Health

Gov. Gavin Newsom says Californians need to have confidence in a vaccine, and the state will have a review process regardless of which presidential candidate wins in November.

California workplace safety officials cite Kaiser Permanente for failing to treat COVID-19 as an airborne disease. Kaiser says it will appeal the citation against its psychiatric facility in Santa Clara.

Proposition 14 asks voters to spend nearly $8 billion to continue the stem cell research program at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has decimated the state budget.

With both sides calling Proposition 23 a life or death issue, voters are being asked again to weigh in on how dialysis clinics are run.

In Kern County, gyms are avoiding prohibitions against indoor workouts by citing membership in an association for medical fitness centers.

School nurses across California have tried to get the state to again hire a statewide nurse consultant, especially as they grapple with COVID-19.

Humboldt County, tucked into the redwoods on the state’s far North Coast, also has a much higher suicide rate than most of California. The pandemic has fueled new concerns.

As California experiences a decline in test positivity and fewer hospitalizations, the state is easing restrictions on nail salons. And health officials say test results are now much quicker.

Lea este artículo en español. California is home to more than 9 million children, many of them hungry, poor and struggling to access health care and quality education. Child advocates were hoping for change with Gov. Gavin Newsom and his attention to early childhood development and education, plans for universal preschool and desire to give extra […]

Without clear guidance from the state, coronavirus testing remains a contentious and costly issue as more school districts inch toward reopening.