public health

Doctors say the bill in the Legislature could save lives, but the restaurant association is opposed, saying it could give diners a false sense of security.

After misapplied DEI cuts disrupted and almost derailed Alzheimer's research at UC Davis, a researcher at the school says this type of work deserves better protection.

The Trump administration clawed back hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to California health agencies, likely affecting investigations into disease outbreaks and other public health services.

Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to cut money from state health emergency operations while federal officials slash personnel and money from national health agencies.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was a key figure in protests over California vaccine laws. He could set U.S. health policy in the Trump administration.

Bird flu has been spreading among dairy workers in California's Central Valley, jumping from cows to people. A new suspected case in the Bay Area came from an unknown source.

As California confronts a bird flu outbreak, it is also time to take a hard look at the food production system that puts farm workers in close contact with sick animals, the standard American diet that demands it, and the health ramifications of both.

A change in California law has set new rules for when young athletes can play and practice in high temperatures, affecting schools and teams across the state.

Mark Ghaly has been a steady voice in Gov. Gavin Newsom's cabinet, shaping the administration's COVID policies and its efforts to bring down the cost of health care.

Birth centers are popular options for families who want to deliver a baby outside of a hospital. Nineteen of them closed in California in the past decade, deepening the state's maternity care crisis.