public health

SFBay morning Covid-19 update: Marijuana dispensaries reopen, SJSU student tests positive

San Francisco officials announced Tuesday that dispensaries could reopen.

4 years ago

SFBay Covid-19 morning update: Santa Clara deaths, federal courthouses close

Federal trial courts in the Northern District of California were ordered closed.

4 years ago

Three new coronavirus cases bring Santa Clara County total to 48

Three new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Santa Clara County, county officials said Wednesday.

4 years ago

Solano County coronavirus case fuels national fears, prompts local emergency

Solano County officials declared a local emergency Thursday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a county resident…

4 years ago

San Francisco reports first flu death of season

A San Francisco resident has died from flu-related causes, the first such death in The City this season.

5 years ago

Santa Cruz warns public over rise in whooping cough cases

Public health officials are warning Santa Cruz County residents of a recent uptick in whooping cough cases.

5 years ago

Sunset tap water tests clean for pesticides, PUC says

After citizens complained and testing was conducted, no pesticides were found in Sunset tap water, according to the SFPUC.

6 years ago

Vaping doubles among Marin County youth

Vaping among Marin County youth has more than doubled in the past two years, according to a state survey.

6 years ago

Second body in week found at SF General

A second body was found at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital in less than a week, police confirmed Tuesday.

6 years ago

Pot edibles fingered in James Lick Middle School ‘intoxication’

Ten students were hospitalized at James Lick Middle School Tuesday after consuming what appears to be cannabis.

6 years ago

Youth suicide rates fall in states with same-sex marriage laws

States that legalized same-sex marriage before it became federal law two years ago saw a sharp decline in suicide attempts…

7 years ago

SF Zika cases climb to eight

A total of eight San Francisco residents have tested positive for Zika virus.

8 years ago

Two new Zika cases reported in San Francisco

Two new cases of the Zika virus were reported in San Francisco last week, bringing the total number of people…

8 years ago

Second Zika virus case appears in San Francisco

A second San Francisco resident has tested positive for the Zika virus, San Francisco Department of Public Health officials announced…

8 years ago

Crab ban lifted along Central California coast

A health advisory for Dungeness and rock crab has been lifted for the Santa Barbara County coast and most of…

8 years ago

Mariscos worker tests positive for Shigella

One of the workers at Mariscos San Juan #3 restaurant at 205 N. Fourth St. tested positive for shigella.

9 years ago

San Jose seafood outbreak sickens 80

A Mexican seafood restaurant in San Jose has been connected to 80 people falling ill and more than a dozen…

9 years ago

Restaurant closed after dozens fall sick

A Mexican seafood restaurant in San Jose closed Sunday after more than a dozen people became sick with Shigella.

9 years ago

Bedbug shuts Menlo Park library

Following the treatment for bedbugs, the building will be ventilated, and a bedbug-sniffing dog will be brought in to evaluate…

9 years ago

Wiener: Start planning now for legal pot

San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener is hoping to get approval to create a task force to help plan local policies…

9 years ago

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