health care

Fake Xanax linked to SF death

The public is being urged not to buy prescription drugs on the street after a drug labeled as Xanax was…

9 years ago

Supreme Court affirms Affordable Care Act

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the federal government can continue subsidizing health care insurance under the Affordable Care…

9 years ago

Doctors Medical Center closes its doors

The halls of Doctors Medical Center were quiet Monday as the few remaining employees readied the hospital to close its…

9 years ago

California stretches healthcare deadline

Healthcare consumers who take action to start enrollment in Covered California by midnight Sunday will have until Friday to complete…

9 years ago

Nurses union strike averted with Kaiser agreement

Kaiser Permanente reached a tentative agreement late Friday night with the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, averting a strike that…

9 years ago

Former doctor charged in drug fraud

A former Napa doctor was arraigned Tuesday in San Francisco for allegedly operating a scheme to defraud Medicare.

9 years ago

Canceled flights, striking workers leave SFO fliers hungry

Fliers are advised to bring their own food to SFO during a two-day restaurant worker strike.

9 years ago

California sets up Ebola hotline

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said Thursday it established an Ebola hotline and call center.

10 years ago

State offers lifeline for Doctors Medical Center

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill to give $3 million to Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo.

10 years ago

SF accuses Nevada of psych ‘patient dumping’

The State of Nevada stands accused of busing mental hospital dischargees all over the country, including San Francisco.

11 years ago

Grand jury: Ban healthy SF surcharges

Most restaurants surveyed by a grand jury that collected money for employee healthcare ended up just pocketing much of the…

12 years ago

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