Health

Kaiser mental health workers strike Monday, demand culturally-sensitive care

Nearly 200 Kaiser mental health clinicians are striking Monday in Oakland to demand better care for communities of color.

2 years ago

EDD ‘clawback’ pursues unemployed for repayment of pandemic benefits

California is asking some 1.4 million unemployment recipients to prove their eligibility months after receiving aid as part of a…

2 years ago

Escalated harassment of Planned Parenthood patients moves Walnut Creek to weigh buffer zone

The Walnut Creek City Council on Tuesday will again try taking up whether Planned Parenthood needs a buffer zone to…

2 years ago

Cost of private, rapid Covid tests swells into the hundreds of dollars

Although state and federal rules require Covid tests to be free or covered by health insurance, people often have to…

2 years ago

Covid cases triple in California youth prisons, with one in five juveniles infected

Covid-19 cases among California's incarcerated youth have tripled since last week, and at least one youth recently was admitted to…

2 years ago

Nurses, health care workers demand safer workplaces as omicron rages

Nurses and other health care workers held protests across the Bay Area on Thursday to call for increased workplace protections…

2 years ago

Toxic chemicals lurk in drinking water for hundreds of thousands of Californians

An estimated 371,000 Californians – about 1 percent of the state's residents – rely on drinking water that may contain…

2 years ago

Residential smoking ban approved by Alameda County board of supervisors

Smoking in multi-unit residents in Alameda County's Unincorporated Areas will be prohibited in July.

2 years ago

Mayor presses healthcare providers: Share Covid-19 testing burden or face fines

Large healthcare providers in San Francisco will face fines if they are not providing timely access to Covid-19 testing for…

2 years ago

Covid testing sites in San Francisco reduce hours due to staffing shortage

Four Covid-19 testing sites affiliated with the San Francisco Department of Public Health will temporarily reduce its hours.

2 years ago

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