 and up and those with weakened immune systems get a second dose of the 2024-25 Covid vaccine six months after their first dose, NBC News reports.

For the first time, Dreamers are eligible for healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act, which is expected to impact upwards of 40,000 Californians.

For the first time, Dreamers are eligible for healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act, which is expected to impact upwards of 40,000 Californians. Jocelyn Moran reports.

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. Robert Handa reports.

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. Ginger Conejero Saab reports.

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.